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20 Movies You Didn't Realize Are Based on Shakespeare Plays

We'll never stop feeling Shakespeare's influence. These 20 films were based on some of his best works.
Story by Acacia Deadrick
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She's the Man (2006)
She's the Man (2006)
1
43%6.3
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
2
70%7.3
O (2001)
O (2001)
3
64%6.1
Scotland, Pa. (2001)
Scotland, Pa. (2001)
4
59%6.7
West Side Story (1961)
West Side Story (1961)
5
93%7.5
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
6
96%7.6
Rosaline (2022)
Rosaline (2022)
7
74%6.4
Motocrossed (2001)
Motocrossed (2001)
8
6.6
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
9
93%8.5
Strange Magic (2015)
Strange Magic (2015)
10
18%5.8
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
11
55%5.9
Deliver Us From Eva (2003)
Deliver Us From Eva (2003)
12
44%6.1
John Tucker Must Die (2006)
John Tucker Must Die (2006)
13
27%5.8
Warm Bodies (2013)
Warm Bodies (2013)
14
81%6.8
Valley Girl (1983)
Valley Girl (1983)
15
83%6.4
Anyone but You (2023)
Anyone but You (2023)
16
53%6.3
Get Over It (2001)
Get Over It (2001)
17
43%5.8
Just One of the Guys (1985)
Just One of the Guys (1985)
18
45%6.5
Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)
19
92%7.7
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
20
79%7.0
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