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7.1
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7.3

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Critic Ian Nathan
rated 8

The jocular script, imprinted with Stoppard's familiar gamesmanship, is a fabulous thing and under the assured care of Madden's direction grants the movie a delightful literary playfulness...

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Cecilia stockholm
rated 2

Lämnade biosalongen. Etta på floskeltoppen.

2 years ago
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Cast & Crew

John Madden
Director
Ben Affleck
As Ned Alleyn
Tom Wilkinson
As Hugh Fennyman
Judi Dench
As Queen Elizabeth
Colin Firth
As Lord Wessex
Simon Callow
As Tilney
Jim Carter
As Ralph Bashford
Imelda Staunton
As Nurse

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In 1593, young William Shakespeare is struggling to write his latest play, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter. desperate for inspiration, he meets Viola de Lesseps, a beautiful noblewoman who disguises herself as a man to audition for the play. They fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by Viola's engagement to Lord Wessex and Shakespeare's increasing debt to moneylender Fennyman. As rehearsals for the play begin, Shakespeare transforms it into what will become Romeo and Juliet, with Thomas Kent as Romeo and Viola as Juliet. The secret affair between Shakespeare and Viola deepens as they navigate the dangerous world of Elizabethan theater.

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You can stream Shakespeare in Love on: Paramount+ Apple TV Amazon Store Fandango at Home

What movies are similar to Shakespeare in Love? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Shakespeare in Love include The Barber of Siberia, Lola, The Libertine, Princess Caraboo, The Madness of King George, Ed Wood.

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Shakespeare in Love was released in theaters on December 11, 1998.