Best Shakespeare/Fave Shakespeare
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101. Henry IV: Part 1 (2012)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
The first installment of what is widely acknowledged to be Shakespeare's greatest historical saga, Henry IV, Part I is an epic tale of power, treachery and war, exploring the complexity of ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Lee Hamilton | Stars: Jack Baldwin, Aimée-Lou Cameron, Ian Horgan, Saul Matlock
Votes: 22
102. Macbeth (II) (2011)
170 min | Drama, Music
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: Sue Judd | Stars: Simon Keenlyside, Raymond Aceto, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Elisabeth Meister
Votes: 32
103. Ran (1985)
R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War
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.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû
Votes: 136,301 | Gross: $4.14M
104. Twelfth Night (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lookalike twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself as her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino ... See full summary »
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal, Annette Crosbie
Votes: 289
105. Hamlet (1964)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
After the death of the King of Denmark - Hamlet's father - his brother Claudius ascends the throne, who takes his widow Gertrude as his wife. Hamlet meets the ghost of his father and learns that he was killed by Claudius.
Director: Grigoriy Kozintsev | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Mikhail Nazvanov, Elza Radzina, Yuriy Tolubeev
Votes: 2,974
106. Throne of Blood (1957)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
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.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 55,999
107. Ambition's Debt (2017)
90 min | Drama
Set in a post-apocalyptic world and adapted from William Shakespeare's epic tale of honor, ambition, betrayal, and the supernatural.
Director: Devin E. Haqq | Stars: Assol Abdullina, Brandt Adams, Emmanuel Awe, Michelle Beck
Votes: 63
108. King Lear (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 156 min | Drama
Sir Ian McKellen gives a tour-de-force performance as Shakespeare's tragic monarch, in this special television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of one of the playwright's most enduring and haunting works.
Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Ian McKellen, William Gaunt, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes
Votes: 662
109. Hamlet (I) (1992 TV Movie)
217 min | Drama
Hamlet set partly in spectacular natural caves and partly in modern dress in contemporary Helsinki.
Director: Jotaarkka Pennanen | Stars: Heikki Kinnunen, Eero Melasniemi, Seela Sella, Oiva Lohtander
Votes: 9
110. Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff (1982 TV Movie)
136 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Herbert von Karajan | Stars: Giuseppe Taddei, Rolando Panerai, Francisco Araiza, Piero De Palma
Votes: 25
111.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
(1980)
TV-14 | 210 min
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
Directors: Rodney Bennett, John Gorrie | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart, Eric Porter
Votes: 665
112. The Merchant of Venice (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, demands his due of a pound of flesh for a forfeited loan.
Director: John Sichel | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright, Jeremy Brett, Michael Jayston
Votes: 294
113. Royal Shakespeare Company: Love's Labour's Won (2015)
Not Rated | 147 min | Comedy
Autumn 1918. A group of soldiers return from the trenches. The world-weary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero. As memories of conflict give ... See full summary »
Directors: Christopher Luscombe, Robin Lough | Stars: David Horovitch, Thomas Wheatley, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Michelle Terry
Votes: 48
114. My Kingdom (2001)
Unrated | 117 min | Drama, Crime
A modern story, inspired by King Lear, set in contemporary Liverpool.
Director: Don Boyd | Stars: Richard Harris, Lynn Redgrave, Reece Noi, Lorraine Pilkington
Votes: 670 | Gross: $0.00M
115.
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Episode:
The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche
(2012)
Not Rated | Musical
A loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Tempest and Twelfth Night with some of the most beautiful pieces by baroque composers such as Haendel and Vivaldi.
Director: Barbara Willis Sweete | Stars: William Christie, Deborah Voigt, David Daniels, Danielle de Niese
Votes: 27
116. Cymbeline (2014)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gritty story of a take-no-prisoners war between dirty cops and an outlaw biker gang. A drug kingpin is driven to desperate measures.
Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, John Leguizamo
Votes: 4,265
117. Zweierlei Maß (1964 TV Movie)
135 min | Drama
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Hans Caninenberg, Heidelinde Weis, Lothar Blumhagen, Martin Berliner
Votes: 23
118. National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra (2018)
220 min | Drama, History
Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love.
Directors: Simon Godwin, Tony Grech-Smith | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Sophie Okonedo, Tim McMullan, Tunji Kasim
Votes: 498
119. Romeo & Julia: Ohne Tod kein Happy End (2017 TV Movie)
195 min | Comedy
Directors: Bernhard Murg, Michael Niavarani, Oliver Rosskopf, Jan Frankl | Stars: Sigrid Hauser, Michael Niavarani, Otto Jaus, Bernhard Murg
Votes: 15
120. Romeo and Juliet in Harlem (2017)
128 min | Drama, Romance
The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of color that stays true to the language and storyline.
Director: Aleta Chappelle | Stars: Harry Lennix, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jasmine Carmichael, Hernando Caicedo
Votes: 24
121. What You Will (2012)
92 min | Drama
What You Will is a tragi-comedy drama shot as if it is a fly-on-the-wall documentary. Co-produced with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Filter Theatre's extraordinary production of ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Reade | Stars: Oliver Dimsdale, Poppy Miller, Victoria Moseley, Ferdy Roberts
Votes: 19
122. Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and Juliet (2010 Video)
171 min | Drama
Young love turns tragic when complicated by the hatred of an older generation and the pressures of society.
Director: Dominic Dromgoole | Stars: Tomiwa Edun, Ellie Kendrick, Jack Farthing, Philip Cumbus
Votes: 166
123. 'As You Like It' at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (2010 Video)
149 min | Comedy
Shakespeare's tale of young love, betrayal, cross-dressing, and redemption.
Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Gareth Bennett-Ryan, Michael Benz, Philip Bird, Sophie Duval
Votes: 168
124. Eduard IV. - Der Krieg der Rosen, 2. Teil (1971 TV Movie)
140 min | Drama
Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are ... See full summary »
Directors: Helmut Rost, Peter Palitzsch | Stars: Peter Roggisch, Ingeborg Engelmann, Valentin Jeker, Friedrich Schwartzkopff
125. Antony and Cleopatra (1974 TV Movie)
161 min | Drama, History, Romance
After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's Queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
Director: Jon Scoffield | Stars: Richard Johnson, Janet Suzman, Rosemary McHale, Mavis Taylor Blake
Votes: 178
126. Trettondagsafton (1999 TV Movie)
134 min | Comedy
Director: Mikael Ekman | Stars: Krister Henriksson, Claes Malmberg, Claes Månsson, Pierre Lindstedt
Votes: 89
127.
Performance (1991–1998)
Episode:
Henry IV
(1995)
175 min | Drama
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince ... See full summary »
Director: John Caird | Stars: Ronald Pickup, Jonathan Firth, Daniel Betts, Jonathan Cullen
Votes: 28
128. Henry IV Part I (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son, (nicknamed "Hotspur"). Henry's son, Hal, the ... See full summary »
Director: David Giles | Stars: Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards, Robert Brown
Votes: 224
129. Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part I (2014)
165 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The second play in Shakespeare's series of histories covering the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. Shakespeare muses on the consequences of actions, the role of princes and the realities of wielding power.
Director: Gregory Doran | Stars: Antony Sher, Alex Hassell, Jasper Britton, Trevor White
Votes: 56
130.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
Richard II
(1978)
158 min
The incompetent King Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer King.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch, Wendy Hiller
Votes: 323
131. Royal Shakespeare Company: The Merry Wives of Windsor (2018)
Not Rated | 170 min | Comedy
BBC presents the classic play by William Shakespeare. Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley stars with Judy Davis and Richard Griffiths in Shakespeare's comedy of romantic misdemeanors. Sir John ... See full summary »
Director: Fiona Laird | Stars: Josh Finan, David Troughton, Rebecca Lacey, Luke Newberry
Votes: 43
132. Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)
165 min | Romance
Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.
Directors: Rob Ashford, Kenneth Branagh, Benjamin Caron | Stars: Richard Madden, Lily James, Derek Jacobi, Marisa Berenson
Votes: 429
133. As You Like It (1963 TV Movie)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counseling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.
Directors: Michael Elliott, Ronald Eyre | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Allen, Max Adrian, Patrick Wymark
Votes: 160
134. The Fairy Queen (2009 TV Movie)
210 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: William Christie, Miriam Allan, Lucy Crowe, Claire Debono
Votes: 8
135. The Fairy Queen (1995 TV Movie)
134 min | Comedy, Romance, Music
Hermia is promised to wed Demetrius, but she loves Lysander, so Hermia and Lysander take refuge in the forest to escape the wrath of the Duke of Athens, who wants the planned wedding to ... See full summary »
Director: Barrie Gavin | Stars: Yvonne Kenny, Janis Kelly, Mary Hegarty, Simon Rice
Votes: 28
136. Julius Caesar (2005 TV Movie)
186 min | Drama, History, Music
Director: Thomas Grimm | Stars: Inger Dam-Jensen, Andreas Scholl, Randi Stene
Votes: 17
137. Julius Caesar (1953)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, History
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.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Louis Calhern, Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud
Votes: 12,894
138. Julius Caesar (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 206 min | Music
Director: Robin Lough | Stars: Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle de Niese, Christophe Dumaux
Votes: 64
139. Daqqet ix-Xita (2010)
15 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet, set in the old city of Valletta, Malta; this is a short film that explores dark, liquefied decrepitude. A sailor's son is damned to row a rotting boat back... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Scicluna | Stars: Sean Decelis, Polly March, Philip Mizzi, Ilaria Falzon
Votes: 24
140. The Merchant of Venice (2017)
Short
A modern-day reinterpretation of William Shakespeare's classic play.
Director: Will Clark
Votes: 6
141. How the Heart Was Lost (2013)
22 min | Short, Western
Shakespeare's Richard III transposed to the Plains Wars of the 19th Century, sees a mercenary, hell bent on revenge who sees his opportunity to get at the heart of the Lakota people of ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Burgos | Stars: Tara Herman, Cael Anton
142. The Convent (1995)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Mystery
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Luís Miguel Cintra, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 1,078 | Gross: $0.05M
143. Horatio's Hamlet (2007)
28 min | Short, Drama
What happened to Prince Hamlet's friend, Horatio, after Shakespeare's tragedy ends?
Directors: Jay Woelfel, Nick Baldasare | Stars: Nick Baldasare, Jim Rose, Megan Grandstaff, Ryan Zarecki
Votes: 7
144. A King of Infinite Space (2011 Video)
19 min | Short, Drama, Romance
'A King of Infinite Space' is a short Dogme film in which three separate scenes from works by William Shakespeare are performed under the direction of a wildly ambitious stage director. A ... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Blois, Jimmy Gagarin, Katie Meinholt, Bryant Parson
145. Lear on the Shore (2017)
105 min | Drama
Chokichi Kuwahata was once a leading actor, but he is ravaged by dementia and old age now. His daughter and the men in her life go against his wishes and place him in a retirement home. He ... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Kobayashi | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Mieko Harada, Kaoru Kobayashi, Haru Kuroki
Votes: 77
146. Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1982 TV Special)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Ian McKellen, alone on stage, with no props or scenery, performs monologues from Shakespeare and discusses some of his plays.
Director: Kirk Browning | Star: Ian McKellen
Votes: 124
147. The Street Performer (2011)
23 min | Short, Drama
After struggling in the acting business and losing his long time girlfriend because of it, Mark Chamberlain decides to take his love for Shakespeare to the NYC streets as a Street Performer.
Director: Lamont Stephens | Stars: Cristala Carter, Reginald Huc, Tyrone Stephens
148. Exile from the Sun (2004)
30 min | Drama, Short
John Blake used to be a poet and actor; now he is an accountant . Locked into a routine of work and drinking, he listens glumly to tapes of his performances and cynically reflects that it ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Poitevin | Stars: Christopher Bauer, Wes Campbell, Robert Dickson, Jerry Foster
149. Censor Must Die (2014)
150 min | Documentary, Adventure, News
When Shakespeare Must Die, a Thai film adaptation of Macbeth is banned by the Thai government as a threat to national security, the film's producer treks through the corridors of power to ... See full summary »
Director: Ing K. | Star: Manit Sriwanichpoom
Votes: 12
150. Falstaff (I) (1999 TV Movie)
Comedy, Music
The comic misadventures of Sir John Falstaff, adapted from "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Henry IV" by 'William Shakespeare'. Sir John Falstaff and his rascally friends, Bardolph and ... See full summary »
Director: Humphrey Burton | Stars: Bryn Terfel, Barbara Frittoli, Roberto Frontali, Désirée Rancatore
Votes: 32
151. The Comedy of Errors (1978 TV Movie)
130 min | Comedy, Musical
The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together by circumstance.
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Brian Coburn, Griffith Jones, Roger Rees, Mike Gwilym
Votes: 83
152. King Lear (2016 Video)
180 min | Drama
Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Director: Michael Buffong | Stars: Don Warrington, Alfred Enoch, Miltos Yerolemou, Rakie Ayola
Votes: 38
153. Hamlet in the Headlands (2014)
Short, Drama
William Shakespeare's "To be" speech from Hamlet, shot in the Marin Headlands, CA.
Director: Hugo Pierre Martin | Star: Hugo Pierre Martin
154.
Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982–1985)
Episode:
Roméo et Juliette
(1982)
143 min | Drama
Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.
Director: Yves-André Hubert | Stars: Neil Shicoff, Barbara Hendricks, Frangiskos Voutsinis, Yves Bisson
Votes: 9
155. Cymbelin (2000 TV Movie)
255 min | Drama
Cymbeline, the King of Britain, is angry that his daughter Imogen has chosen a poor (but worthy) man for her husband. So he banishes Posthumus, who goes to fight for Rome. Imogen (dressed ... See full summary »
Director: Dieter Dorn | Stars: Rudolf Wessely, Sunnyi Melles, Jens Harzer, Michael Maertens
156. I'm Going Home (2001)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Antoine Chappey
Votes: 1,848
157. Macbeth (2011 Video)
16 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Macbeth, noble and honored, located three witches who prophesy honors and the title of king. Influenced by his wife and by his own ambition, kills King Duncan and becomes king of Scotland. ... See full summary »
Director: Horacio Ojeda Lacognata | Stars: Horacio Ojeda Lacognata, Alicia Ávalos, Jorge López, Marcelo López
Votes: 7
158. Othello (2015)
178 min | Drama
Vengeful Iago seeks to bring down the general Othello, his Lieutenant and his wife in this RSC production of Shakespeare's tragedy.
Directors: Iqbal Khan, Robin Lough | Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Joanna Vanderham, Lucian Msamati, Ayesha Dharker
Votes: 100
159. Beautiful Devils (2017)
119 min | Drama
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's Othello set within the music scene of East London. Oz and Ivan are lifelong friends and music producers. When Oz gets offered a lucrative recording ... See full summary »
Director: James Marquand | Stars: Iain Glen, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Greg Wise, Steven Waddington
Votes: 182
160. Verdi: Macbeth (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 164 min | Music
Macbeth undoubtedly marked a turning point in Verdi's operatic writing, i.e., the foregrounding of the characters' introspective, psychological aspects.This DVD/Blu-ray captures the ... See full summary »
Director: Toni Bargalló | Stars: Roberto Scandiuzzi, Maria Guleghina, Begoña Alberdi, Marco Berti
Votes: 9
161. The Royal Opera House: Otello (2017)
149 min | Music
Hateful Iago sabotages Otello's marriage, with many tragic results.
Director: Jonathan Haswell | Stars: Antonio Pappano, Simon Shibambu, Frédéric Antoun, Marco Vratogna
Votes: 10
162. Shakespeare's Globe: Twelfth Night (2017)
Director: Emma Rice | Stars: Marc Antolin, Le Gateau Chocolat, Joshua Lacey, Katy Owen
Votes: 15
163. All Is True (2018)
PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History
A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Nonso Anozie
Votes: 5,449 | Gross: $1.20M
164. The Tragedy of JFK (as Told by Wm. Shakespeare) (2017)
Drama, History
The Tragedy of JFK (as told by Wm. Shakespeare) is the story of the conspiracy to assassinate the 35th President of the United States and its aftermath using Shakespearian text.
Director: Daniel Henning | Stars: Time Winters, Ford Austin, Chad Brannon, Cris D'Annunzio
165. O Jogo da Vida e da Morte (1972)
95 min | Drama
A teenager hears through a medium the voice of his father, who accuses his brother of murdering him. He confirms his suspicions of his uncle, and decides to retaliate, but kills the wrong man, triggering a terrible game of life and death.
Director: Mário Kuperman | Stars: Odete Lara, Juca de Oliveira, Walter Cruz, Chocolate
Votes: 10
166. Coriolanus (2019)
170 min | Drama
Roman War hero Martius, alias Coriolanus, is named consul, Rome's highest public office. But the warrior is no politician - and he faces unaccustomed enemies who fan the flames of populism against him, with catastrophic results.
Directors: Barry Avrich, Robert Lepage | Stars: Graham Abbey, Wayne Best, Michael Blake, David Collins
Votes: 167
167. Timon of Athens (2018)
119 min | Drama
Renowned for his extreme generosity, the Athenian nobleman Timon has fallen prey to flatterers and false friends, on whom he showers lavish gifts and extravagant hospitality. His loyal ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: Joseph Ziegler, Josue Laboucane, Mike Nadajewski, Rodrigo Beilfuss
Votes: 31
168. Measure for Measure (I) (2019)
107 min | Drama
The lives of inhabitants of a housing commission tower whose paths cross after a shocking event occurs on their front doorstep.
Director: Paul Ireland | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Fayssal Bazzi, Harrison Gilbertson, Daniel Henshall
Votes: 380
169. RSC: Measure for Measure (2019)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama
When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Doran | Stars: Claire Price, Lucy Phelps, Michael Patrick, Amy Trigg
Votes: 44
170. The King (I) (2019)
R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, History
Young Henry V encounters deceit, war and treachery after becoming King of England in the 15th century, in the aftermath of his brother's death.
Director: David Michôd | Stars: Tom Glynn-Carney, Gábor Czap, Tom Fisher, Edward Ashley
Votes: 153,046
171. Romeo and Juliet (III) (2018)
Not Rated | 183 min | Drama
A long-simmering animosity between two families of Verona, the Montague's and the Capulet's, has recently boiled over, with members of the rival households brawling in the streets. One ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: Sara Farb, Antoine Yared, Seana McKenna, Marion Adler
Votes: 25
172. Richard III (2017)
Documentary, Drama
The Santa Marta Acatitla Prison Theatre Company performs "Richard III version 3.0" an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play from 1633.
Director: Itari Marta | Stars: Alasdair Baverstock, Ismael Corona, Hector Cruz, Javier Cruz
173. The Merchant of Venice (I) (2016)
150 min | Drama
Antonio and his friend Bassanio borrow money from Shylock, a rich Jew, so that Bassanio may marry. When the payment is due, Bassanio can't pay and Shylock demands a pound of his flesh.
Directors: Robin Lough, Jonathan Munby | Stars: Dominic Mafham, Brian Martin, Regé-Jean Page, Daniel Lapaine
Votes: 54
174. Il mercante di Venezia (1979 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio | Stars: Sergio Fantoni, Gianrico Tedeschi, Andrea Giordana, Ilaria Occhini
175.
TV teatar (1956– )
Episode:
Kralj Lir, prvi deo
(1996)
143 min | Drama
An aging king divides his kingdom among his traitorous daughters and their husbands inciting civil war.
Directors: Petar Govedarevic, Zvonko Simonovic | Stars: Mirko Babic, Miodrag Pejkovic, Aleksandar Miloradovic, Vlada Zivkovic
176. Shakespeares Sonette (2009 TV Movie)
110 min | Music
Director: Robert Wilson | Stars: Christina Drechsler, Anke Engelsmann, Ruth Glöss, Anna Graenzer
Votes: 20
177. The Tempest (2015 Video)
154 min | Music
Director: Robert Gummlich | Stars: Adrian Eröd, Audrey Luna, Thomas Ebenstein, Stephanie Houtzeel
178.
Masterpiece (1971– )
Episode:
King Lear
(1998)
Drama, History, Mystery
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly ... See full summary »
179. Macbeth (1990 TV Movie)
25 min | Animation, Comedy
An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play, this animated version looks at the life and death of the Scottish hero-turned-villain Macbeth.
Director: John Croezen | Stars: Herman Finkers, Wilfried Finkers, Jan Knollema, Keith Bisset
Votes: 92
180. King Lear (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 115 min | Drama
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Jim Carter, Tobias Menzies, Emily Watson
Votes: 4,309
181. As You Like It (2006)
PG | 127 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
A daughter of the powerful Duke must show her courage and inventiveness to be with the man she loves.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Takuya Shimada, Brian Blessed, Richard Clifford, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 3,731
182.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Hamlet
(1990)
Not Rated | 165 min | Music, Musical
A Danish prince and university student avenges his father's murder by his uncle, who stole the crown and married his mother.
Directors: Kirk Browning, Kevin Kline | Stars: MacIntyre Dixon, Rene Raymond Rivera, Bill Camp, Peter Francis James
Votes: 238
183.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
King Lear
(1974)
TV-G | 175 min | Music, Musical
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Douglass Watson, Paul Sorvino, Raul Julia, James Earl Jones
Votes: 139
184. The Rub (2018)
62 min | Drama
The Rub is a psychedelic retelling of Shakespeare's play from within the mind of the protagonist. The film was created with hand painted and rotted 35 mm and 16 mm celluloid strips, to create a new vision of the brooding Dane's experience.
Directors: Péter Lichter, Bori Máté | Star: Szabolcs Hajdu
Votes: 29
185. A Full Day's Work (1973)
95 min | Comedy, Crime
A father plans to kill, in the same day, the nine members of the jury who had condemned his son to the death sentence.
Director: Jean-Louis Trintignant | Stars: Jacques Dufilho, Luce Marquand, Franco Pesce, Albin Guichard
Votes: 449
186. Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014)
Not Rated | 144 min | Comedy
Filmed version of Julie Taymor's live theatrical adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic comedy about young lovers and magical sprites.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Kathryn Hunter, David Harewood, Tina Benko, Max Casella
Votes: 360
187.
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985)
Episode:
As You Like It
(1978)
TV-14 | 151 min
After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counseling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco, Angharad Rees
Votes: 356
188. Othello (2020)
Drama
Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: Michael Blake, Juan Chioran, Laura Condlln, Shruti Kothari
Votes: 15
189. 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
190. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.
Director: Joel Coen | Stars: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel
Votes: 39,743
191. The Taming of The Shrew (1967)
Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy, shrewish wife, Katharina.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern
Votes: 8,691 | Gross: $8.00M
192. Queen Lear (2019)
84 min | Documentary
Shakespeare's 'King Lear' travelling on the dusty and risky roads to the remotest forgotten villages in the mountains of Turkey where even drinking water can hardly reach, turns delicately ... See full summary »
Director: Pelin Esmer
Votes: 355
193. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife barreling towards a shattering climax.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei
Votes: 111,755 | Gross: $7.08M
194. 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: 23,625 | Gross: $20.71M
195. Macbeth (I) (1997)
129 min | Drama
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish laird seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Director: Jeremy Freeston | Stars: Jason Connery, Helen Baxendale, Graham McTavish, Kenneth Bryans
Votes: 254
196. National Theatre Live: King Lear (2011)
156 min | Drama, History
An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child's love rejected. As Lear's world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question.
Directors: Michael Grandage, Robin Lough | Stars: Michael Hadley, Paul Jesson, Alec Newman, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 43
197. Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm (2020)
94 min | Comedy
In a crude parody of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Prospero lures a boatload of pharmaceutical executives to Tromaville, New Jersey.
Director: Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Catherine Corcoran, Lloyd Kaufman, Debbie Rochon, Julie Anne Prescott
Votes: 287
198. The Northman (2022)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Viking prince is on a quest to avenge his father's murder.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke
Votes: 253,957 | Gross: $34.23M
199. A Thousand Acres (1997)
R | 105 min | Drama
A family is torn apart after a father gives his valuable farm land to his daughters.
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Robards
Votes: 5,817 | Gross: $7.94M
200. Royal Shakespeare Company: Much Ado About Nothing (2022 TV Movie)
163 min | Comedy
From the RSC website: In an imagined futuristic world, two very different couples fall in love - but who is really pulling the strings? With dastardly plots, hilarious slapstick and some of... See full summary »
Directors: Indra Bhose, Roy Alexander Weise | Stars: Toyin Ayedun-Alase, Micah Balfour, Rebecca Banatvala, Michael Joel Bartelle
Votes: 9
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