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.
Shakespeare in Love has generally received very positive reviews.
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Shakespeare in Love was released in 1998 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 691 reviews, giving Shakespeare in Love (1998) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 79%.
With a score of 75%, Shakespeare in Love is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1998 with similar scores include films like EverAfter, Pi and Dangerous Beauty.
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