On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
Directed by Gil Junger
high school
seattle, washington
deception
based on play or musical
coming of age
teen movie
shrew
teen comedy
valentine's day
opposites attract
duringcreditsstinger
teenage romance
overprotective father
playful
lighthearted
casual
cliché
Rank
#9 in 1999·#547 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Heath Ledger
Patrick Verona
Julia Stiles
Katarina Stratford
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Cameron James
Larisa Oleynik
Bianca Stratford
David Krumholtz
Michael Eckman
Andrew Keegan
Joey Donner
Susan May Pratt
Mandella
Gabrielle Union
Chastity
Larry Miller
Walter Stratford
Daryl Mitchell
Mr. Morgan
Allison Janney
Ms. Perky
David Leisure
Mr. Chapin
Crew
Gil Junger
Director
Kirsten Smith
Writer
Karen McCullah
Writer
Richard Gibbs
Original Music Composer
Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Andrew Lazar
Producer
Donna Morong
Casting
Richard Gibbs
Orchestrator
Kay Hanley
Songs
Greg Silverman
Associate Producer
Ralph Sall
Executive Music Producer
Dean A. Zupancic
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Popular Reviews
20137 reviews
Michael JecmenPRO
7.6★ · 01/14/26
really fun watch with friends. packed with dank memes, heath ledger and baby joseph gordon levitt rizz, and so so so much shakespeare
textbook crowd pleaser
really fun watch with friends. packed with dank memes, heath ledger and baby joseph gordon levitt rizz, and so so so much shakespeare
textbook crowd pleaser
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Liam RPRO
7.8★ · 01/16/26
this and when harry met sally represent the golden age of rom coms
this and when harry met sally represent the golden age of rom coms
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Sarish DeotalePRO
8.0★ · 09/29/25
super cute high school romcom. pretty funny and mostly lived up to the iconic status. some classic scenes and some great quotes. kat reading her poem was soooo good, but the ending was totally rushed. i wish there was a bit more there
“don't let anyone, ever, make you feel like you don't deserve what you want”
super cute high school romcom. pretty funny and mostly lived up to the iconic status. some classic scenes and some great quotes. kat reading her poem was soooo good, but the ending was totally rushed. i wish there was a bit more there
“don't let anyone, ever, make you feel like you don't deserve what you want”