Shakespeare's I watched
by jullicanif | created - 17 Nov 2015 | updated - 15 Aug 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. West Side Story (1961)
Approved | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 121,170 | Gross: $43.66M
2. Romeo and Juliet (1968)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Romance
When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea
Votes: 34,762 | Gross: $38.90M
3. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik
Votes: 385,119 | Gross: $38.18M
4. Hamlet (1996)
PG-13 | 242 min | Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet
Votes: 40,049 | Gross: $4.41M
5.
ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
Episode:
Macbeth
(2005)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A chef and his restaurant-hostess wife resort to murder to take ownership of a high-class Glaswegian restaurant.
Director: Mark Brozel | Stars: James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Joseph Millson, Vincent Regan
Votes: 1,073
6. Hamlet (2009 TV Movie)
PG | 180 min | Drama
The RSC puts a modern spin on Shakespeare's Hamlet in this filmed-for-television version of their stage production. The Prince of Denmark seeks vengeance after his father is murdered and his mother marries the murderer.
Director: Gregory Doran | Stars: David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Penny Downie, Oliver Ford Davies
Votes: 3,797
7. King Lear (2014)
210 min | Drama, History
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Directors: Sam Mendes, Robin Lough | Stars: Saif Al-Warith, Waj Ali, Nathan Ampofo, Paul Anthoney
Votes: 180
8. Caesar Must Die (2012)
Unrated | 77 min | Drama
Inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri, Antonio Frasca
Votes: 6,812
9. Macbeth (2014)
Drama
In eleventh century Scotland, three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King, while Banquo will beget Kings. Macbeth accordingly has King Duncan slain, and is duly crowned in his place. But that's where his problems really begin.
Director: Eve Best | Stars: Moyo Akandé, Geoffrey Aymer, Marc Borthwick, Bette Bourne
Votes: 114
10. The Tempest (II) (2014)
169 min | Comedy, Drama
Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel and his deformed ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeremy Herrin, Ian Russell | Stars: Roger Allam, Jason Baughan, Jessie Buckley, Sam Cox
Votes: 343
11. Shakespeare's Globe: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014)
172 min | Comedy
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Director: Dominic Dromgoole | Stars: Steffan Donnelly, Huss Garbiya, Tala Gouveia, Tom Lawrence
Votes: 190
12. Macbeth (1971)
R | 140 min | Drama, History
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler
Votes: 14,969
13. Coriolanus (2014)
192 min | Drama, History, War
Caius Martius Coriolanus is a war hero, banished from his home, seeking to come back.
Directors: Josie Rourke, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Rochenda Sandall, Mark Stanley, Dwane Walcott, Mark Gatiss
Votes: 2,227
14. Macbeth (I) (2015)
R | 113 min | Drama, History, War
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jack Madigan, Frank Madigan
Votes: 59,506 | Gross: $1.11M
2015-11-27
15. Hamlet (2015)
217 min | Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his Uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans his revenge.
Directors: Lyndsey Turner, Robin Lough | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Sian Brooke, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Votes: 2,381 | Gross: $0.21M
2015-12-17
16. Hamlet (1990)
PG | 135 min | Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield
Votes: 23,603 | Gross: $20.71M
17. Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015)
180 min | Drama
A jealous King jeopardizes his family, friendships, and succession.
Directors: Rob Ashford, Kenneth Branagh, Benjamin Caron | Stars: Miranda Raison, Pierre Atri, Jaygann Ayeh, Tom Bateman
Votes: 298
18. National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (2018 TV Movie)
135 min | Biography, Drama
Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat's popularity, the educated elite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of Rome.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Tony Grech-Smith | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley, David Morrissey, Adjoa Andoh
Votes: 281
19. National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2018)
210 min | Drama
The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.
Directors: Rufus Norris, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Nadia Albina, Michael Balogun, Stephen Boxer, Anne-Marie Duff
Votes: 107
20. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale
Votes: 51,985 | Gross: $22.55M
21. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 244,747 | Gross: $46.35M
22. Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
PG | 93 min | Romance, Comedy, Musical
An update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot the film like a classic 1930s musical. It tells the story of four best friends who swear off love.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 4,903 | Gross: $0.28M
23.
Television Theater (1953– )
Episode:
Hamlet
(2019)
109 min | Drama
Director: Michal Kotanski | Stars: Przemyslaw Stippa, Piotr Cyrwus, Maria Pakulnis, Magda Graziowska
Votes: 5
24. National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017)
203 min | Comedy
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare's classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. ... See full summary »
Directors: Simon Godwin, Robin Lough | Stars: Tamara Lawrance, Daniel Ezra, Oliver Chris, Brad Morrison
Votes: 501
25. All Night Long (1962)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Music
This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair, Paul Harris
Votes: 1,526
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