King John (1899)

King John

King John is the title of the earliest known example of any film based on Shakespeare, a very short silent film made in black and white in 1899.

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The first known movie of a William Shakespeare work. Only this one of the four scenes survives -- King John's death. Alternate title: Beerbohm Tree, the Great English Actor.

As You Like It (2006) Trailer

As You Like It

Romance...or something like it.

As You Like It is a 2006 film adapted for the screen by Kenneth Branagh from the Shakespearean play of the same name, and directed by him.

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Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare knows how to throw a party.

Much Ado About Nothing is a 2012 American romantic comedy film adapted for the screen, produced, and directed by Joss Whedon, from William Shakespeare's play of the same name. 

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Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Trailer

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 British/American romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name.

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Cymbeline

Kings Queens Soldiers Bikers War

Anarchy (formerly Cymbeline) is an upcoming 2015 American crime tragedy film based on the play of the same name, written by William Shakespeare. 

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Cymbeline unfolds as an epic battle between dirty cops and a drug dealing biker gang set in a corruption-riddled contemporary America.

Cymbeline (1913)

Cymbeline

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A romantic tale from Shakespeare's late career, concerning the trials of the virtuous Princess Imogen.

Titus (1999) Trailer

Titus

 If you think you know Shakespeare....Think again.

Titus is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general.

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This film is an adaptation of the Shakespeare play "Titus Andronicus." Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family. Who says revenge is sweet?

Haider (2014) Trailer

Haider

Haider is a 2014 Hindi drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, and co-written by

 Basharat Peer and Bhardwaj. 

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Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Haider - a young man returns home to 

Kashmir on receiving news of his father's disappearance. Not only does he learn that security forces

 have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very 

own uncle. Intense drama follows between mother and son as both struggle to come to terms with

 news of his father's death. Soon Haider learns that his uncle is responsible for the gruesome murder,

 what follows is his journey to avenge his father's death. 

Hamlet (1996) Trailer

Hamlet

Henry V (1989) Trailer

Henry V

The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) Trailer

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Julius Caesar (1970) Trailer

Julius Caesar

The Merchant of Venice (2004) Trailer

The Merchant of Venice

Julius Caesar (1953) Trailer

Julius Caesar

Romeo and Juliet (1936) Trailer

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (2013) Trailer

Romeo and Juliet

Othello (1952) Trailer

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

Falstaff - Chimes at Midnight (1965) Trailer

Campanadas a medianoche

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Macbeth (1948) Trailer

Macbeth

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) Trailer

A Midsummer Night's Dream