Modern era adaptations of Shakespeare
Plays written by William Shakespare set in the 20th century or later.
The Tempest, Measure for Measure, A Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Richard III, Coriolanus, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, Othello and Antony and Cleopatra.
The Tempest, Measure for Measure, A Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Richard III, Coriolanus, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, Othello and Antony and Cleopatra.
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- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsGregory PeckAnne BaxterRichard WidmarkA pistol-packing tomboy and her grandfather discover a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in the neighboring ghost town.The Tempest
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsWalter PidgeonAnne FrancisLeslie NielsenA starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.The Tempest
- DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsJohn CassavetesGena RowlandsSusan SarandonJohn Cassavetes gives a compelling performance as a man confronting a mid-life crisis with extraordinary results for everyone around him.The Tempest
- DirectorPer ÅhlinStarsAllan EdwallRobyn CarlssonOlle SarriWhen a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.The Tempest
- DirectorBob KomarStarsJosephine RogersDaniel RobertsSimon PhillipsContemporary re-working of the Shakespeare's problem play set in the British army.Measure for Measure
- DirectorJim AbrahamsStarsBette MidlerLily TomlinFred WardTwo couples of sisters from New York and from the countryside discover that they are connected in an incredible way.A Comedy of Errors
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsAlexis DenisofAmy AckerFran KranzA modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.Much Ado About Nothing
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsAlessandro NivolaAlicia SilverstoneNatascha McElhoneAn update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot the film like a classic 1930s musical. It tells the story of four best friends who swear off love.Love's Labour's Lost
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenMia FarrowJosé FerrerA wacky inventor and his wife invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside.A Midsummer Night's Dream
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsSteve MartinVictoria TennantRichard E. GrantWith the help of a talking freeway billboard, a wacky weatherman tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early 1990s Los Angeles.A Midsummer Night's Dream
- DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsKirsten DunstBen FosterMelissa SagemillerA high school senior's girlfriend breaks up with him. His friends try to make him think of something else. His friend's sister Kelly helps him with the school musical. Spending time with Kelly has an effect.A Midsummer Night's Dream
- DirectorGil Cates Jr.StarsAndrew KeeganChad LindbergLauren GermanWilliam Shakespeare's classic tale of love and mischief "A midsummer night's dream" is re-imagined with Club kids at a rave in a L.A. warehouse. Love potions and drug deals gone bad, it's a high-energy, drug-fueled drama.A Midsummer Night's Dream
- DirectorTom GustafsonStarsTanner CohenWendy RobieJudy McLaneA bullied and demoralized gay student at an all-boys school uses a magical flower derived from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream' to turn many in his community gay, including a comely rugby player for himself.A Midsummer Night's Dream
- DirectorChristine EdzardStarsJames FoxCyril CusackAndrew TiernanHiding out in an industrial wasteland from the murderous wrath of a regional ruler, a woman, disguised as a boy, gives wooing lessons to the edgy lad who proclaims he loves her.As You Like It
- DirectorReginald BarkerStarsDustin FarnumEnid MarkeyCharles K. FrenchWhen San Francisco social butterfly Octavia Van Ness falls into decline, on a physician's advice her grandfather, mining king Ezra Whitney, takes her to Alaska, hoping that she will regain health and find a mate more suitable than the gilded youths of the California city. In the far north they meet "Chuck" Hemingway, whom the girl supposes to be a "sourdough," but whom the grandfather recognizes as a young collegian from the east. When she rejects Hemingway's advances, the caveman instinct wakens within him. The day before she is to return to civilization, Hemingway kidnaps her, enters into a forced marriage with her, and installs her in his cabin--where she suffers no more harm than if she were with her mother. Six months later, Octavia is now well and strong and rejoices in housework, but is still antagonist to Chuck. When Kitty Malloy, the queen of the Arctic Cabaret, suddenly arrives in the city, Octavia's jealousy is excited. She realizes his true worth and for the first time loves her husband. They return to California, where they are united with Octavia's family.The Taming of the Shrew
- DirectorJohn B. O'BrienStarsVirginia PearsonWilliam B. DavidsonJ.H. GilmourThe head of the Kimberly household rules it with an iron fist. Unfortunately the head of the Kimberly household isn't Grant (J.H. Gilmore), the father and wealthy Wall Street magnate -- it's his spoiled, headstrong daughter Catherine (Virginia Pearson). She is so willful that she has earned the name "Impossible Catherine," and her whole focus in life is to prove women's superiority over the masculine gender. Catherine is pretty successful in this endeavor until she runs into Yalie John Henry Jackson (William B. Davidson). He's read The Taming of the Shrew and believes he can out-Petruchio her Catherine. First he takes the feisty lass up in a plane and after a few tail spins, suggests she either marry him or jump. She marries him, of course, but then runs away. He finds her and takes her to his Canadian ranch, where he sets her firmly in the kitchen. But none of this tames her spirit until one day he is wounded while trying to protect her -- and this is the one thing that's always guaranteed to get the girl. It works on the wayward Catherine who decides that Jackson is her hero.The Taming of the Shrew
- DirectorMonty BanksStarsStanley LupinoThelma ToddJohn LoderA rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.The Taming of the Shrew
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsKathryn GraysonHoward KeelAnn MillerAn ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.The Taming of the Shrew
- DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraPatrick WayneWealthy rancher G. W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials.The Taming of the Shrew
- DirectorGil JungerStarsHeath LedgerJulia StilesJoseph Gordon-LevittA high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.The Taming of the Shrew
- DirectorLisa GottliebStarsJoyce HyserClayton RohnerBilly JayneTerry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at the Sun Tribune go to two guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".Twelfth Night
- DirectorTrevor NunnStarsHelena Bonham CarterRichard E. GrantImogen StubbsShakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.Twelfth Night
- DirectorAndy FickmanStarsAmanda BynesLaura RamseyChanning TatumWhen her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.Twelfth Night
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsRiver PhoenixKeanu ReevesJames RussoTwo best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.Henry IV
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJeanne MoreauMargaret RutherfordWhen King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of Henry V.Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III