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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

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Baz Luhrmann helped adapt this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a post-modern city named Verona Beach. In this version, the Capulets and the Montagues are two rival gangs. Juliet is attending a costume ball thrown by her parents. Her father Fulgencio Capulet has arranged her marriage to the boorish Paris as part of a strategic investment plan. Romeo attends the masked ball and he and Juliet fall in love.
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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

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Baz Luhrmann's visual aesthetic is as divisive as it is fresh and inventive.

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Baz Luhrmann

Director

Leonardo DiCaprio

Romeo

Claire Danes

Juliet

Brian Dennehy

Ted Montague

John Leguizamo

Tybalt

Pete Postlethwaite

Friar Laurence

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Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal 14 hrs ago
Is this the end of Western civilization as we know it? Sure, and it's amusing in fits and starts; just don't expect comprehensible prose, never mind poetry. Go to Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 14 hrs ago
2.5/4
Shakespeare deserves to be constantly performed, reinvented, replayed. He is no more harmed by R&J's absurdities than by last year's fuzzy Edwardian Richard III, with Ian McKellen. Go to Full Review Sheila Johnston Daily Telegraph (UK) 14 hrs ago
All the top dressing in the world cannot conceal the fact that Shakespeare's play is more than a "boy meets girl, boy loses girl" blueprint for a hip, upmarket teen movie. Go to Full Review Rob Lowing The Sun-Herald (Australia) 14 hrs ago
5/5
At last, a Shakespeare for our times. Australian director Baz Luhrmann's update of Romeo and Juliet is such a superbly simple idea, every other director will kick themselves for not thinking of it. Go to Full Review Wallace Baine Santa Cruz Sentinel 14 hrs ago
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A gaudy, scintillating remake that will leave you slack-jawed with overstimulation. The person who claims to be bored with this movie is in a coma deeper than Juliet's. See this movie. Parting your theater seat will be such sweet sorrow. Go to Full Review Shawn Levy Oregonian 14 hrs ago
3.5/4
Even if you've been reading and watching Shakespeare since your school days, you've never seen anything like this wondrous Romeo and Juliet. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kevin S @Kevin_Eleven 2 days ago Good film. See more Robert P @Superbad Oct 3, 2026 This Movie is a *4* star Movie! See more STEPHEN W @SWWELLS Sep 16, 2026 Visually stunning. Brilliant cast. Using Shakespeare's words molded into a contemporary setting with modern music was genius. Baz Luhrmann directed this masterpiece and made Leonardo DiCaprio a leading man, one year before Titanic. See more Mary L @RT43759692 Sep 10, 2026 I would have redone a lot of castings, set design etc but beyond that it was great. I have much more to say but I don’t like to ramble. See more sarah H @Humphriessarah2 Aug 15, 2026 Cool take on the story See more bruce F @bruce999 Aug 3, 2026 a good story gone bad. good acting, but whats the use... overall, i'd watch the 1966 movie instead . what a waste. how can true love be observed in that mess ? See more Read all reviews
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A young Capulet prepares for battle Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Claire Danes is Juliet in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Claire Danes is Juliet in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Claire Danes is Juliet in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Claire Danes is Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Diane Venora is Gloria Capulet Claire Danes is Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET Leonardo DiCaprio is Romeo in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Baz Luhrmann helped adapt this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a post-modern city named Verona Beach. In this version, the Capulets and the Montagues are two rival gangs. Juliet is attending a costume ball thrown by her parents. Her father Fulgencio Capulet has arranged her marriage to the boorish Paris as part of a strategic investment plan. Romeo attends the masked ball and he and Juliet fall in love.
Director
Baz Luhrmann
Producer
Gabriella Martinelli
Screenwriter
William Shakespeare, Craig Pearce
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Bazmark Films, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Contemporary Violence)
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 1996, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Dec 5, 2026
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$46.4M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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