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Shakespeare in Love

1999·2h 3m·R
DramaRomanceHistoryComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
243,306 votes
Metascore
87
Metacritic

History's greatest playwright is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

Shakespeare in Love is a 1999 drama romance movie directed by John Madden, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 243,306 votes and runs 2h 3m.

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Director
John Madden
Stars
Gwyneth Paltrow
Joseph Fiennes
Geoffrey Rush
Tom Wilkinson
Details
1999-01-08
123 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English
Keywords
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