Stage-to-film adaptations have been frequent occurrences throughout cinematic history. Among the most famous film adaptations of plays are the works of William Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, have all received countless adaptations over the years. Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Glass Menagerie have also been adapted for the screen. Even though these stage-to-film adaptations are incredibly well-known and rightfully admired, Fences deserves to be included in the same conversation.