Shakespeare in Love (1998)Stream and Watch Online

Looking to watch 'Shakespeare in Love' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Madden-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Shakespeare in Love' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Shakespeare in Love' right now, here are some details about the Miramax, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions history flick.

Released December 11th, 1998, 'Shakespeare in Love' stars Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 2,894 respected users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy."

'Shakespeare in Love' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, Vudu, YouTube, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, Max, and AMC on Demand .