Love's Labour's Lost (film)

Love's Labour's Lost is a 2000 British musical romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Kenneth Branagh. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s early comic play of the same name and marks the first feature-length film version of this lesser-known work. The ensemble cast features a mix of Shakespearean veterans, including Timothy Spall, Richard Briers, and Geraldine McEwan, as well as Hollywood actors Alicia Silverstone and Matthew Lillard, and stage performers such as Nathan Lane and Jimmy Yuill.

The film was released in the United Kingdom and United States in 2000 by Miramax Films. It received mixed reviews from critics and emerged as a box-office disappointment, grossing approximately $284,291 in the United States against a production budget of $13 million. In response to its commercial failure, Miramax shelved a planned three-picture deal with Branagh. He would later return to Shakespearean adaptations with As You Like It in 2006.