Movies like Shakespeare in Love

Atonement, featuring a star-crossed lovers' narrative set against the backdrop of World War II, echoes Shakespeare in Love's interplay of love, drama, and the unstoppable forces that can tear lovers apart. Its exquisite storytelling and period backdrop will resonate with fans.

Adapted from the famous Jane Austen novel, Pride & Prejudice captures the manners and matrimonial machinations of 19th century English society, echoing the wit, romance, and beautiful period detail that made Shakespeare in Love so captivating.

This historical drama chronicles the early reign of Queen Victoria and her passionate love affair with Prince Albert. Fans of Shakespeare in Love will appreciate the sumptuous costuming, grand sets, and blend of political intrigue with a heart-warming love story.

With its poignant narrative of love and loss during the Regency era in England, Sense and Sensibility is another Jane Austen adaptation that pulls at the heartstrings much like Shakespeare in Love, offering its viewers a compelling mix of romance and wit.

Set in the same historical era as Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth focuses on the life of Queen Elizabeth I and her ascension to the throne, combining elements of political intrigue, personal drama, and historical context that fans of period films will find engrossing.

The Duchess explores the life of the 18th-century aristocrat, Georgiana Cavendish, and deals with themes of love, adultery, and high society. The film shares with Shakespeare in Love a sumptuous visual style and the entanglement of personal desires with public expectations.

Becoming Jane delves into the life of Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman, drawing parallels to Shakespeare in Love with its blend of biographical drama and romantic fiction. Austen enthusiasts and lovers of period romance will find themselves swept away by the similarities.

Anonymous presents a fictionalized account of the life of Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, and proposes he was the true author behind Shakespeare's works. The movie combines Elizabethan political intrigue with literary mystery, appealing to fans of Shakespeare in Love's historical and dramatic flavor.