10 Things I Hate About You is a teen comedy film based on William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. It stars Julia Stiles as Kat, a rebellious high school senior, who once was popular, but decided one day not to do things just because everyone else was. Her sister is Bianca, a sophomore, is the total opposite, and wants to conform in order to be cool. HOWEVER, their father will only allow Bianca to date only if Kat dates first. She then gets a guy she likes to devise a plan to help Kat fall in love.