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Romeo + Juliet

Name: Romeo + Juliet
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1996-11-01
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brian Dennehy

1996 · 2h 0m · Drama, Romance

IMDb 6.7 Metacritic 60 RT 75%

YES. Baz Luhrmann's audacious 1996 reimagining is a visual fever dream that somehow makes Shakespeare's dialogue crackle in a modern setting—it's stylish, passionate, and genuinely entertaining even if you think you hate Romeo and Juliet. Watch it tonight if you want something that swings for the fences and mostly connects.

Plot

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.

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brian Dennehy

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