Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Tom Stoppard’s banter-ful script about a young William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) battling writer’s block as he works on what will become Romeo and Juliet is a whip-smart comedy romance, with Gwyneth Paltrow utterly charming as his lover/muse. Like La La Land, the ending is bittersweet, but there’s plenty to keep you smiling during the journey.