10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
76%RT Audience Score: 69%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 13 nominations
Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger add strong performances to an unexpectedly clever script, elevating 10 Things (slightly) above typical teen fare
10 Things I Hate About You” is a modern-day classic that takes Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” and turns it into a hilarious teen rom-com. With a cast that includes the late Heath Ledger and the always delightful Julia Stiles, this movie is a must-watch for anyone who loves a good laugh and a heartwarming love story. Plus, who can forget that iconic scene where Ledger serenades Stiles with “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”? It’s a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and fall in love all over again.
Production Company(ies)
Walt Disney Pictures, Lin Pictures, Rideback
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Stadium High School – 111 N. E Street, Tacoma, Washington, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for crude sex-related humor and dialogue, alcohol and drug-related scenes, all involving teens
Year of Release
1999
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital SDDS DTS
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 37m
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Language(s):English, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 1999 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2010
Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, Andrew Keegan, directed by Gil Junger, written by Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith, Comedy, Romance, PG-13, reviewed by David Hunter, Scott Tobias, Stephen Hunter, Stephen Dalton, Caitlin Quinlan, Peter Bradshaw, Jaby Koay, Matt Brunson, Eve Tushnet, Rachel Wagner, Sezín Koehler, box office gross $38.2M, budget unknown, produced by Andrew Lazar, MPAA rating PG-13, Shakespeare adaptation, modernization, high school, teenage romance, witty script, strong performances, Heath Ledger’s breakthrough role, Julia Stiles’ strong performance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s supporting role, Larisa Oleynik’s role, David Krumholtz’s role, Andrew Keegan’s role, romantic comedy, teenage comedy, family rules, dating, house rules, sisters, strong women, charming male lead, sharp dialogue, clever visual gags, colorful supporting characters, modern-day screwball comedy, empowering potential of teenage years, Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
Worldwide gross: $53,478,579
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $95,995,540
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,036
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 10,468,434
US/Canada gross: $38,178,166
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $68,530,872
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 929
US/Canada opening weekend: $8,330,681
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $14,953,805
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 790
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $53,850,836
Production budget ranking: 740
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $28,998,675
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $13,146,029
ROI to date (est.): 16%
ROI ranking: 1,317
Julia Stiles – Katarina ‘Kat’ Stratford
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Cameron James
Larisa Oleynik – Bianca Stratford
David Krumholtz – Michael Eckman
Andrew Keegan – Joey Donner
Director(s)
Gil Junger
Writer(s)
Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith
Producer(s)
Andrew Lazar
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 13 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (80) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (56) | Rotten (24)
[Stiles] is quite successful in the role and well-matched with Ledger.
April 8, 2019
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
Quirky, inventive, and brimming over with clever visual gags and colorful supporting characters, 10 Things uses Shakespeare as a jumping-off point to playfully send up a society that doesn’t know what to do with a strong woman.
January 28, 2019
Scott Tobias
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
A movie that looks outward, that leads you elsewhere, out of the self, toward literature and life.
January 28, 2019
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
A witty reworking of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew in the form of a modern-day screwball teen comedy, Gil Junger’s 10 Things I Hate about You actually owes very little to the original beyond basic plot points and a handful of names.
January 28, 2019
Stephen Dalton
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
10 Things I Hate About You can and should be viewed as the ultimate teen movie, bursting through the hellish decade to say a little more about the empowering potential of those defining years.
January 28, 2019
Caitlin Quinlan
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
10 Things is a bright little romantic comedy, nicely and sharply written, which wears its learning winningly and lightly.
January 28, 2019
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
It was a fun movie…Gives a contemporary flair on a Shakespearian classic.
June 16, 2022
Jaby Koay
GET Jaby
With an energy level that can only be described as infectious, it takes almost every dated teen-flick cliche (sensitive rebels, preening jocks, distracted adults, etc.) and makes them fresh and funny.
November 22, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
The script is funny and mostly charming. Really the whole thing is a fractal: I had every reason to hate this movie, and yet I found myself loving it against my will…
August 14, 2020
Eve Tushnet
Patheos
The humor doesn’t always work for me but it is extremely well cast with a clever concept
June 10, 2020
Rachel Wagner
Rachel’s Reviews (YouTube)
10 Things I Hate About You is a sweet romantic comedy. But it is also a treatise about how young people navigate, negotiate, and balance all of the social, cultural, and personal expectations that swarm around them from all sides.
May 24, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Sezín Koehler
Black Girl Nerds
10 Things I Hate About You captures a moment of teen drama, fear, and exploration in a perfect time capsule.
April 2, 2019
Joelle Monique
Pajiba…
Plot
Adapted from William Shakespeare’s play “The Taming of the Shrew,” 10 Things I Hate About You starts off with Cameron, new student at Padua High, sitting in the office of the quirky guidance counselor Ms. Perky. He is then shown around the school by Michael, who will become his best friend. During his tour is when Cameron first sees Bianca Stratford, a beautiful sophomore with one problem: she isn’t allowed to date. And neither is her “shrew” sister, Katarina, a senior who loves indie rock and feminist prose and hates conformity. But Kat and Bianca’s father alters his house rule: now, Bianca can date… as long as Kat has a date, too. Now, in order for Cameron to date Bianca, he has to find someone to date Kat. So Michael helps him enlist the help of pretty-boy/jerk/model Joey Donner, tricking him into thinking that *he* will get to take Bianca out if he pays someone to take out Kat. His choice: Patrick Verona, a bad-boy with a mysterious reputation
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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