Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sonnet"

1. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale

Votes: 51,980 | Gross: $22.55M

2. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

PG | 115 min | Drama, Mystery

During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.

Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse

Votes: 41,024 | Gross: $0.23M

3. Anonymous (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Thriller

The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Sebastian Armesto

Votes: 42,130 | Gross: $4.46M

4. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

Approved | 138 min | Biography, Drama, History

The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews

Votes: 8,048

5. As You Like It (2006)

PG | 127 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance

A daughter of the powerful Duke must show her courage and inventiveness to be with the man she loves.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Takuya Shimada, Brian Blessed, Richard Clifford, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 3,728

6. The Seventh Victim (1943)

Approved | 71 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A woman in search of her missing sister uncovers a Satanic cult in New York's Greenwich Village and finds that they could have something to do with her sibling's random disappearance.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Kim Hunter, Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell

Votes: 7,576

7. Wit (2001 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 99 min | Drama

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald

Votes: 11,404

8. I Am David (2003)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama

A twelve-year-old boy escapes from a Bulgarian Communist concentration camp and sets out on a journey to reach Denmark.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Ben Tibber, Jim Caviezel, Joan Plowright, Hristo Shopov

Votes: 8,130 | Gross: $0.28M

9. Stage Beauty (2004)

R | 106 min | Drama

A female theatre dresser creates a stir and sparks a revolution in seventeenth century London theatre by playing Desdemona in Othello. But what will become of the male actor she once worked for and eventually replaced?

Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Derek Hutchinson

Votes: 10,742 | Gross: $0.78M

10. Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

PG | 93 min | Romance, Comedy, Musical

An update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot the film like a classic 1930s musical. It tells the story of four best friends who swear off love.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Kenneth Branagh

Votes: 4,903 | Gross: $0.28M

11. Driving Lessons (2006)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress.

Director: Jeremy Brock | Stars: Rupert Grint, Laura Linney, Julie Walters, Fay Cohen

Votes: 11,032 | Gross: $0.24M

12. The Angelic Conversation (1985)

Not Rated | 77 min | Drama

An unseen woman recites Shakespeare's sonnets - fourteen in all - as a man wordlessly seeks his heart's desire. The photography is stop-motion, the music is ethereal, the scenery is often ... See full summary »

Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Paul Reynolds, Phillip Williamson, Judi Dench, Dave Baby

Votes: 910

13. Fortune and Men's Eyes (1971)

R | 102 min | Drama

The young, naive Smitty is sent to prison for six months; Cathy, his girlfriend, watches as he disappears behind the bars and barbed wire. He's assigned a cell with Queenie, a balls-out ... See full summary »

Directors: Harvey Hart, Jules Schwerin | Stars: Wendell Burton, Michael Greer, Zooey Hall, Danny Freedman

Votes: 568 | Gross: $0.18M

14. Mysteries of Lisbon (2011–2020)

Not Rated | 317 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.

Stars: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, João Arrais

Votes: 3,608 | Gross: $0.11M

15. A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 85 min | Drama

A mystery in Shakespeare's sonnets is explored.

Director: John McKay | Stars: Rupert Graves, Tom Sturridge, Indira Varma, Zoë Wanamaker

Votes: 261

16. The Outlaw (2010)

106 min | Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of the life of Lope de Vega, the Spanish playwright who dominated Spain's early Golden Age of theater.

Director: Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Alberto Ammann, Leonor Watling, Pilar López de Ayala, Ramon Pujol

Votes: 1,149

17. Night Across the Street (2012)

Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A drama centered on an office worker on the verge of retirement who begins to relive both real and imagined memories.

Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernández, Santiago Figueroa, Valentina Vargas

Votes: 525

18. The Sonnet Project (2013– )

Comedy, Drama, History

All 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets, each performed by a different actor in a New York City location.

Stars: Carey Van Driest, Peter Francis James, Rich Sommer, Kevin Brewer

Votes: 34

19. Dear Nobody (1998 TV Movie)

Drama, Romance

A young couple, Helen and Chris, have plans to go to university and are faced with an unplanned pregnancy. They have decisions to make about each other and the unborn baby.

Director: Juliet May | Stars: Katie Blake, Peter Davison, Alicya Eyo, Barbara Flynn

Votes: 33

20. Much Ado About Something (2001)

70 min | Documentary, Mystery

Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Michael Rubbo, Bill Browning, Jonathan Bate, John Michell

Votes: 84

21. Shakespeares Sonette (2009 TV Movie)

110 min | Music

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Director: Robert Wilson | Stars: Christina Drechsler, Anke Engelsmann, Ruth Glöss, Anna Graenzer

Votes: 20

22. Thousands Sonnets of the Sun (2014)

29 min | Short, Drama

The journey of Tolo, a young kid finding his place in the universe.

Director: Lucas Daolio de Oliveira | Stars: Jasmine Burems, Grace Crugnale, Mamadou Diallo, Haydar Eren

Votes: 8

23. Lascivious Grace (2017)

19 min | Short, Drama

William Shakespeare's collection of sonnets forms the basis of a tale that sees the lives of a couple who are desperate to have a baby take an unexpected turn when a mysterious and handsome stranger comes to dinner.

Director: Nadia Cavelle | Stars: Ronke Adekoluejo, Henry Garrett, Max Befort, Jane Stanton

Votes: 9

24. Sonnets in the City (2009)

68 min | Drama

'Sonnets in the City', charts a group of young acting students on their journey to finding personal meaning and wisdom within more than fifteen of Shakespeare's juicier and more dramatic ... See full summary »

Director: Alyssa Rallo Bennett | Stars: Liz Anderson, Josh Brisbane, Meghan Conboy, Ruth Grayson

Votes: 11

25. Perfect Day (2014)

17 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Desmond, has set out on a secret admirer campaign, to reveal his love to Aasha, the high school beauty, writing her love sonnets and depositing them in her locker. While in the midst of ... See full summary »

Director: Derrick L. Sanders | Stars: Ciera Angelia, Daniel Kyri, Gregory Madden, Destiny Strothers

Votes: 15

26. Kto byl Shekspirom (2008)

151 min | Comedy, Mystery

A group of historical characters try to ascertain: which one of them was real Shakespeare.

Stars: Arkadiy Koval, Tatyana Rasskazova, Igor Kopylov, Denis Zajtsev

27. Les femmes savantes (1959 TV Movie)

Comedy, Romance

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Director: Guy Lessertisseur | Stars: Georges Baconnet, Micheline Boudet, François Brincourt, Jacques Charon

28. Coming to Syracuse (2015)

72 min | Documentary, Animation, Thriller

.......You may never see Sicily in quite the same way again! "After three months we sailed in an Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers....And landing at Syracuse we stayed three days" Acts 28:11

Director: Matthew Toffolo | Star: Becky E. Shrimpton

29. The Missing Book (2005)

Animation, Short

A young alchemy student falls in love with the alchemist's daughter. In his search for a love spell, he fails and calls dark spirits into his world. Punished, he sets on a long journey to save her, fix the mistake and find the answer.

Directors: Danas Bereznickas, ILYA KUTUZOV | Star: Jonas Cepulis

Votes: 6

30. Famine (II) (2016)

Short

'Famine' (2016) is a short film created for the celebration of Shakespeare's 400th Anniversary, which was screened at Hay Festival in May 2016. The short is based on Sonnet No.1.

Director: Michael Coombes | Star: Kelly Williams

31. Rencontre autour de Shakespeare (2021 Video)

65 min | Talk-Show

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Stars: Véronique Béghain, Jean-Michel Déprats, Anne-Marie Miller-Blaise

32. Lire et traduire les Sonnets de Shakespeare (2021 Video)

110 min | Talk-Show

Jean-Michel Déprats (translator), Anne-Marie Miller-Blaise (commentator), and Antoine Ertlé (moderator) present a new edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets published by Gallimard in their prestigious collection of La Pléiade.

Stars: Jean-Michel Déprats, Antoine Ertlé, Anne-Marie Miller-Blaise

33. The Sonnets of William Shakespeare (1984–1985)

Documentary, Short

An analysis of the sonnets of William Shakespeare, with readings by leading actors.

Stars: Michael Bryant, Ben Kingsley, A.L. Rowse, Leslie Fiedler

34. Calamity: People and Traditions (1998 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

In part 2 of "Calamity" educational FMV game trilogy, Mona and Moki are still stuck in Calamity Jane's barn. Continue fixing Jules Verne's time machine by solving language puzzles based on articles about American explorers and artists.

Directors: Al Lowenheim, Gary Bulkin | Stars: Jeana LaVardera, Agatha Drake, Ross Thierry, Mark Ewert

35. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The flight recorder of the 200-year-old U.S.S. Valiant relays a tale of terror--a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy.

Director: James Goldstone | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman

Votes: 6,425

36. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: The Life and Love of Joe Coogan (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

By pure chance, the tall, handsome, stud bachelor Rob meets at the golf course used to write love sonnets to Laura, which she kept.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 309

37. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
Episode: Parade's End #3: A Man Could Stand Up (1964)

Drama

The affairs and experiences of a British aristocrat before and during the First World War.

Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Judi Dench, Ronald Hines, Tony Steedman, Charles Houston

Votes: 9

38. Supergirl (2015–2021)
Episode: Blurred Lines (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kara tries to mend her relationship with Lena; J'onn J'onzz takes a deep dive into his memories; Kelly tries to help an old friend.

Director: Eric Dean Seaton | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath

Votes: 1,440

39. American Restoration (2010–2016)
Episode: Clueless (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV

A vintage scooter is shipped to the shop for a complete restoration. Rick is stumped on the make and model, so he calls on Danny "the Count" to take a look at it. Will Danny be able to shed... See full summary »

Stars: Kyle Astorga, Rick Dale, Tyler Dale, Danny Koker

Votes: 12

40. Blyustiteli poroka (2000–2001)
Episode: Pechalnyi sonet (2001)

65 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Red, who married much older Izabella for money, is tormented by humiliation and fear of an unexpected rival.

Directors: Viktor Nozdryukhin-Zabolotny, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy | Stars: Kote Makharadze, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Nikolay Dobrynin, Boris Klyuev