Shakespeare in Love

Name: Shakespeare in Love
Duration: 2 h 3 min

2hr 3m

2hr 3m
87

The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

John Madden

Producer:

Julie Goldstein, Marc Norman, Donna Gigliotti

Release Date:

Dec 25, 1998

Runtime:

2hr 3m

Synopsis

The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

Cast

Joseph Fiennes
Gwyneth Paltrow
Geoffrey Rush
Judi Dench
Simon Callow
Colin Firth
Imelda Staunton
Antony Sher
Ben Affleck
Tom Wilkinson

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Based on 33 Critics

7.1

USER SCORE (177)

Generally favorable reviews based on 177 Reviews

100

Some scholars may scowl, some lowbrows may scoff. But, like wordwise Will, these filmmakers know how to win a crowd -- from the queen down to the groundlings, from the sky above to the stage below. Bravo! [5 December 1998, Friday, p.A]

Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

100

I was carried along by the wit, the energy and a surprising sweetness.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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