Shakespeare in Love
1998 · 123 min
Directed by John Madden. Written by Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard. Starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson.
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.
Critics 92% · audiences 80% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy · 13 Oscar nominations, 7 won