Which 1999 film is based on "The Taming of the Shrew" set in a high school?

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The 1999 film based on The Taming of the Shrew and set in a high school is 10 Things I Hate About You.

This teen romantic comedy adapts Shakespeare’s conflict into a contemporary American school setting. Kat Stratford is the sharp-tongued, independent student who is reluctant to date, while her younger sister Bianca wants to go out but faces a rule imposed by their strict father: Bianca cannot date until Kat does. Cameron James, interested in Bianca, arranges for Patrick Verona to pursue Kat.

The film’s Shakespearean source is especially visible in its character relationships and central romantic bargain, but the story is written in modern dialogue and shaped around late-1990s teenage life. The screenplay was written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, with Gil Junger directing.

Many viewers remember the film for its cast, including Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik. It is sometimes confused with She’s the Man, another teen movie inspired by Shakespeare, but that 2006 film draws primarily from Twelfth Night rather than The Taming of the Shrew.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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