Branagh's Henry V has battle sequences in it; it's rather grim & gritty (he removes many of the funnier bits from Shakespeare) but good. The Hamlet you're referring to stars Ethan Hawke.

Re:fanfic, a related rant is abused!Draco. Dad's a villain, so the boy must be catamite to him and his Death Eater buds. Uh-hunh. It can be done well for effect sometimes, but too many writers just follow that trope unthinkingly.