7. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Directed by John Madden
Starring Joeseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow
Winner of 7 Academy Awards, Including Best Picture. Nominated for 13.
Set in the late 1500's when William Shakespeare was writing his timeless masterpiece "Romeo and Juliet", "Shakespeare in Love" has cleverness popping out everywhere. There are two things about this film I found most remarkable. The first was the writing, which was intentionally set up as a five-act play (in the style of Shakespeare himself). The dialogue in this film simply cannot be beat. The second was Judi Dench. She is often criticized for having won an Oscar when she is only onscreen for five minutes, but those are some of the best five minutes I can imagine. Overall, this is a smart, funny and very sexy romance.
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