Tag Archives: william shakespeare

My Own Private Idaho

IMDB Rating: 7.00
11579 votes

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Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mike's mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy, with Scott picking up a beautiful girl along the way.
Actors
Mike WatersRiver Phoenix
Scott FavorKeanu Reeves
Richard WatersJames Russo
Also posted in 1991, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Romeo and Juliet

IMDB Rating: 7.70
8432 votes

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Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet's daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. She returns his affections, but they both know that their families will never allow them to follow their hearts.
Actors
RomeoLeonard Whiting
JulietOlivia Hussey
MercutioJohn McEnery
Also posted in 1968, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Shakespeare in Love

IMDB Rating: 7.40
54953 votes

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Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter". A great fan of Shakespeare's plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play.
Actors
Philip HensloweGeoffrey Rush
Hugh FennymanTom Wilkinson
LambertSteve O'Donnell
Also posted in 1998, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Romeo + Juliet

IMDB Rating: 6.80
33660 votes

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Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. The gun-toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star-crossed lovers, their tragic destiny.
Actors
RomeoLeonardo DiCaprio
JulietClaire Danes
TybaltJohn Leguizamo
Also posted in 1996, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)
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