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Shakespeare stories

by Tetetete • Created 13 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
They appear in the order as I've seen them starting with the first I saw which was The Lion King.
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  • 28 titles
  • Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)

    1. The Lion King

    19941h 28mG88Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
    DirectorsRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl Jones
    Hamlet
  • Andrew Keegan, Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Gabrielle Union, Susan May Pratt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz, and Larisa Oleynik in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

    2. 10 Things I Hate About You

    19991h 37mPG-1370Metascore
    7.4 (419K)
    A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.
    DirectorGil JungerStarsHeath LedgerJulia StilesJoseph Gordon-Levitt
    The Taming of the Shrew
  • Mel Gibson, Helena Bonham Carter, Glenn Close, Ian Holm, Alan Bates, and Paul Scofield in Hamlet (1990)

    3. Hamlet

    19902h 15mPG53Metascore
    6.7 (24K)
    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
    DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsMel GibsonGlenn CloseAlan Bates
  • Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok, and Harold Perrineau in Romeo + Juliet (1996)

    4. Romeo + Juliet

    19962hPG-1360Metascore
    6.7 (252K)
    Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
    DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn Leguizamo
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    5. Shakespeare in Love

    19982h 3mR87Metascore
    7.1 (239K)
    The world's greatest-ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas, and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
    DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesGeoffrey Rush
  • Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins in The Merchant of Venice (2004)

    6. The Merchant of Venice

    20042h 11mR63Metascore
    7.0 (39K)
    In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
    DirectorMichael RadfordStarsAl PacinoJoseph FiennesLynn Collins
  • River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves in My Own Private Idaho (1991)

    7. My Own Private Idaho

    19911h 44mR77Metascore
    6.9 (65K)
    Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRiver PhoenixKeanu ReevesJames Russo
    Henry IV
  • Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Greer Garson, Louis Calhern, and Edmond O'Brien in Julius Caesar (1953)

    8. Julius Caesar

    19532hApproved
    7.2 (14K)
    The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsLouis CalhernMarlon BrandoJames Mason
  • Kenneth Branagh in Henry V (1989)

    9. Henry V

    19892h 17mPG-1383Metascore
    7.5 (33K)
    In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghDerek JacobiSimon Shepherd
  • Helen Mirren and Djimon Hounsou in The Tempest (2010)

    10. The Tempest

    20101h 50mPG-1343Metascore
    5.3 (8.3K)
    Shakespeare's epic play is translated from page to screen, with the gender of the main character, Prospero, changed from male to female.
    DirectorJulie TaymorStarsHelen MirrenFelicity JonesDjimon Hounsou
  • Hamlet (1996)

    11. Hamlet

    19964h 2mPG-13
    7.7 (41K)
    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghJulie ChristieDerek Jacobi
  • Laurence Fishburne and Irène Jacob in Othello (1995)

    12. Othello

    19952h 3mR
    6.8 (10K)
    The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio, when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
    DirectorOliver ParkerStarsLaurence FishburneKenneth BranaghIrène Jacob
  • Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet (1968)

    13. Romeo and Juliet

    19682h 18mPG69Metascore
    7.6 (36K)
    When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.
    DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsLeonard WhitingOlivia HusseyJohn McEnery
  • Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart, and Stanley Tucci in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

    14. A Midsummer Night's Dream

    19991h 56mPG-1361Metascore
    6.4 (28K)
    Lovers' lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and... love.
    DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsKevin KlineMichelle PfeifferRupert Everett
  • Helena Bonham Carter in Twelfth Night (1996)

    15. Twelfth Night

    19962h 14mPG
    7.1 (6.6K)
    Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
    DirectorTrevor NunnStarsHelena Bonham CarterRichard E. GrantImogen Stubbs
  • Kenneth Branagh, Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Keaton, Robert Sean Leonard, and Emma Thompson in Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

    16. Much Ado About Nothing

    19931h 51mPG-1380Metascore
    7.3 (54K)
    Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghEmma ThompsonKeanu Reeves
  • Toshirô Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)

    17. Throne of Blood

    19571h 50mNot Rated
    8.0 (58K)
    A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMinoru ChiakiIsuzu Yamada
    MacBeth
  • Ran (1985)

    18. Ran

    19852h 40mR97Metascore
    8.2 (144K)
    In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira TeraoJinpachi Nezu
    King Lear
  • Orson Welles and Suzanne Cloutier in Othello (1951)

    19. Othello

    19511h 30mApproved
    7.5 (9.9K)
    The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesMicheál MacLiammóirRobert Coote
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961

    20. West Side Story

    19612h 33mApproved86Metascore
    7.6 (125K)
    Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
    DirectorsJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard Beymer
    Romeo and Juliet
  • Hamlet (1948)

    21. Hamlet

    19482h 34mApproved82Metascore
    7.5 (19K)
    Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
    DirectorLaurence OlivierStarsLaurence OlivierJean SimmonsJohn Laurie
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)

    22. Forbidden Planet

    19561h 38mG80Metascore
    7.5 (55K)
    A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
    DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsWalter PidgeonAnne FrancisLeslie Nielsen
    The tempest
  • The Taming of The Shrew (1967)

    23. The Taming of The Shrew

    19672h 2mApproved
    7.1 (9.1K)
    Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy, shrewish wife, Katharina.
    DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonCyril Cusack
  • Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

    24. The Bad Sleep Well

    19602h 31mNot Rated
    8.0 (15K)
    A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMasayuki MoriKyôko Kagawa
    Hamlet
  • Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955)

    25. Richard III

    19552h 41mNot Rated88Metascore
    7.3 (5.6K)
    A tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
    DirectorLaurence OlivierStarsLaurence OlivierCedric HardwickeNicholas Hannen

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