
10 Best Movies Like Shakespeare in Love
If you loved Shakespeare in Love, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Elizabeth
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare in Love for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her ...

Emma
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare in Love for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. ...

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare in Love for fans of Romance & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England....

Persuasion
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare in Love for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent a...

The Grass Is Greener
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare in Love for fans of Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and tak...

Northanger Abbey
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare in Love for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart....