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10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Movie vs Book
Film · 1999 · Directed by Gil Junger · Starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Movie: Cast and Details
A new student is paid to date a sharp-tongued girl at an American high school.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Reimagined, only inspired by the bookIt is a modern teen retelling that borrows the play's plot and characters.
Read or watch first?
Read the play for the original. The film is a separate teen comedy.
What the book gives you
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
The play is staged and read in many different ways.
Who will like it: Readers who want a famous Shakespeare comedy.