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Shakespeare in Love (1998) Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Independent Film Guide - See photos, festival coverage and more! The Critics: A- 10 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B 19022 ratings It is the summer of 1593, and the rising young star of London's theatre scene, Will Shakespeare, faces a scourge like no other: a paralyzing bout of writer's block. While the great Elizabethan age of entertainment unfolds around him, Will is without inspiration on material. What Will needs is a muse--and in an extraordinary moment in which life imitates art, he finds and falls for a woman who draws... See Full Description Genres: Comedy, Drama and Romance Running Time: 2 hrs. 2 min. Release Date: December 25, 1998 MPAA Rating: R for sexuality. Distributors: Universal Pictures, Miramax Films U.S. Box Office: $100,241,322 See Full Details Cast and Credits Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench, Ben Affleck Directed by: John Madden, Arthur Wooster Produced by: Bob Weinstein, Julie Goldstein, David Parfitt See Full Cast and Credits Production Photos         View All (10) Production Photos... Critical Consensus Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A-    Austin Chronicle, Marjorie Baumgarten "...delightful, though a smidge too long..." more... B+ BBC, William Gallagher "...a joyous and quite brilliant comedy." more... A Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert "I was carried along by the wit, the energy and a surprising sweetness." more... A E! Online, "The production is top-notch..." more... B+ More Critics Reviews... User Reviews Average Grade:  B    I'm in Love with "Shakespeare In Love"  by williamhnphan (7/18/2003) 27 out of 29 people found this review helpful I fell in love with this charming film the first time I saw it. I also did an...Full Review   A+ Bard was an odd bird  by c_colorado (8/13/2003) 14 out of 16 people found this review helpful "Romeo And Ethel" is coming torturously along and young Will Shakespeare (Joseph...Full Review   B+ A fine screenplay to an ordinary movie!  by arc_angel_bleed (3/22/2004) 10 out of 10 people found this review helpful Best Picture Academy Award went to this feature that stands out if not for its...Full Review   A- Worst Academy Award Winner  by newday98074 (9/28/2003) 12 out of 38 people found this review helpful My nomination for the above. I admit presenting Shakespeare as a dolt got me off...Full Review   D More User Reviews...   |   Write Your Own Review! Sponsored Links (What's This?)