10 Things I Hate About You
Directed by Gil Junger
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.
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- SandyOlson78February 14, 2026RIP Heath Ledger. It's a good movie. I liked the party scene and the iconic singing on the bleachers. I did this for Valentines Day, but because it has hate in the title, no one will know if it was because I was into Valentines or if it was because I wasn't... Is Julia Stiles related to Ryan Stiles?
- KGM SOSADecember 23, 2025I just rewatched 10 Things I Hate About You for the first time in 10+ years & my god, is it still exceptional!! The feel-good moments, both in the humour & the romance are contagious. I can’t stress how rarely a film has me doing a cheesy smile throughout; this movie gives me butterflies in my stomach & leaves me doing the smirk from the iconic Daniel Cormier smiling-at-phone meme. I don’t know where to begin. Firstly, Heath Ledger’s performance in this movie is electric. He is undeniably exceptional in his role, so believably playing the cold bad boy who, over the course of the film, gets softened by Kat as they triumph over their cynicism & become infatuated with each other. It’s very evident, even this early on into his tragically short career, that he would go on to become a superstar. Next, Julia Stiles was incredible; not only because she’s absolutely jaw-droppingly gorgeous, but her performance so elegantly captured the sassy, cynical “doesn’t give a shit” attitude of her character. She was the absolute best casting choice for her role. What was so great about both Julia & Heath is not just that they captured their cynicism so perfectly, but how they discreetly show the cracks in their characters personalities, leading to when they finally become optimistic & love-struck. It’s hard to describe, but there are many great actors who can portray a character’s traits brilliantly yet lack the ability to slowly develop as a character. Usually, these actors will play one side, then change upon the character’s development, but Julia & Heath do it so progressively throughout the runtime that it feels real. I don’t know if I make sense here, but hopefully I do. Larisa Oleynik was also great as Bianca. She was so sweet, ditsy & cute as a button. I’m unsure if she’s that great of an actress or just genuinely that adorable, it almost feels like she was actually that cute & just told to be herself LOL. Larry Miller as Dad, Andrew Keegan as Joey, Daryl Mitchell as Mr. Morgan & Allison Janney as Ms. Perky were all ICONIC as well! Larry & Allison were especially hilarious in their roles; I couldn’t help but laugh. Andrew played the effortlessly cool Fonzie-like aesthetic character that’s cliché in ’90s–’00s movies so well too. This movie has the same feel-good late-’90s to early-2000s nostalgia & aesthetic as movies like The Girl Next Door (2004), & I have a soft spot for all these types of movies. Although it’s not as raunchy as tGND, its aesthetic from visuals, fashion, lingo & music, is a time capsule to a time we all miss. This movie is a solid 10/10 for romantic comedy, high school early-2000s movies. Which you wouldn’t realise by this warm review, but I usually don’t even like romance movies. This one is just exceptional, & I can’t fight my feelings towards it. Bonus points for Kats sexy party dance & her feet always being visible LMAO
10 Things I Hate About You Trivia
10 Things I Hate About You was released on March 31, 1999.
10 Things I Hate About You was directed by Gil Junger.
10 Things I Hate About You has a runtime of 1h 37m.
10 Things I Hate About You was produced by Andrew Lazar.
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.
The key characters in 10 Things I Hate About You are Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger), Katarina Stratford (Julia Stiles), Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt).
10 Things I Hate About You is rated PG-13.
10 Things I Hate About You is a Comedy, Romance, Drama film.
10 Things I Hate About You has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.
10 Things I Hate About You had a budget of $16M.
10 Things I Hate About You has made $53.5M at the box office.