9 Best Shakespeare-Inspired Rom-Coms, Ranked

Rebecca Perlmutter April 23, 2025, 8:00 pm

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Gabrielle Union and LL Cool J in 'Deliver Us From Eva,' Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell in 'Anyone But You,' Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles in '10 Things I Hate About You' — Everett Collection

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Happy Shakespeare Day, Swoonies!

From She’s the Man to 10 Things I Hate About You, you might be surprised to learn that William Shakespeare is behind some of the greatest rom-coms of all time. Who knew The Bard was such a romantic?

Even though the details are a little fuzzy on the exact day Shakespeare was born, Shakespeare Day was invented to throw a big ol’ party for The Bard on historians’ best guess for his birthday: April 23.

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