From the March 13, 2013, The Week "7 movies that are cleverly disguised Shakespeare adaptations" by Jillian Rayfield.
1. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)-- Romeo and Juliet
2. RAN (1985)-- King Lear
3. MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991)-- Henry IV, Henry V
4. THE LION KING (1994)-- Hamlet
5. 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)-- The Taming of the Shrew
6. O (2001)-- Othello
7. SHE'S THE MAN (2006)-- Twelfth Night
Well, I knew about the first one.
The Bard At the Movies. --Cooter
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