Where to Watch Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Want to behold the glory that is 'Shakespeare in Love' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down 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 work for you.

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 finer points 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 put together reviews from 3,019 well-known 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 Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus, MGM Plus, Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, and fuboTV .