Where to Watch Shakespeare in Love (1998)

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

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Shakespeare in Love' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Shakespeare in Love' right now, here are some specifics about the Miramax, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions comedy 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 3,066 top users.

Interested in knowing 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 Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Hoopla, and Apple TV .