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Top Shakespeare Films

This list contains films directly from William Shakespeare plays as well as films that are strongly influenced by the life and works of William Shakespeare.

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 West Side Story 1961 Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise 82
2 Ran 1985 Akira Kurosawa 189
3 Shakespeare in Love 1998 John Madden 246
4 Henry V 1944 Laurence Olivier 364
5 Forbidden Planet 1956 Fred M. Wilcox 373
6 Romeo + Juliet 1996 Baz Luhrmann 394
7 Throne of Blood 1957 Akira Kurosawa 629
8 Hamlet 1948 Laurence Olivier 806
9 Romeo and Juliet 1968 Franco Zeffirelli 916
10 Chimes at Midnight 1965 Orson Welles 969
11 Henry V 1989 Kenneth Branagh 996
12 My Own Private Idaho 1991 Gus Van Sant 1024
13 Richard III 1995 Richard Loncraine 1240
14 Richard III 1955 Laurence Olivier 1349
15 Hamlet 1996 Kenneth Branagh 1483
16 Othello 1952 Orson Welles 1723
17 Kiss Me Kate 1953 George Sidney 1770
18 10 Things I Hate about You 1999 Gil Junger 2053
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