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Shakespeare in Love

Love is the only inspiration.

6.8(3,302)19982h 4m21

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$25M
Box office
$289.3M
Language
English
  • london, england
  • theater play
  • queen elizabeth i
  • playwright
  • cross dressing
  • false history
  • francis bacon
  • 16th century
  • acting
  • elizabethan england
  • romantic

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Behind the camera

Director

John Madden

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York3 Dec 1998
    • PremiereLos Angeles, California8 Dec 1998
    • Theatrical (limited)R11 Dec 1998
    • TheatricalR8 Jan 1999
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1529 Jan 1999
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM11 Feb 1999
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalR11 Dec 1998
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1412 Mar 1999
  • CzechiaCZ

    • TheatricalU11 Mar 1999
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical129 Mar 1999
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival14 Feb 1999
    • Theatrical64 Mar 1999
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical154 Mar 1999
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1529 Jan 1999
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical26 Feb 1999
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical1 May 1999

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Shakespeare in Love was released on 11 December 1998.

Audience reviews

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    GenerationofSwine

    1/14/2023

    1/10

    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 wo…

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    CinemaSerf

    8/28/2023

    7/10

    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 thea…

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