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!

These musical rip-offs made bank and became classics! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the times popular songs got more shine than the original tracks they allegedly borrowed from.

We kinda love these rom-com villains. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for romantic comedy antagonists who we actually really adore.

Something borrowed, someone famous. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top celebrities whose wedding looks made a lasting impression.

These rom-com characters really don't deserve the hate. For this list, we’ll be looking at characters that are either hated by viewers or hated within their own story, but is it really warranted?

You won't believe how many of your favorite songs used samples to bring them to life. For this list, we’ll be ranking the hit tunes that borrowed elements from different tracks during the songwriting process.

These rom-com betrayals are beyond unforgivable. For this list, we’ll be looking at the biggest, most painful stabs in the back from the romantic comedy canon.

These underrated heartthrobs from 2000s movies deserve more love. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most overlooked male big screen characters from the noughties.

Is it just us, or do these movie monsters look familiar? For this list, we’ll be ranking the most infamous examples of times where films borrowed a little or heavily from cinematic monster classics.

These movie couples are #BreakupGoals. For this list, we’ll be looking at romantic pairings who should have called it quits or made their break-up permanent.

These crazy films embody the phrase, it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission. For this list, we're looking at instances where film production teams broke rules, borrowed content without asking, were dishonest, or didn’t get full approval from the original creatives.

The influence of anime can be felt throughout much of the video game industry! For this list we’re looking at games throughout history that we felt most obviously, and with seemingly no regrets, borrowed from elements of various popular anime and manga.

These rom-com characters deserved so much better.

Let's be honest, these rom-com couples should've broken up.

We'll never understand these romance movie characters who picked the wrong guy.