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- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsKathryn GraysonHoward KeelAnn MillerAn 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.William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'
- DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenMia FarrowJosé FerrerA wacky inventor and his wife invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside.William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
- DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsNicolas CageDeborah ForemanElizabeth DailyJulie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsMichael CaineJulie WaltersMichael WilliamsAn alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'
- DirectorLisa GottliebStarsJoyce HyserClayton RohnerBilly JayneTerry 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".William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'
- DirectorSteve RashStarsPatrick DempseyAmanda PetersonCourtney GainsAn outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsAnthony Michael HallIlan Mitchell-SmithKelly LeBrockTwo high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsSteve MartinDaryl HannahRick RossovichThe large-nosed C.D. Bales is in love with the beautiful Roxanne; she falls for his personality but another man's looks.Edmond Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
- DirectorWhit StillmanStarsCarolyn FarinaEdward ClementsChris EigemanA group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up.Jane Austen's 'Mansfield Park'
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppWinona RyderDianne WiestThe solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'
- DirectorGarry MarshallStarsRichard GereJulia RobertsJason AlexanderA man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'
- DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneStacey DashBrittany MurphyShallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.Jane Austen's 'Emma'
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsKirstie AlleySteve GuttenbergMary-Kate OlsenAlyssa and Amanda are two little girls who are identical, but complete strangers, that accidentally meet one day.Mark Twain's 'The Prince and the Pauper'
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsUma ThurmanJaneane GarofaloBen ChaplinA successful veternarian & radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.Edmond Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
- DirectorJoseph BolognaRenée TaylorStarsLainie KazanPaul SorvinoBarbara CarreraRomeo & Juliet gets transplanted to the Bronx.William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
- DirectorGil JungerStarsHeath LedgerJulia StilesJoseph Gordon-LevittA 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.William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'
- DirectorRoger KumbleStarsSarah Michelle GellarRyan PhillippeReese WitherspoonTwo vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 'Les Liaisons dangereuses'
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsFreddie Prinze Jr.Rachael Leigh CookMatthew LillardA high school jock makes a bet that he can turn an unattractive girl into the school's prom queen.George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'
- DirectorDavid RaynrStarsShane WestMarla SokoloffJodi Lyn O'KeefeA modern-day remake of the Cyrano DeBergerac tale.Edmond Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
- DirectorSteve BoyumStarsAlana AustinTrever O'BrienRiley SmithA young girl secretly poses as her twin brother to win the big motocross race for him after he breaks his leg.William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'
- DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsKirsten DunstBen FosterMelissa SagemillerA 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 an effect.William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
- DirectorSharon MaguireStarsRenée ZellwegerColin FirthHugh GrantBridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorGary HardwickStarsGabrielle UnionLL Cool JEssence AtkinsEva 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.William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'
- DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsHeath LedgerMark AddyRufus SewellAfter his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'
- DirectorGil Cates Jr.StarsAndrew KeeganChad LindbergLauren GermanWilliam Shakespeare's classic tale of love and mischief "A midsummer night's dream" is re-imagined with Club kids at a rave in a L.A. warehouse. Love potions and drug deals gone bad, it's a high-energy, drug-fueled drama.William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
- DirectorTroy ByerStarsNick CannonChristina MilianJordan BurgA high school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'
[remake of "Can't Buy Me Love" (1987)] - DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsMartin HendersonAishwarya Rai BachchanNadira BabbarA modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, that features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family.Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorDavid RichardsStarsShirley HendersonDavid MitchellSimon ChandlerA young harridan MP marries a title in order to advance towards her goal of becoming party leader.
- DirectorAndy FickmanStarsAmanda BynesLaura RamseyChanning TatumWhen 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.William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'
- DirectorBetty ThomasStarsJesse MetcalfeAshantiArielle KebbelThree ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.William Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
- DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsHilary DuffHaylie DuffAnjelica HustonTwo wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility'
- DirectorTom GustafsonStarsTanner CohenWendy RobieJudy McLaneA 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.William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
- DirectorMark WatersStarsMatthew McConaugheyJennifer GarnerEmma StoneWhile attending his brother's wedding, a serial womanizer is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends.Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
- DirectorWill GluckStarsEmma StoneAmanda BynesPenn BadgleyWhen Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter'
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsGemma ArtertonLuke EvansDominic CooperA young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.Thomas Hardy's 'Far From the Madding Crowd'
- DirectorAngel GraciaStarsCamilla BelleAlexa PenaVegaKuno BeckerA Latina spin on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility": two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility'
- DirectorPaul HoenStarsTyler James WilliamsCoco JonesTrevor JacksonA teenage rapper must use his musical talent to battle his nemesis and win the girl of his dreams.Edmond Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
- DirectorJerusha HessStarsKeri RussellJJ FeildJennifer CoolidgeObsessed with Pride and Prejudice (1995), a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsNicholas HoultTeresa PalmerJohn MalkovichAfter 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.William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
- DirectorAri SandelStarsMae WhitmanBella ThorneRobbie AmellA high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF - Designated Ugly Fat Friend - by her prettier, more popular counterparts.George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'
- DirectorDavid WinningStarsCindy BusbyRyan PaeveyElizabeth McLaughlinIn this modern day spin on "Pride & Prejudice," Elizabeth Scott (Cindy Busby), is fishing for direction in her life and gets the opportunity to professionally show her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in a fancy New York dog show.Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorDonald PetrieStarsEmma RobertsHayden ChristensenDanny AielloA young couple must navigate a blossoming romance, amidst a war between their families' competing pizza restaurants.William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
- DirectorIan SamuelsStarsShannon PurserKristine FrosethRJ CylerA case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl and the biggest loser in high school must unite to win over their crushes.Edmond Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
- DirectorRachel Lee GoldenbergStarsJessica RotheJosh WhitehouseJessie EnnisA pair of young lovers from different backgrounds defy their parents and friends to stay together, set to a New Wave '80s soundtrack. A musical adaptation of the 1983 film.William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
[musical remake of Valley Girl (1983)] - DirectorAlice WuStarsLeah LewisDaniel DiemerAlexxis LemireWhen smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.Edmond Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
- DirectorMark WatersStarsAddison RaeTanner BuchananMadison PettisA teenage girl sets out to give a nebbish classmate the ultimate high school makeover. An updated remake of the 1999 film, 'She's All That.'George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion'
[gender-swapped remake of "She's All That" 1999)] - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsAnsel ElgortRachel ZeglerAriana DeBoseAn 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.William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
- DirectorAndrew AhnStarsJoel Kim BoosterBowen YangMargaret ChoA group of queer best friends gather in Fire Island Pines for their annual week of love and laughter, but a sudden change of events might make this their last summer in gay paradise.Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'
- DirectorKaren MaineStarsKaitlyn DeverIsabela MercedSean TealeA comedic retelling of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," told from the point of view of Romeo's jilted ex, Rosaline, the woman Romeo first claims to love before he falls for Juliet.William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
- DirectorWill GluckStarsSydney SweeneyGlen PowellAlexandra ShippAfter an amazing first date, Bea and Ben's fiery attraction turns ice-cold--until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.William Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'
- DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsZac EfronJohn CenaAndrew SantinoWhen three childhood best friends pull a prank that goes wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble. Twenty years later, they still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior.Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'