11 of the Best & Worst Shakespearean Big Screen Adaptations

Which of the famous playwright's works have found box-office and critical glory — and which didn't?

"The Tempest" (2010). Director Julie Taymor sparked a lot of interest in her version of the play when she switched the sex of the lead character, Prospero, casting Helen Mirren in a role traditionally played by a man. But the A-list cast could not save this film from being a dud with critics and practically non-existent at the box office.

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