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10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate About You is a modern retelling of the classic play, set against the backdrop of a 90s Seattle high school. When social outcast Patrick Verona is paid to try and win over antisocial Kat Stratford in order so her younger sister will be allowed to date, he and Kat find an unexpected connection forming between them. Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger star as Kat and Patrick, with a further cast that includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, Andrew Keegan, and Larry Miller.

10 Things I Hate About You
PG-13
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Director
Gil Junger
Release Date
March 31, 1999
Studio(s)
Disney
Distributor(s)
Disney
Cast
Julia Stiles , Heath Ledger , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Larisa Oleynik , Larry Miller , Andrew Keegan , David Krumholtz , Susan May Pratt
Writers
Karen McCullah , Kirsten Smith
Runtime
97 minutes
Budget
$30 million

Summary

A pretty, popular teenager can't go out on a date until her ill-tempered older sister does.

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