Hamlet (1990)

In Franco Zeffirelli's dynamic, passionate new version of Shakespeare's immortal play, box-office sensation and Academy Award-winner Mel Gibson ("Braveheart," "Lethal Weapon" films) stars as the Prince of Denmark, whose determination to avenge the murder of his father and remarriage of his mother leads to an intricate tapestry of intrigue, introspection, deception and death. Oscar nominees Glenn Close ("Fatal Attraction," "Dangerous Liaisons") and Helena Bonham-Carter ("Howards End") co-star. Critic Roger Ebert calls Gibson's role, "a strong, intelligent performance, filled with life, and it makes this into a surprisingly robust "Hamlet''.