Writing · 1564 to 1616

William Shakespeare

Best rated: Angoor (8.3)

Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

William Shakespeare, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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1912141 films2026

Current formLast 5: 6.52 vs career 6.77 (−0.25)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Average

6.77

80 rated films

Vote weighted

6.82

bigger films count more

Median

6.8

half are better

Consistency

±0.91

rating spread

Career

115y

1912 to 2026

Total votes

1.84M

across every film

Best

8.3

Angoor

Worst

5.3

The Tempest

Newest first

Writing filmography

2026	National Theatre Live: Hamlet	·	63
2026	Othello	·	106
2025	Romeo N Juliet 4eva	·	32
2025	Juliet & Romeo	·	698
2025	Ariel	·	161
2025	Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo	·	588
2025	Scarlet	6.2	2,781
2025	Hamlet	5.9	1,015
2024	Hamlet	·	294
2024	Grand Theft Hamlet	6.9	2,891
2024	Athhoi	·	314
2022	Rosaline	6.5	12,150
2021	The Tragedy of Macbeth	7.1	45,208
2020	Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm	·	512
2019	A Midsummer Night's Dream	·	726
2019	Measure for Measure	·	410
2018	Macbeth	4.5	1,052
2018	Ophelia	6.5	15,083
2018	National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra	·	561
2018	National Theatre Live: King Lear	·	499

Better together?

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Takes

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