Romeo + Juliet

PG-13 6.7
1996 2 hr 0 min Drama , Romance

In director Baz Luhrmann's 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 , Claire Danes , Jesse Bradford , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Brian Dennehy , John Leguizamo , Miriam Margolyes

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Reviews

Tuchergson
1996/11/01

Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater

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Evengyny
1996/11/02

Thanks for the memories!

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GurlyIamBeach
1996/11/03

Instant Favorite.

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Zlatica
1996/11/04

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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kjmcd-63692
1996/11/05

For the love of god, do not make a movie set in modern day with modern infrastructure and guns with shakespearean language STRAIGHT OUT OF THE PLAY SCRIPT. IT IS THE MOST CRINGEY THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. oh and the drag queen would get kicked off rupaul's drag race in round 1. they got the pool scene right, and that's it.

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gmsjordan
1996/11/06

It is horrible I get more enjoyment from Godzilla(1998)

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oceanecosta
1996/11/07

This a story by william shakespear. The play which is set in Verona is a story about a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families. Romeo and Juliet fall in love at a party. But they come from families which hate each other.They are sur they are not be allowed to marry. The positive points of the movie: This is a original representation of the drama. there are spectacular sets and soft music. The flaws oh the movie: We can see this movie too much. I love this film

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andreasringsby
1996/11/08

I ended up watching this movie with my class, because my teacher said that it was such a great story. Off course everyone had heard about the story, but no one had seen the movie. However, It was not the original movie we saw. Nope, we ended up watching the modernized 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, and the first thing I saw was Jamie Kennedy as a colorful punk with pink hair. When he is introduced before Leonardo De Caprio, screaming around with his punk friends I already knew that the movie will be annoying. And I was right. If I would describe this movie whit one word it would be "annoying"! The original dialogue from the original story is put into this modern time movie, something that does not work at all. The acting is decent, while all the emotions to different characters is everywhere.Would not really say that this is any great movie to watch, not the worst movie I have seen, but it is annoying enough to give it a 2/10 stars.Hope you enjoyed my first short review here on IMDb and I hope you are agree with me. Please follow my Instagram account: @andreasrroseth

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