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10 Best Movies Like Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

If you loved Shakespeare Live! From the RSC, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

2016★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare Live! From the RSC for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Anna's marriage is on the rocks after her husband John discovered she was having an affair with a much younger man. Confronted by her other half in the honeymoon suite of a Stratfo...

#2
Gypsy

Gypsy

2015★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare Live! From the RSC for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee....

#3
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina

Barbie Presents: Thumbelina

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare Live! From the RSC for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Meet a tiny girl named Thumbelina who lives in harmony with nature in the magical world of the Twillerbees that's hidden among the wildflowers. At the whim of a spoiled young girl ...

#4
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare Live! From the RSC for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner....

#5
The Party 2

The Party 2

1982★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare Live! From the RSC for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young French teenage girl after moving to a new city falls in love with a boy and is thinking of having sex with him because her girlfriends have already done it....

#6
The First King

The First King

2019★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakespeare Live! From the RSC for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fat...