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10 Best Movies Like The Taming of the Shrew

If you loved The Taming of the Shrew, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

2020★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Taming of the Shrew for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning of Christmas thanks to the local townsfolk – and an actual angel. Features 14 origin...

#2
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

1956★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Taming of the Shrew for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of think...

#3
Aferim!

Aferim!

2015★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Taming of the Shrew for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in early 19th century Wallachia, Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his ...

#4
BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

1960★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Taming of the Shrew for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous fashion model, falls in love with Weston Liggett, the hard drinking son of a working class family who has married into money....

#5
The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Taming of the Shrew for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles....

#6
Hamlet

Hamlet

1964★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Taming of the Shrew for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shakespeare's 17th century masterpiece about the "Melancholy Dane" was given one of its best screen treatments by Soviet director Grigori Kozintsev. Kozintsev's Elsinore was a real...