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To Be or Not to Be: Best Shakespeare film adaptations

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"In joyous celebration of Akira Kurosawa’s King Lear re-imagining, Ran, re-releasing in select US and Canadian theaters for its 40th anniversary, this week’s Showdown is straight-up Shakespearean. To thine own self be true as you pen a list of your ten favorite adaptations of the Bard’s plays—be they contemporary teen rom-coms or period-accurate costume dramas. All the world may be a stage, but no pro-shot theatre, please (with apologies to National Theatre Live). This means that Ethan Hawke’s Hamlet is eligible, but Andrew Scott’s isn’t. Alack!" – "tag with showdown:bard"

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There are 21 films in this list available on Amazon Video US.

  • Romeo + Juliet

    5

  • West Side Story

    17

  • The Northman

    3

  • She's the Man

    10

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

    21

  • 10 Things I Hate About You

    2

  • Warm Bodies

    11

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

    18

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

    19

  • Anyone But You

    4

  • Ex Machina

    1

  • The Lion King

    7

  • Motocrossed!

    8

  • West Side Story

    9

  • Romeo and Juliet

    12

  • My Own Private Idaho

    13

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    14

  • Romeo Must Die

    15

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    16

  • Get Over It

    20

  • O

    23