7. Shakespeare In Love (1998)
'Shakespeare in Love' is a story about William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes), an established yet struggling playwright and poet, as he goes in search of love in order to come up with new ideas and creations. Then he meets Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow), at an audition for his latest play. She tries to disguise herself as a boy to get the part but Shakespeare sees through it and they begin a whirlwind affair. As she is promised to another and Shakespeare is married they both know that their romance is self-destructive and cannot go anywhere, leading him to write one of his most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet.