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1. O (2001)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, & centered around basketball player Odin.
Director: Tim Blake Nelson | Stars: Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett
Votes: 21,949 | Gross: $16.02M
2. Othello (1995)
R | 123 min | Drama, 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: Oliver Parker | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irène Jacob, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 10,194 | Gross: $2.11M
3. Omkara (2006)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A politically-minded enforcer's misguided trust in his lieutenant leads him to suspect his wife of infidelity in this adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Othello'.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma
Votes: 22,169 | Gross: $0.79M
4. Othello (1965)
Unrated | 165 min | Drama
General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Frank Finlay, Robert Lang, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 1,645
5. The Face of an Angel (2014)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Both a journalist and a documentary filmmaker chase the story of a murder and its prime suspect.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Ava Acres, Daniel Brühl, Kate Beckinsale, Anjella Mackintosh
Votes: 5,238
6. Othello (1951)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, 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: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Micheál MacLiammóir, Robert Coote, Suzanne Cloutier
Votes: 9,485
7. A Double Life (1947)
Approved | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Ronald Colman, Edmond O'Brien, Signe Hasso, Shelley Winters
Votes: 3,993
8. The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
R | 96 min | Horror
Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.
Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Ray Brooks, Jenny Hanley, Luan Peters, Robin Askwith
Votes: 1,140
9. All Night Long (1962)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Music
This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair, Paul Harris
Votes: 1,539
10. Othello (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Shakespeare's Othello retold in modern London; racial tension in the police force collides with jealousy and revenge. An officer suspects his new bride of infidelity.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Eamonn Walker, Christopher Eccleston, Keeley Hawes, Richard Coyle
Votes: 669
11. National Theatre Live: Othello (2013)
198 min | Drama
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.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough | Stars: Jonathan Bailey, Sandy Batchelor, Adam Berry, David Carr
Votes: 183
12. Othello (1981 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 195 min | Drama, Romance
General Othello (Sir Anthony Hopkins) becomes convinced that his wife is having an affair, even though there is no evidence.
Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: Anthony Pedley, Bob Hoskins, Geoffrey Chater, Alexander Davion
Votes: 489
13. Like Rabid Dogs (1976)
98 min | Crime, Thriller
Tony is the young member of an upper class Roman family; he lives a hectic double life, and under the guise of good student, he likes to persecute and kill prostitutes in the company of a couple of friends.
Director: Mario Imperoli | Stars: Piero Santi, Annarita Grapputo, Paola Senatore, Cesare Barro
Votes: 449
14. Caprice Italian Style (1968)
95 min | Comedy
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Steno, Pino Zac, Franco Rossi | Stars: Totò, Ugo D'Alessio, Regina Seiffert, Dante Maggio
Votes: 633
15. Othello (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre) (2008 Video)
195 min | Drama
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: Wilson Milam | Stars: Christopher Allan, Simon Allen, Zawe Ashton, Anthony Bailey
Votes: 102
16. Huapango (2004)
100 min | Drama, Music
Otilio, the richest man of Huasteca Tamaulipeca, falls deeply in love with Julia, a happy and simple young woman. Julia belongs to the group of dance of this region. She is the best ... See full summary »
Director: Iván Lipkies | Stars: Alejandro Tommasi, Manuel Landeta, Lisset, Alfredo Castillo
Votes: 47
17. Otello (1986)
PG | 118 min | Drama, Music
Verdi's famous opera is brought to life in this production. The immortal tale of the noble Moor and his beautiful young wife, and of his lieutenant, whose jealousy and lust for power lead him to commit the ultimate treason.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Díaz, Petra Malakova
Votes: 623 | Gross: $0.19M
18. Black Commando (1982)
90 min | Action, Drama, 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: Max H. Boulois | Stars: Tony Curtis, Joanna Pettet, Max H. Boulois, Ramiro Oliveros
Votes: 82
19. Beautiful Devils (2017)
119 min | Drama
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's Othello set within the music scene of East London. Oz and Ivan are lifelong friends and music producers. When Oz gets offered a lucrative recording ... See full summary »
Director: James Marquand | Stars: Iain Glen, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Greg Wise, Steven Waddington
Votes: 182
20. The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1981 Video)
195 min | Drama, Romance
Othello, a Moorish general in the service of the Venetian state, is disdained for his race but valued for his military skills. He weds Desdemona in a mixed-race marriage that offends her ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin Melton | Stars: William Marshall, Ron Moody, Jenny Agutter, DeVeren Bookwalter
Votes: 76
21. The Play of God (1997)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
An adaptation of "Othello" set in the south Indian state of Kerala.
Director: Jayaraj | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Lal, Manju Warrier, Biju Menon
Votes: 326
22. Catch My Soul (1974)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Musical
Set in the American Southwest, Othello is a wandering evangelist who happens onto Iago's remote commune.
Director: Patrick McGoohan | Stars: Richie Havens, Lance LeGault, Season Hubley, Tony Joe White
Votes: 96
23. Othello the Tragedy of the Moor (2008 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's Othello has been uniquely shaped and adapted into a two-hour presentation for television. Focussing on the characters of Othello, Desdemona, Cassio and the villainous Iago, ... See full summary »
Director: Zaib Shaikh | Stars: Carlo Rota, Matthew Deslippe, Christine Horne, Graham Abbey
Votes: 58
24. Othello (1956)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, 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: Sergei Yutkevich | Stars: Sergey Bondarchuk, Irina Skobtseva, Andrei Popov, Vladimir Soshalsky
Votes: 352
25. Othello (1989 TV Movie)
187 min | Drama, 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: Janet Suzman | Stars: John Kani, Richard Haddon Haines, Dorothy Ann Gould, Joanna Weinberg
Votes: 30
26. Filming 'Othello' (1978)
84 min | Documentary
Essay film shot for TV including Orson Welles reflections on Othello close to the Moviola, a chat with Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir and fragments of a conversation with the audience in Boston after a screening of the film.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Micheál MacLiammóir, Hilton Edwards
Votes: 531
27. Othello: A South African Tale (2002)
94 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Eubulus Timothy | Stars: Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, Candice Hillebrand, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Diana Hayden
28. Iago (2009)
101 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Volfango De Biasi | Stars: Laura Chiatti, Kokou Aurelien Gaya, Nicolas Vaporidis, Dina Braschi
Votes: 270
29. Othello (1980)
115 min | Drama, 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: Liz White | Stars: Benjamin Ashburn, Audrey Branker, Louis Chisholm, Richard Dixon
Votes: 19
30. Othello (1922)
TV-PG | 79 min | Drama, Romance
Based on Shakespeare's play: The treacherous Iago plans to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy.
Director: Dimitri Buchowetzki | Stars: Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss, Ica von Lenkeffy, Theodor Loos
Votes: 299
31. Che cosa sono le nuvole? (1968)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Some puppets come to life in a theater with no windows. This time the puppets interpret William Shakespeare's Othello.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Totò, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia
Votes: 161
32. Shakespeare High (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
An inspiring documentary that follows a diverse group of California high school students as they compete in a Shakespeare Festival unlike any you have ever seen. This unique program counts ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Rotaru | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Val Kilmer, Kevin Spacey, Mare Winningham
Votes: 126
33. Othello (1989)
Drama, 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: Ted Lange | Stars: Ted Lange, Hawthorne James, Mary Otis, Dawn Comer
Votes: 21 | Gross: $0.43M
34. Othello (1955 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama, 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: Tony Richardson | Stars: Gordon Heath, Rosemary Harris, Paul Rogers, Edmund Willard
Votes: 29
35. Othello (I) (1908)
Short, Drama, 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: William V. Ranous | Stars: William V. Ranous, Julia Swayne Gordon, Hector Dion, Paul Panzer
Votes: 15
36. Othello (1906)
Short, Drama, Music
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.
Directors: Mario Caserini, Gaston Velle | Stars: Ubaldo Maria Del Colle, Maria Caserini, Mario Caserini, Fernanda Negri Pouget
Votes: 21
37. Othello (1914)
Drama, 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: Arrigo Frusta | Stars: Paolo Colaci, Cesira Lenard, Ubaldo Stefani, Riccardo Tolentino
Votes: 15
38. Othello (1979 Video)
Drama, Romance
Video production of Shakespeare's stage play about Othello, a Moorish general in Venice deeply in love with his wife Desdemona and, unbeknown to him, deeply hated by his trusted ensign and best friend, Iago, who has death on his mind.
Director: Joseph Papp | Stars: Frances Conroy, Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia
Votes: 53
39. Othello, der Mohr von Venedig (1991 TV Movie)
154 min | Drama, 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.
Directors: George Tabori, C. Rainer Ecke | Stars: Gert Voss, Heinz Zuber, Florentin Groll, Ignaz Kirchner
Votes: 6
40. Souli (2004)
94 min
Director: Alexander Abela | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Aurélien Recoing, Makena Diop, Fatou N'Diaye
Votes: 25
41. Otello (1992 TV Movie)
147 min | Drama, Music, 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: Brian Large | Stars: Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sergei Leiferkus, Claire Powell
Votes: 82
42. Othello (I) (1909)
12 min | Short, Drama, 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: Ugo Falena | Stars: Ferruccio Garavaglia, Vittoria Lepanto, Cesare Dondine, Alberto Nepoti
Votes: 19
43. Otello (1974)
142 min | Drama, Music
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: Roger Benamou | Stars: Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Stefania Malagù
Votes: 51
44. The Soliloquies of Santiago (2015– )
140 min | Drama
Elizabeth College senior Jacob Santiago knows that he is destined for stardom. He also knows that graduating without a meaty lead role under his belt could leave him wasting his prime years... See full summary »
Stars: Emilio Vieira, Leighton Alexander Williams, Serena Purdy, John Marcucci
45. Otello (I) (2001 TV Movie)
140 min | Music, Drama
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: Carlo Battistoni | Stars: Plácido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Cesare Catani, Barbara Frittoli
Votes: 25
46. Othello (2007)
Drama, Romance
Director: Eubulus Timothy | Stars: Robert Delport, Ronald France, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Susan Oosthuzen
47. Otello (1920)
Short, Drama
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: Camillo De Riso | Stars: Alberto Albertini, Eugenia Cigoli, Luigi Cigoli, Fernanda D'Alteno
48. Othello (1968 TV Movie)
170 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Franz Peter Wirth | Stars: Wolfgang Reichmann, Heidelinde Weis, Stefan Wigger, Karl Michael Vogler
Votes: 39
49. Othello (1918)
Drama, 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: Max Mack | Stars: Wilhelm Diegelmann, Julius Falkenstein, Max Gülstorff, Ellen Korth
50. Otello (1958)
135 min | Music
Director: Franco Enriquez | Stars: Mario Del Monaco, Renato Capecchi, Gino Mattera, Athos Cesarini
Votes: 11