My only love sprung from my only hate.
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.
Romeo + Juliet (1996) is a drama and romance film directed by Baz Luhrmann, released on November 1, 1996 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 5,442 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Romeo + Juliet.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
as Romeo
Claire Danes
as Juliet
Jesse Bradford
as Balthasar
Vondie Curtis-Hall
as Captain Prince
Brian Dennehy
as Ted Montague
John Leguizamo
as Tybalt
Miriam Margolyes
as Nurse
Harold Perrineau
as Mercutio
Christina Pickles
as Caroline Montague
Pete Postlethwaite
as Father Laurence
Paul Rudd
as Dave Paris
Paul Sorvino
as Fulgencio Capulet
Directed by Baz Luhrmann, written by Baz Luhrmann, William Shakespeare and Craig Pearce, produced by Baz Luhrmann and Gabriella Martinelli.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 5,442 ratings.
Part 2 of Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy: <em>'Romeo + Juliet'</em>. I remember watching a little bit of this years and years back at high school and I seem to recall enjoying it a lot. I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I might've on this viewing, but it is still a film I'd recommend for sure - it's very good. I'm yet to see a bad - heck, even a just mildly good - film from Leonardo DiCaprio, which remains…
Reviewed on May 4, 2021
Shakespeare is still getting work in Hollywood, and probably always will... ... but I like updated modern Shakespeare when it comes in the form of West Side Story, She's all That, Overboard (all the other million or so Rom-Coms based off of The Taming of the Shrew) and not when the film is modern day with Shakespearean English and... yeah. Too much of a Juxtaposition for me. The kind of WWII update of Richard III…
Reviewed on January 11, 2023
Baz Luhrmann has relocated this classic to modern day Verona Beach and introduced a contemporary sound track to complement much of the original dialogue from the bard's story of true love, revenge and, quite possibly, the greatest tragedy ever written in the English language. The families "Montague" and "Capulet" have been feuding since God was a boy. The uneasy truce between them is to be severely tested when…
Reviewed on June 18, 2023
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Romeo + Juliet (1996) is available to stream on Hulu, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max and Cinemax Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Romeo + Juliet (1996) includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Brian Dennehy. The film was directed by Baz Luhrmann. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Romeo + Juliet was released on November 1, 1996 and runs for 2h.
Romeo + Juliet (1996) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 5,442 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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