Love is the only inspiration.
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Shakespeare in Love (1998) is a romance, history, comedy and drama film directed by John Madden, released on December 11, 1998 with a runtime of 2h 4m. It stars Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush and Tom Wilkinson. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 3,274 ratings.
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Joseph Fiennes
as Will Shakespeare
Gwyneth Paltrow
as Viola De Lesseps
Geoffrey Rush
as Philip Henslowe
Tom Wilkinson
as Hugh Fennyman
Judi Dench
as Queen Elizabeth
Imelda Staunton
as Nurse
Colin Firth
as Lord Wessex
Ben Affleck
as Ned Alleyn
Simon Callow
as Tilney
Steven Beard
as Makepeace
Jim Carter
as Ralph Bashford
Rupert Everett
as Christopher Marlowe
Directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, produced by Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Donna Gigliotti.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 3,274 ratings.
Does anyone remember this? I do, but only because its what turned me off of the Oscars. Haven't watched them since. It was the rude awakening that they were fixed, the quality of the film didn't matter as much as the bribes. It beat Saving Private Ryan for best picture. And then it beat Bulworth for best screen play. That was sort of enough to turn my head. Both of them? Bulworth was far from best picture worthy,…
Reviewed on January 14, 2023
Set during the later reign of Engand's Queen Elizabeth, this joyful drama sees poor old William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) having a bit of a creative drought. Lacking ideas and cash, and being pursued by both Richard Burbage (Martin Clunes) and the wonderfully dead pan Geoffrey Rush as Philip Henslowe for work he's supposed to have already penned, things are looking a bit bleak. When Gwyneth Paltrow, an ardent…
Reviewed on August 28, 2023
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Shakespeare in Love (1998) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Shakespeare in Love (1998) includes Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson and Judi Dench. The film was directed by John Madden. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Shakespeare in Love was released on December 11, 1998 and runs for 2h 4m.
Shakespeare in Love (1998) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 3,274 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance, history and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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