Who knew these movies were inspired by Shakespeare? For this list, we’ll be looking at films whose stories have ties to plays by The Bard.

The Bard tells stories like no one else. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 Shakespeare movies. For this list, we’re looking at the best film adaptations of Shakespeare’s works, basing our picks on popularity and critical acclaim. We’re excluding movies influenced by Shakespeare’s works, such as “10 Things I Hate About You,” as we’re only counting direct adaptations.

Shakespeare wrote some of the most influential plays of all time, but did you know that many movies and films that you've seen were were influenced by, borrowed, or flat out stole from his works? WatchMojo presents the Top 10 Movies that were heavily influenced by the written works of Shakespeare. But what will take the top spot? Romeo and Juliet turned into the Classic West Side Story? Akira Kurosawa's Ran influenced by King Lear? Or the classic Disney film The Lion king, with Macbeth's fingerprints all over it? Watch to find out!

His works were either “born great, achieved greatness, or had greatness thrust upon them.” Join MsMojo as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Plays by William Shakespeare.

That's what wordsmiths are for! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for contributions to the English language courtesy of the Bard.

He was an actor who wrote poems, and plays, and one time he even teamed up with Doctor Who to fight alien witches or something. Welcome to http://www.WatchMojo.com and Top 5 Facts.

Acting royalty meets regular royalty. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best and most riveting portrayals of monarchs on screen.

It's time to lower our collective expectations. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for those movie moments that may be looked at as a little over-hyped by some portion of the audience.

Happy ending? Not for the audience. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the characters whose endings didn’t sit too well with us, whether they got a raw deal or they got an unearned happily ever after.

These performances were short yet iconic and all-around royal. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best portrayals of historic royalty that were in a movie for a good time but not for a long time.

A small role can go a long way. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re looking at actors who weren’t on screen for long, but left a strong enough impression to take home the Academy Award.

These movies shouldn't be shown in history classes. For this list, we’ll be looking at historically based movies that take the term “based on a true story” a little too liberally.

Movies are always more romantic in a period setting. For this list, we’ll be looking at the best period pieces where romance is the central theme.

¡Nunca esperes lecciones de historia en las películas! En esta lista estaremos viendo los casos más notables de películas que reescribieron la historia.

Never rely on movies for historical fact! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notorious cases of films rewriting history.