Hundreds of Shakespeare films have been produced, including several blockbusters of the last decade (the Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, and others). We’ve compiled a selection of some of the most notable works and adaptations below.

Note: a few of these (particularly based on Shakespeare’s tragedies) may not be family-friendly, so check out the movie summary before viewing with kids.

Macbeth (1948)

Directed by Orson Welles

Hamlet (1948)

Directed by Lawrence Olivier

Kiss Me, Kate (1953)

Based on The Taming of the Shrew, directed by George Sidney, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter

West Side Story (1961)

Inspired by Romeo and Juliet, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise

King Lear (1971)

Directed by Peter Brook

Macbeth (1971)

Directed by Roman Polanski

Antony and Cleopatra (1974)

Starring Patrick Stewart and Ben Kingsley, directed by Trevor Nunn and John Schoffield

The Comedy of Errors (1978)

Starring Judi Dench and Francesca Annis, directed by Philip Casson and Trevor Nunn

Ran (1985)

Based on King Lear, directed by Akira Kurosawa

King Lear (1987)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Henry V (1989)

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990)

Inspired by Hamlet, directed by Tom Stoppard

Romeo-Juliet (1990)

Starring Francesca Annis, Vanessa Redgrave and Ben Kingsley, directed by Armando Acosta II

Hamlet (1991)

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli

Prospero’s Books (1991)

Based on The Tempest, directed by Peter Greeneway

As You Like It (1992)

directed by Christine Edzard

Much Ado about Nothing (1993)

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

The Lion King (1994)

Based on Hamlet, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff

Othello (1995)

Directed by Oliver Parker

Richard III (1995)

Directed by Richard Loncraine, starring Ian McKellan

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, directed by Baz Luhrman

Hamlet (1996)

Starring Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough, Judi Dench, Billy Crystal and Kate Winslet, directed by Kenneth Branagh

Twelfth Night (1996)

Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Imogen Stubbs and Mel Smith, directed by Trevor Nunn

Looking for Richard (1996)

Directed by and starring Al Pacino

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush and Judi Dench, directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard

Titus (1999)

Directed by Julie Taymor

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Based on The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Gil Junger, starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger

A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream (1999)

Directed by Michael Hoffman, starring Calista Flockhart and Michelle Pfeiffer

Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000)

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Hamlet (2000)

Directed by Michael Almereyda, starring Ethan Hawke, Julia Stiles and Kyle MacLachlan

O (2001)

Based on Othello, directed by Tim Blake Nelson, starring Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles and Mekhi Phifer

Scotland, PA (2001)

Based on Macbeth, directed by Billy Morrissette

She’s the Man (2006)

Based on Twelfth Night, directed by Andy Fickman, starring Amanda Byrnes