Shakespeare in Love
- 2hr 3m
- 87
- 2hr 3m
- 87
A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. More Details »
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Trailer for Shakespeare In Love: Blu-Ray (01:41) - Trailer (00:26)
Movie Info & Cast
Director: John Madden
Producer: Linda Bruce, Mark Cooper, Donna Gigliotti
Writer: Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
Release Date: Jan 8, 1999
Runtime: 2hr 3m
Synopsis
A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Cast
- Geoffrey Rush
- Tom Wilkinson
- Steven O'Donnell
- Tim McMullan
- Joseph Fiennes
- Steven Beard
- Antony Sher
- Patrick Barlow
- Martin Clunes
- Sandra Reinton
Did You Know?
Trivia
- The priest near the beginning yells "a plague on both your houses", which is a famous quote from Romeo and Juliet.
Goofs
- When William Shakespeare and Viola are in bed together the morning after their first tryst, just as Will falls off the bed you can see that he is wearing a pair of black shorts.
Quotes
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- Philip Henslowe: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.
- Hugh Fennyman: So what do we do?
- Philip Henslowe: Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well.
- Hugh Fennyman: How?
- Philip Henslowe: I don't know. It's a mystery.
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Metacritic
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Based on 33 Critics
7.2
USER SCORE (155)
Generally favorable reviews based on 155 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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