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Shakespeare in Love

"Love is the only inspiration."

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
7.1/10
240,389 votes
92/100
Fresh
M
87/100
Metascore
TMDB
6.8/10
3,178 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

8

Wins

📋

13

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 7 wins📋 6 nominations
Won
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Sound
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor
🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win
Won
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$25.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$289.3M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$100,317,794

United States

Profit

+$264.3M

ROI: +1057%

Budget Recovery1157% of budget
$0|Budget: $25.0M|Revenue: $289.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

138.3K

Daily Avg

2.3K

7-Day Trend

-35%
30 days agoToday
Wikipedia

Story Setting

Set In
London
Time Period
Elizabethan era1593

Themes & Subjects

#artisticinspiration#englishrenaissancetheatre#artisticcreation#love#williamshakespeare

Characters

John Webster

Rosaline

Philip Henslowe

William Kempe

Edmund Tylney

Richard Burbage

Edward Alleyn

Christopher Marlowe

William Shakespeare

Elizabeth I of England

Viola de Lesseps

Played by Gwyneth Paltrow

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Richard Greatrex

Film Editing

David Gamble

Music / Score

Stephen Warbeck

Costume Design

Sandy Powell

Production Design

Martin Childs

Production Companies

MiramaxUniversal Pictures

Distributors

NetflixFandango at HomeUIP-Dunafilm

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Shakespeare in Love

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United States of AmericaR
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United Kingdom15
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CanadaR
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AustraliaM
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom15
CanadaR
AustraliaM
Germany6
France12
Brazil14
CZU

+9 more countries

Production

Director

John Madden

Writers

Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

Production Companies

MiramaxUniversal PicturesBedford Falls Productions

Cast

Joseph Fiennes photo

Joseph Fiennes

Will Shakespeare

Gwyneth Paltrow photo

Gwyneth Paltrow

Viola De Lesseps

Geoffrey Rush photo

Geoffrey Rush

Philip Henslowe

Tom Wilkinson photo

Tom Wilkinson

Hugh Fennyman

Judi Dench photo

Judi Dench

Queen Elizabeth

Imelda Staunton photo

Imelda Staunton

Nurse

Colin Firth photo

Colin Firth

Lord Wessex

Ben Affleck photo

Ben Affleck

Ned Alleyn

Simon Callow photo

Simon Callow

Tilney

No Image

Steven Beard

Makepeace

Jim Carter photo

Jim Carter

Ralph Bashford

Rupert Everett photo

Rupert Everett

Christopher Marlowe

Tags & Keywords

london, englandtheater playqueen elizabeth iplaywrightcross dressingfalse historyfrancis bacon16th centuryactingelizabethan englandromanticséculo xvi

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