The Top Ten Film Adaptations of Shakespeare Plays

Many of Shakespeare's plays have been adapted into films. Here's my picks for the ten best adaptations.

1. Ran (1985)- based on King Lear
2. Hamlet (1996)- based on Hamlet
3.Hamlet (1948)- based on Hamlet
4. Scotland P.A. (2001)- based on Macbeth
5. Throne of Blood (1957)- based on Macbeth
6. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)- based on Much Ado About Nothing
7. My Own Private Idaho (1992)- based on Henry IV
8. William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996)- based on Romeo and Juliet
9. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999)- based on a Midsummer Night’s Dream
10. The Forbidden Planet (1956)- based on The Tempest