Othello

2015

English

7.8

♡ 1

Drama

jealousy

shakespeare in modern dress

shakespeare's othello

the moors (people)

venice, italy

Iqbal Khan Director

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Cassio

Joanna Vanderham as Desdemona

Lucian Msamati as Iago

Hugh Quarshie as Othello

Othello is the greatest general of his age. A fearsome warrior, loving husband and revered defender of Venice against its enemies. But he is also an outsider whose victories have created enemies of his own, men driven by prejudice and jealousy to destroy him. As they plot in the shadows, Othello realises too late that the greatest danger lies not in the hatred of others, but his own fragile and destructive pride.

Hamlet

2000

English

5.9

♡ 16

59%

shakespeare in modern dress

Thriller

video store

Michael Almereyda Director

Ethan Hawke as Hamlet

Bill Clinton as Himself

Julia Stiles as Ophelia

Steve Zahn as Rosencrantz

Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.

Hamlet/Horatio

2020

English

6.7

♡ 1

60%

Action

Drama

shakespeare in modern dress

Paul Warner Director

Themo Melikidze as Horatio

Phage Nolte as Ophelia

Joe Menino as Polonius

David Vando as The Cinematographer

Hamlet/Horatio begins on an empty sound stage with the death of Hamlet. The action transpires in his last moment of awareness as the hero of Shakespeare's most famous play watches his life flash before him while his soul transcends all earthly conflict. Hamlet/Horatio is told from the perspective of Hamlet's closest friend and confidante, Horatio, who takes on the role of film director in order to fulfill his promise to dying Hamlet of telling the story of Hamlet's life so that the world will know of Hamlet's tragic sacrifice.

The Scottish Play

2020

English

7.0

♡ 4

shakespeare in modern dress

Keith Boynton Director

Willie C. Carpenter as Don

Geraint Wyn Davies as Hugh Ali Ahn

Ali Ahn as Lauren

Will Brill as Will

A successful actress accepts the role of Lady Macbeth at a small New England theater, where she begins a flirtation with her charmingly awkward young director, and finds herself haunted by the ghost of William Shakespeare - who's keen to do some rewrites.

Tempest

1982

English

6.4

♡ 20

55%

73%

Action

architect

based on play or musical

shakespeare in modern dress

Paul Mazursky Director

Susan Sarandon as Aretha Tomalin

Cynthia Harris as Cynthia

Raul Julia as Kalibanos

Paul Stewart as Phillip's Father

A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades his marriage and career in for a spiritual exile on a remote Greek island where he hopes to conjure meaning into his life - trying the patience of his new girlfriend and angst-ridden teenage daughter.

Much Ado About Nothing

2011

English

8.5

♡ 12

shakespeare in modern dress

woman director

Josie Rourke Director

David Tennant as Benedick

Tom Bateman as Claudio

Elliot Levey as Don John

Jonathan Coy as Leonato

Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to keep them apart forever. Directed by Josie Rourke, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s great plays and reminds us all of the failings and triumphs of the human condition in our never ending search for perfect love.

Romeo & Juliet

2021

English

7.3

♡ 4

shakespeare in modern dress

Simon Godwin Director

Jessie Buckley as Juliet

Colin Tierney as Lord Montague

Josh O'Connor as Romeo

Lucian Msamati as The Friar

An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.

Big Business

1988

English

6.4

♡ 20

52%

shakespeare in modern dress

teacher

twins

wealth

Jim Abrahams Director

Roy Brocksmith as Dr. Parker

Seth Green as Jason

Ritch Brinkley as Mayor Bill Finker

Lewis Arquette as Mr. Stokes

In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.

China Girl

1987

English

6.3

♡ 10

50%

interracial relationship

racism

Romance

shakespeare in modern dress

street gang

tragic love

Abel Ferrara Director

Robert Miano as Enrico Perito

James Hong as Gung Tu

Joe Pentangelo as Mounted Policeman II

Russell Wong as Yung Gan

Teenage lovers Tony (Richard Panebianco) and Tyan-Hwa (Sari Chang) tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.

Deliver Us from Eva

2003

English

6.0

♡ 22

43%

shakespeare in modern dress

the taming of the shrew

Gary Hardwick Director

Essence Atkins as Kareenah Dandrige

Henry Kingi Jr. as Mounted cop

Kenya Moore as Renee Johnson

Aloma Wright as Reverend Washington

Eva Dandridge has been in charge of her younger sisters ever since their parents died many years ago. She is a very uptight young woman who constantly meddles in the affairs of her sisters and their significant others. Her brothers-in-law, who are tired of Eva interfering in their lives, decide to set her up with someone so she can leave them alone. They end up paying Ray, the local "playboy," $5,000 to date her. The plan goes by smoothly, but trouble comes when Ray actually falls in love with Eva.

Motocrossed

2001

English

6.5

♡ 4

76%

shakespeare in modern dress

Sport

sports

twelfth night

Steve Boyum Director

Aloma Wright as Barbara Rollins

Riley Smith as Dean Talon

Timothy Carhart as Edward Carson

Mary-Margaret Humes as Geneva Carson

Teenage Andrea Carson who loves motocross, despite her father finding her unsuited for the sport, being that she is "just a girl". When her twin brother Andrew breaks his leg just before a big race, their father is forced to go to Europe to find a replacement rider. In the meantime, Andrea secretly races in Andrew's place with her mother's help.

Warm Bodies

2013

English

6.8

♡ 255

81%

73%

Action

based on novel or book

Comedy

dystopia

Horror

post-apocalyptic future

Romance

shakespeare in modern dress

zombie

zombie apocalypse

Jonathan Levine Director

Teresa Palmer as Julie

Analeigh Tipton as Nora

Dave Franco as Perry

Nicholas Hoult as R

After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

Hamlet Goes Into Business

1987

Finnish

6.8

♡ 10

79%

based on play or musical

shakespeare in modern dress

Aki Kaurismäki Director

Pertti Sveholm as 2. näyttelijä

Matti Pellonpää as Guard

Kari Väänänen as Lauri Polonius

Jaakko Talaskivi as Restaurant Customer

When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry. Will Hamlet avenge his father? Will he become the king of rubber ducks? Does any of it really matter?

Grand Theft Hamlet

2024

English

6.9

♡ 6

94%

shakespeare in modern dress

Sam Crane Director

Pinny Grylls as Filmmaker

Lizzie Wofford as Gertrude

Sam Crane as Hamlet

Tilly Steele as Ophelia

Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

English

6.4

♡ 172

67%

shakespeare in modern dress

Darrell Rooney Director

Neve Campbell as Kiara

Bill Farmer as Minions

Matthew Broderick as Simba

Suzanne Pleshette as Zira

The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction when she catches the eye of Kovu, the son of the evil lioness, Zira. Will Kovu steal Kiara's heart?

Private Romeo

2011

English

5.9

♡ 6

55%

shakespeare in modern dress

uniform

Alan Brown Director

Matt Doyle as Glenn Mangan / Juliet

Hale Appleman as Josh Neff / Mercutio / Capulet

Charlie Barnett as Ken Lee / Prince Escalus

Seth Numrich as Sam Singleton / Romeo

When eight male cadets are left behind at an isolated military high school, the greatest romantic drama ever written seeps out of the classroom and permeates their lives.