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1. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 244,903 | Gross: $46.35M
2. Macbeth (I) (2006)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in the ganglands of Melbourne.
Director: Geoffrey Wright | Stars: Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Gary Sweet, Sam Worthington
Votes: 2,279 | Gross: $1.11M
3. Measure for Measure (I) (2019)
107 min | Drama
The lives of inhabitants of a housing commission tower whose paths cross after a shocking event occurs on their front doorstep.
Director: Paul Ireland | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Fayssal Bazzi, Harrison Gilbertson, Daniel Henshall
Votes: 380
4. Lilian's Story (1996)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
For forty years Lilian Singer has been locked up in a 'loony bin' by her father. Her release is eventually secured by her eccentric Aunt Kitty and her brother, John. Lilian starts to carve ... See full summary »
Director: Jerzy Domaradzki | Stars: Ruth Cracknell, Barry Otto, Toni Collette, John Flaus
Votes: 318 | Gross: $0.00M
5. The Bit Part (1987)
87 min | Comedy
The story about a careers counselor who dreams of becoming a small-time actor.
Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Chris Haywood, Nicole Kidman, Katrina Foster, John Wood
Votes: 228
6. Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Comedy, Drama
Celebrating the brilliance of the Bard - this is Shakespeare Republic. All the world's a stage.
Stars: Billy Smedley, Alan Fletcher, Christopher Kirby, Wahibe Moussa
Votes: 25
7. Twelfth Night (1986)
117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's comedy about twins, Viola and Sebastian, shipwrecked on the island of Illyria.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Gillian Jones, Ivar Kants, Jacquy Phillips, Peter Cummins
Votes: 113
8. Much Ado About Something (2001)
70 min | Documentary, Mystery
Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?
Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Michael Rubbo, Bill Browning, Jonathan Bate, John Michell
Votes: 84
9. Hamlet (1974 TV Movie)
150 min
Directors: Julian Pringle, John Bell, Richard Wherrett | Stars: Jeff Ashby, John Bell, Max Cullen, John Paramor
10. Othello (1964 TV Movie)
130 min | Drama, History, Romance
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Director: Patrick Barton | Stars: Raymond Westwell, Keith Lee, Frances McDonald, Joan MacArthur
Votes: 7
11. The Life and Death of King Richard II (1960 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
The incompetent Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Ric Hutton, Richard Parry, Hugh Stewart, James Condon
12. The Taming of the Shrew (1962 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Alan Burke | Stars: Ron Haddrick, Brigid Lenihan, Noel Brophy, Jon Ewing
13. The Taming of the Shrew (1973 TV Movie)
110 min | Comedy, Romance
Updated version of Shakespeare's play, set in the Australian outback.
Director: Robin Lovejoy | Stars: John Bell, Carol MacReady, Ron Haddrick, John Wood
14. The Tempest (1963 TV Movie)
90 min
Director: Alan Burke | Stars: Max Oldaker, Joan Morrow, Reg Livermore, Owen Weingott
15. The First 400 Years (1964)
70 min | Comedy, Drama
Scenes from the works of William Shakespeare in celebration of the 400th anniversary of his birth.
Stars: Keith Michell, Googie Withers, Jeanette Sterke, Bruce Barry
16. Antony and Cleopatra (1959 TV Movie)
125 min | Drama
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor - Octavius.
Director: Christopher Muir | Stars: Keith Eden, Bettine Kauffmann, Kevin Miles, Laurier Lange
17. The Merchant of Venice (1961 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Alan Burke | Stars: John Unicomb, Owen Weingott, Tanya Halesworth, Ron Graham
18. Something Wicked (1992)
34 min | Short, Comedy
Something Wicked happens when love becomes an obsession.
Director: Bruce Redman | Stars: Jennifer Congram, Bev Langford, Lorna Longston, Joss McWilliam
19. Kings of Baxter (2017)
66 min | Documentary
A documentary following a group of juvenile justice detainees as they create a production of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Director: Jack Yabsley | Stars: James Evans, Huw McKinnon
Votes: 9
20. Hamlet (1959 TV Movie)
125 min | Drama
Director: Royston Morley | Stars: William Job, Henry Gilbert, Georgie Sterling, Frank Taylor
21.
Acropolis Now (1989–1992)
Episode:
Shakespeare Was a Greek
(1990)
Comedy
After Jim and Liz watch a Shakespeare play, Jim decides to make his own version of Shakespeare at the café.
Director: Pino Amenta | Stars: Nick Giannopoulos, Simon Palomares, George Kapiniaris, Tracey Callander
22.
Love and War (1967)
Episode:
Romeo and Juliet
(1967)
Romance
Director: Oscar Whitbread | Stars: Sean Scully, Liza Goddard, Robin Ramsay, Burt Cooper
23.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Edmund
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"Thou, nature, art my goddess; to thy law My services are bound." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Edmund", played by Falon Ryan, as she wrests with the complexities of the word "legitimate" as... See full summary »
Director: Sally McLean | Star: Falon Ryan
24.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Thomas More
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"Imagine that you see the wretched strangers, their babies at their backs ..." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Thomas More", played by Christopher Kirby, as he tries to convince a group of ... See full summary »
Director: Sally McLean | Stars: Christopher Kirby, Vuyo Loko, Faran Martin
25.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Viola
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"I left no ring with her. What means this lady?" Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Viola", played by Nadine Garner, as she navigates the world of love and gender fluidity in Shakespeare's "... See full summary »
Director: Sally McLean | Stars: Alan Fletcher, Nadine Garner
26.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Katherina
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Katherina", played by Wahibe Moussa, as she faces the realities of being a woman in a man's world and who has learned to dance to the tune of politics to get what she most desires.
Director: Sally McLean | Stars: Wahibe Moussa, Jessica Martin, Taylah McLean, Sarah Penn
27.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Henry V
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ..." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Henry V", played by Billy Smedley, as he faces not just the enemy, but the anxieties of his men at a time when he needs them most. "The game's afoot ..."
Director: Sally McLean | Stars: Billy Smedley, Jamie Hannah, Ethan Jackson, Amjinder Mann
28.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Hamlet
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"I have of late, though know not why, lost all my mirth ..." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Hamlet", played by Michala Banas, as she faces the realization that no matter how much you appear ... See full summary »
Director: Sally McLean | Stars: Michala Banas, Shane Savage
29.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Jaques
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players ..." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Jaques" played by Alan Fletcher as he discovers that being the life of the party isn't ... See full summary »
Director: Sally McLean | Stars: Alan Fletcher, Troy Malcolm, Falon Ryan, Jahran Schansemma
30.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Cleopatra
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"All's but naught ..." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Cleopatra" played by Tariro Mavondo as she faces the loss of the man who gave her strength and was taken too soon from her side. " - This case of that huge spirit now is cold ..."
Director: Sally McLean | Stars: Christopher Kirby, Tariro Mavondo, Wahibe Moussa
31.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Helena
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"I love your son". Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Helena" played by Shane Savage as he is forced into a confession of love for a man he knows may never love him back to the woman who is both ... See full summary »
Director: Sally McLean | Star: Shane Savage
32.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Sebastian
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"My stars shine darkly over me ..." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Sebastian" played by Phoebe Anne Taylor as she faces the loss of her sister and the consequences of now being all alone in the world. " - mine eyes will tell tales of me."
Director: Sally McLean | Star: Phoebe Taylor
33.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Beatrice
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"Too cursed is more than cursed ..." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Beatrice" played by Sally McLean - a rebel with a love of life and penchant for parties, who, despite her fine dresses, ... See full summary »
Director: Sally McLean | Stars: Dean Haglund, Ethan Jackson, Sally McLean, Tayla Wise
34.
Shakespeare Republic (2015– )
Episode:
Iago
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
"I follow him to serve my turn upon him ..." Meet Shakespeare Republic's "Iago" played by Dean Haglund as he plots his revenge - scheming in plain sight like the viper in the blossom. " - I am not what I am."
Director: Sally McLean | Star: Dean Haglund