De jonge schrijver William Shakespeare heeft problemen met zijn laatste werk "Romeo en Ethal de Piratendochter". De jonge en rijke Viola is een groot fan van Shakespeare, en droomt ervan om actrice te worden. Vrouwen zijn echter niet toegestaan op het toneel, dus verkleedt ze zich als jongen, en krijgt ze de rol van Romeo. Wanneer zij en William verliefd worden heeft hij eindelijk de inspiratie om zijn toneelstuk verder uit te werken.
Nee, helaas is Shakespeare in Love nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Parfitt | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| Production | Marc Norman | Producer |
| Production | Donna Gigliotti | Producer |
| Production | Edward Zwick | Producer |
| Production | Julie Goldstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michelle Guish | Casting |
| Sound | Stephen Warbeck | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Jill Quertier | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Richard Greatrex | Director of Photography |
| Art | Steven Lawrence | Art Direction |
| Directing | John Madden | Director |
| Editing | David Gamble | Editor |
| Art | Rachael Jones | Sculptor |
| Sound | John Downer | Sound |
| Crew | Stuart Williams | Carpenter |
| Production | Linda Bruce | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mark Cooper | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Dartnell | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Dartnell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tina Earnshaw | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Ferguson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Jarvis | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Westcott | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Martin Childs | Production Design |
| Sound | Jenny Lee Wright | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dan Grace | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Camera | Tim Wooster | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Marc Norman | Writer |
| Writing | Tom Stoppard | Writer |