Description: Not-so-obvious films that were greatly influenced by a Shakespearean story.
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Warm Bodies
( 2013 )
After a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
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10 Things I Hate About You
( 1999 )
A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.
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Strange Magic
( 2015 )
Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
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The King
( 2019 )
Hal (Timothée Chalamet), wayward prince and reluctant heir to the English throne, has turned his back on royal life and is living among the people. But when his tyrannical father dies, Hal is crowned King Henry V and is forced to embrace the life he had previously tried to escape. Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life - including his relationship with his closest friend and mentor, the aging alcoholic knight, John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton).
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West Side Story
( 1961 )
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
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Forbidden Planet
( 1958 )
A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
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She's the Man
( 2006 )
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
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Get Over It
( 2001 )
When a high-school senior's girlfriend breaks up with him, his friends try to make him think of something else. His friend's sister Kelly helps him with the school musical; Spending time with Kelly has a positive effect.
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A Thousand Acres
( 1997 )
A family is torn apart after a father gives his valuable farm land to his daughters.
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O
( 2001 )
An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, and centered around basketball player Odin.
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Throne of Blood
( 1961 )
A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
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Big Business
( 1988 )
Two couples of sisters from New York and from the countryside discover that they are connected in an incredible way.
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My Own Private Idaho
( 1991 )
Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
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Strange Brew
( 1983 )
Canada's most famous hosers, Bob and Doug McKenzie, get jobs at the Elsinore Brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it.
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Gnomeo & Juliet
( 2011 )
Separated by a garden fence and a feud, are blue gnomes on one side and red gnomes on the other. This doesn't stop blue Gnomeo and red Juliet from falling in love with each other. Do they have a future together?
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Just One of the Guys
( 1985 )
Terry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at the Sun Tribune go to two guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".
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Deliver Us from Eva
( 2003 )
Eva doesn't let her 3 sisters' men push them around. She's always butting in. How to pacify Eva? Find her a man. The men pay a playboy to be that man. The problem is - he falls in love with Eva.
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Zulfiqar
( 2016 )
A modern day adaptation of two of William Shakespeare's tragedies - Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
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Ran
( 1985 )
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
( 1998 )
Simba's daughter is the key to a resolution of a bitter feud between Simba's pride and the outcast pride led by the mate of Scar.
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Yellow Sky
( 1948 )
A pistol-packing tomboy and her grandfather discover a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in the neighboring ghost town.
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Kiss Me Kate
( 1953 )
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
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Motocrossed
( 2001 )
A young girl secretly poses as her twin brother to win the big motocross race for him after he breaks his leg.
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Rome & Jewel
( 2008 )
This modernization of Shakespear's tragic love story Romeo and Juliette is set in Los Angeles against a backdrop of inter-racial romance.
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The Boys from Syracuse
( 1940 )
The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the story concerns the efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Antipholus and his servant Dromio, to find their long-lost twins who, for reason of plot confusion, are also named Antipholus and Dromio. Complications arise when the wives of Ephesians, Adriana and her servant Luce, mistake the two strangers for thei...Read all
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The Bad Sleep Well
( 1963 )
A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.
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Doubt
( 2009 )
Siavash Roozbehan is a young man and he has lost his father after his mysterious suicide.His uncle is managing his father's wealth. He is in love with his cousin Mahtab whose father is his uncle's councilor. Siavash gradually realizes that his uncle is going to marry his mother. After some days he also sees a lot of similarities between his own life and of Shakespeare...Read all
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Johnny Hamlet
( 1968 )
Having returned from the Civil War to his family's ranch, a young Texan soldier seeks to uncover the truth behind his father's murder and the subsequent marriage of his mother to his uncle.
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Let the Devil Wear Black
( 2000 )
In this updated version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, a young man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.
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Ophélia
( 1963 )
After the death of his father, the weirdo Yvan Lesurf believes his mother Claudia Lesurf and his uncle Adrien Lesurf have poisoned him since they got married to each other. Completely disturbed and insane, the cruel Yvan decides to make a film based on Shakespeare's Hamlet to expose the wealthy Claudia and Adrien to their friends in their community. He also calls his ...Read all
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Ophelia
( 2019 )
As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance kindles between the 2 in secret as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and betrayal. When Hamlet's father is murdered and the prince's wits begin to unravel into an insatiable quest for vengeance, Ophelia sharply navigates the rules of power in Denmark all while struggling to choose between her true love and her own life.
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The Rest is Silence
( 2008 )
In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie "Romania's Independence" - an as faithful as possible screen adaptation of the real Independence War that had been fought in 1877. Now, "Restul e tacere" tells us, in a loose and half-fictionalized way, the story of this movie making.
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The Banquet
( 2006 )
A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.
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Chimes at Midnight
( 1967 )
When King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of Henry V.
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The Karaoke King
( 2007 )
"The Karaoke King" explores one fateful night in the wacky world of Lils, Americas 1st karaoke bar, and its amusingly dysfunctional regulars. Meet Eddie Bowman (Ken Wilder), the reigning Karaoke King and local celebrity. One night a week, this man rules. But when the Kings girlfriend of 14 years gives him an ultimatum, Eddie is forced to choose between love and karaok...Read all
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King of Texas
( 2002 )
In this adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear, self-made ranch tycoon John Lear divides his holdings amongst his daughters, but finds that once they have his property, they reject him.
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The Lears
( 2017 )
The script focuses on world-renowned cutting-edge architect Davenport Lear. Nearing retirement, he summons his four dysfunctional children Glenn, twins Regan and Rory, Kent, and Regan's husband Tom Cornwall to a weekend family retreat in one of his signature architectural creations. When they hear the bombshell that he has decided to marry his personal assistant Diana that Sunday, it sets off an explosive and humorous round of devious behavior and conflict as each of them jockeys for position, borne by self-interest, greed and jealousy. Rounding out the cast is Davenport's driver and valet Tyler, Diana's daughter Delia, and Kent's hot date Natalie.
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My Kingdom
( 2002 )
A modern story, inspired by King Lear, set in contemporary Liverpool.
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Second Generation
( 2003 )
A modern reworking of King Lear, where a businessman lies in a coma while 2 of his daughters plan to turn off his life support machine and sell his business. His third daughter has his best interests at heart but is estranged from the family.
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The Real Thing at Last (Short 1916)
( 1916 )
A satire on American films, in which Shakespeare's Macbeth is performed as it might be imagined performed in an American film. (The film was prepared as part of a live benefit for the YMCA attended by the British royal family. Edmund Gwenn (QV) appeared onstage but not on film as the American producer.)
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Scotland, Pa.
( 2001 )
In a modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania, Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.
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Tower of London
( 1962 )
The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England.
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Maqbool
( 2004 )
The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
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Joe MacBeth
( 1956 )
Lily Macbeth manipulates her husband Joe to assassinate a crime boss and take over his syndicate. Joe becomes paranoid, murders Lennie's father and wife. Betrayals and guilt consume him, leading to his ultimate downfall.
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Shylock
( 2020 )
The story follows an episode in the life of Boss, a quick-witted, sharp financier in Kerala's film industry.
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A Caribbean Dream
( 2019 )
Contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' set in the Caribbean on the island of Barbados. Chaos ensues when Puck the Butler and staff of a tropical paradise home turn into mischievous fairies and tamper with the wedding plans of three multicultural couples or was this a changeling boys dream ?
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Were the World Mine
( 2009 )
A bullied and demoralized gay student at an all-boys school uses a magical flower derived from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream' to turn many in his community gay, including a comely rugby player for himself.
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10ml LOVE
( 2012 )
A romantic comedy concerning the tribulations of a love quadrangle during a night of magic & madness.
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Dil Chahta Hai
( 2001 )
Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.
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All Night Long
( 1963 )
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.
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Catch My Soul
( 1974 )
Set in the American Southwest, Othello is a wandering evangelist who happens onto Iago's remote commune.
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A Double Life
( 1948 )
A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
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Jarum Halus
( 2008 )
It is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello. The film's title (Malay: "Fine Needle") is derived from a Malay idiom meaning web of deceit or conspiracy, which is a major theme in the plot of the film. The plot remains faithful to the source material, with the cast all taking their Shakespearian counterparts either in name, character or both.
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Jubal
( 1956 )
A new foreman rejects the sexual advances of a frustrated rancher's wife, which leads to conflicts that could get him killed.
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West Side Story
( 2021 )
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
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Omkara
( 2006 )
Advocate Raghunath Mishra has arranged the marriage of his daughter, Dolly, with Rajan, knowing fully well that Dolly loves Omkara Shukla. Before the marriage could take place, the groom's party is attacked, they flee, and Dolly is reportedly abducted. Raghunath is able to trace Dolly to Omkara, a criminal and hit-man, a verbal confrontation ensues until Politician Bhaisaab telephonically intervenes, and a crestfallen Raghunath faces the reality that Dolly was not abducted but is here with Omkara by her own free will. He warns Omkara, and departs. Shortly thereafter, Bhaisaab is shot at and wounded, announces that Omkara should stand in the next election, and as a result, Omkara appoints one of his lieutenants', Keshav Upadhyay in his place as the 'Bahubali". Omkara realizes that he may have blundered in having Keshav succeed him, as Keshav is unable to control his temper when under the influence of alcohol, which puts him in the bad books of Omkara. Then Omkara suspects that Keshav is having an affair with Dolly, as both had been fellow-collegians. With Omkara's marriage with Dolly getting close, he asks his other lieutenant, Ishwar Tyagi, to obtain proof of Keshav's affair with Dolly or face the consequences, as Omkara remembers Raghunath's warning that when a daughter is not true to her father, she will never be true to anyone. Watch what happens when Ishwar produces proof shortly after the marriage, and the impact this has on Dolly, Omkara, Keshav, Ishwar, and Ishwar's wife, Indu.
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30:e november
( 1995 )
On November 30th (the date when King Karl XII died) there will usually be demonstrations by hyper-national and neo-Nazi groups, and also democratic counter demonstrations. The plot of "West Side Story" is transferred to the Stockholmian suburb Alby where many immigrants live. But the film is no plagiarism, in particular no so because many scenes have the intensive cha...Read all
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Brooklyn Babylon
( 2001 )
A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background.
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Jiyuan qiaohe
( 2000 )
Two young lovers are caught in the middle of a family feud. The subject that sparked the feud? None other than chicken rice: both families have been in the chicken rice business for the last two decades, which is as far back as the rivalry goes. Amid this bitter rivalry, love blossoms. Can it last, or will it be blasted?
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David & Fatima
( 2008 )
Jerusalem: A city of contrasts and conflicts, where Arabs, Jews, Christians and Muslims all mix but seldom mingle. This is where David, a young Israeli Jew, and Fatima, a beautiful Palestinian Muslim girl, meet and fall in love. But in a volatile land that is steeped in tradition and soaked in blood, their love is forbidden. Despite their best efforts to keep their romance a secret, their friends and families find out the truth, and their reactions are swift and violent. David and Fatima must act quickly to avoid losing each other forever. Willing to risk all for the sake of love, they elope in a land where marriage between them is impossible and the consequences of being together - deadly. In this dramatic story of love, destiny, and the search for peace in the Holy Land, David and Fatima struggle to beat the odds and in doing so challenge not only their families but Fate itself.
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Issaq
( 2013 )
A contemporary adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in the backdrop of Varanasi in the UP heartland, complete with naxalism, sand mining mafia and of course the timeless love story.
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Life and Lyrics
( 2006 )
As a posse of South London DJs battle their rivals to the North, Danny (Walters)falls for a singer from the other crew.
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The Magic Flame
( 1927 )
A love triangle involving two members of a travelling circus and an aristocrat has serious consequences for all three individuals.
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Private Romeo
( 2011 )
A modern take on Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. Set at an isolated all-boys military academy, it follows the forbidden relationship between two cadets.
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Pizza My Heart
( 2005 )
Another modern spin-off of Romeo & Juliet, this time about two families who each run rivaling pizza restaurants in New Jersey.
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Sherlock Gnomes
( 2018 )
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
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Romeo Must Die
( 2000 )
An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.
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Lonesome Cowboys
( 1971 )
Five lonesome cowboys get all hot & bothered at home en the range after confronting Ramona Alvarez and her nurse.
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The Lovers of Verona
( 1949 )
Angelo, a glass-blower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the pretty daughter of a fallen fascist magistrate, are chosen to be the stand-ins for the stars of a film version of "Romeo and Juliet" being shot on location in Venice and Verona. It is not long before they fall in love and their romance parallels that of Shakespeare's timeless heroes. Indeed their union is thr...Read all
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
( 1953 )
Fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a Greek-American family to fish in the dangerous 12-mile reef area off the western coast of Florida.
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Maro Charitra
( 2010 )
Maro Charitra is an adaptation of the classic 1978 film of the same name by K Balachander.
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Bollywood Queen
( 2003 )
A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage.
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Make Your Move
( 2013 )
A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.
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Ex Machina
( 2015 )
A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.
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China Girl
( 1987 )
An Italian boy and Chinese girl fall in love in New York, igniting a conflict between their ethnic gangs.
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Aaron Loves Angela
( 1975 )
In New York City, a young black boy and Puerto Rican girl fall in love despite objections from each other's families. A New York variation on Romeo and Juliet set in Spanish Harlem with Jose Feliciano's music.
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Frivolous Wife
( 2008 )
Cheon Yeon-soo is a beautiful, hot-headed college girl whose family became millionaires overnight. She was raised by an over-indulgent father and grew up spoiled. Yeon-soo is used to getting any man she wants, but she falls in love with her polar opposite: awkward and polite Lee Jeong-do. Jeong-do is the only grandson of a very traditional family, and Yeon-soo attempt...Read all
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You Made Me Love You
( 1934 )
A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.
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The Journey to Melonia
( 1989 )
When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.
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Prospero's Books
( 1991 )
The magician Prospero attempts to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy.
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The Hungry
( 2017 )
An adaptation of William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus set in contemporary New Delhi. The Hungry is a contemporary retelling of Shakespearian tragedy Titus Andronicus, set in the extravagant surroundings of an Indian wedding whilst exploring the role of the patriarch and corruption in Indian politics and big business.
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Chocolat
( 2016 )
The rise and fall of the famous clown Chocolat, the first black circus performer who revolutionised the stagnant circus acts and conquered Paris of the Belle Époque with his exuberance and originality.
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Yi jian mei
( 2010 )
Bai Le De and Hu Lin Tung are military cadets. After graduating, Hu Lin Tung is appointed captain of Guangdong headquarters and goes away. Later, Bae Le De is appointed to a post at the same place. Hu Lin Tung falls in love with Luo Hua, daughter of the local commander.
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The Lion King
( 2019 )
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
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The Lion King
( 1994 )
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
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Renaissance Man
( 1994 )
A failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.
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Nothing Much to Do
( 2014 )
A modern day retelling of Much Ado About Nothing told from the point of view of Beatrice and Benedick, and the Watch.
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Haider
( 2014 )
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle, whom he suspects of playing a role in his father's fate.
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Still Star-Crossed
( 2017 )
Still Star-Crossed picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet ends, charting the treachery, fight for power and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers' tragic fate. The series is based on the eponymous book by Melinda Taub. In the wake of Romeo and Juliet's tragic deaths, the Montague and Capulet rivalry escalates. A new royal takes the throne and struggles to determine what is best for his city when Verona as an epicenter of mayhem.
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Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela
( 2013 )
Modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' with an Indian twist, the film focuses on the story of Ram and Leela, their love, lust and the drama afterwards.
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Angoor
( 1982 )
Based on Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors', this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities.
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Citizen Kane
( 1941 )
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
( 1991 )
Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.
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Dead Poets Society
( 1989 )
Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
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