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Romeo + Juliet

My only love sprung from my only hate.

Film19962hReleased

DramaRomance
Not rated

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Director
Baz Luhrmann
Language
English
Released
1996-11-01
Runtime
2h

Community score

6.85,389 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.8

The story

In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

Cast

  • Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprioRomeo
  • Claire Danes
    Claire DanesJuliet
  • Jesse Bradford
    Jesse BradfordBalthasar
  • Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Vondie Curtis-HallCaptain Prince
  • Brian Dennehy
    Brian DennehyTed Montague
  • John Leguizamo
    John LeguizamoTybalt
  • Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam MargolyesNurse
  • Harold Perrineau
    Harold PerrineauMercutio
  • Christina Pickles
    Christina PicklesCaroline Montague
  • Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete PostlethwaiteFather Laurence