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To Be or Not to Be: Best Shakespeare film adaptations

In joyous celebration of Akira Kurosawa’s King Lear re-imagining, Ran, re-releasing in select US and Canadian theaters for its 40th anniversary, this week’s Showdown is straight-up Shakespearean. To thine own self be true as you pen a list of your ten favorite adaptations of the Bard’s plays—be they contemporary teen rom-coms or period-accurate costume dramas. All the world may be a stage, but no pro-shot theatre, please (with apologies to National Theatre Live). This means that Ethan Hawke’s Hamlet is eligible, but Andrew Scott’s isn’t. Alack!

  • Romeo + Juliet

    1

  • The Lion King

    2

  • Throne of Blood

    3

  • West Side Story

    4

  • China Girl

    5

  • Othello

    6

  • 10 Things I Hate About You

    7

  • Romeo Must Die

    8

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth

    9

  • Ran

    10