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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 87/100. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 745 1990s romance movies in this catalog. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic87/100
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
3,276 audience votes
Key crew
- John MaddenDirector
- Stephen WarbeckOriginal Music Composer
- Marc NormanWriter
- Tom StoppardWriter
Cast
- Joseph FiennesWill Shakespeare
- Gwyneth PaltrowViola De Lesseps
- Geoffrey RushPhilip Henslowe
- Tom WilkinsonHugh Fennyman
- Judi DenchQueen Elizabeth
- Imelda StauntonNurse
- Colin FirthLord Wessex
- Ben AffleckNed Alleyn
- Simon CallowTilney
- Steven BeardMakepeace
- Jim CarterRalph Bashford
- Rupert EverettChristopher Marlowe
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Themes
london, englandtheater playqueen elizabeth iplaywrightcross dressingfalse historyfrancis bacon16th centuryactingelizabethan englandromantic
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