Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Summary: The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

Release Date: January 08, 1999

Genres: Comedy, Drama, History

Director: John Madden

Writers: Marc Norman

, Tom Stoppard

Runtime: 2 h 03 min

MPAA: R

Production: Universal Pictures, Miramax, The Bedford Falls Company

Distributor: Miramax Home Entertainment, Starz, Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 100,317,794

International: $ 189,000,000

Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

Summary: Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.

Release Date: May 08, 1987

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director: Stephen Frears

Writers: John Lahr

, Alan Bennett

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: R

Production: Zenith Entertainment, Civilhand, British Screen Productions

Distributor: MGM Home Entertainment

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Domestic: $ 1,654,743

International: $ 18,184

The Monster Club (1981)

Summary: A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs.

Release Date: May 27, 1981

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Musical

Director: Roy Ward Baker