Shakespeare in Love

1998

Action / Comedy / Drama / History / Romance

66
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 92% · 147 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 240948 240.9K

london, england theater play queen elizabeth i playwright cross dressing false history

Director

John Madden Photo
John Madden

Top cast

Ben Affleck Photo
Ben Affleck as Ned Alleyn
Timothy Kightley Photo
Timothy Kightley as Edward Pope
Gwyneth Paltrow Photo
Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola De Lesseps
Colin Firth Photo
Colin Firth as Lord Wessex
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601.91 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 29
2.28 GB
1920*822
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 3 min
Seeds 39

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by glass_chameleon 6 / 10

cute movie, but not Oscar material

I thought this was a very sweet & cute movie with an original plot and good acting. With that being said, I have NO idea what they were smoking when they voted this movie Best Picture. It just was not that deep or great and the romance wasn't THAT electric. It's a good bit of fluff that you'd take a date to or rent for a sleepover with all your galfriends. But not Oscar material.
Reviewed by mjw2305 8 / 10

A Touching and very subtle Comedy

In the times when Women were not allowed to act on the stage. A time when a young William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) was troubled with Writers block. Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow) wanted nothing more than to perform on stage.The Lovely Viola, is set to marry Lord Wessex, but her desire to become an actress, leads her to dress as a man and she successfully auditions for a part in Shakespeare's Romeo and Ethel the pirate's daughter. Inspired by a forbidden love for Viola, Shakespeare's writers block is lifted and his play blossoms into Romeo and Juliet.This is a heart warming tale of forbidden love between an unlikely couple, and is delivered in a charming way, with subtle comedy undertones throughout.A Beautiful Film 8/10
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