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Romeo + Juliet

  • 1996
  • PG
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
249K
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POPULARITY
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Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok, and Harold Perrineau in Romeo + Juliet (1996)
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Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

  • Director
    • Baz Luhrmann
  • Writers
    • William Shakespeare
    • Craig Pearce
    • Baz Luhrmann
  • Stars
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Claire Danes
    • John Leguizamo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    249K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,034
    144
    • Director
      • Baz Luhrmann
    • Writers
      • William Shakespeare
      • Craig Pearce
      • Baz Luhrmann
    • Stars
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • Claire Danes
      • John Leguizamo
    • 637User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 30 nominations total

    Videos4

    Romeo + Juliet
    Trailer 2:15
    Romeo + Juliet
    Romeo + Juliet | Anniversary Mashup
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    Romeo + Juliet | Anniversary Mashup
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    Romeo + Juliet | Anniversary Mashup
    Three Movies That Changed Billy Porter's Life
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    Three Movies That Changed Billy Porter's Life
    What Roles Did Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Play?
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    What Roles Did Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Play?

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    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Romeo
    Claire Danes
    Claire Danes
    • Juliet
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Tybalt
    Harold Perrineau
    Harold Perrineau
    • Mercutio
    Lupita Ochoa
    • Attractive Girl
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • Father Laurence
    Gloria Silva
    • Nun
    Paul Sorvino
    Paul Sorvino
    • Fulgencio Capulet
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Ted Montague
    Paul Rudd
    Paul Rudd
    • Dave Paris
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    • Captain Prince
    Carolyn Valero
    • Middle Age Occupant
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • The Nurse
    Paco Morayta
    • Middle Age Occupant
    Jesse Bradford
    Jesse Bradford
    • Balthasar
    M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh
    • Apothecary
    Margarita Wynne
    Margarita Wynne
    • Station Mother
    Zak Orth
    Zak Orth
    • Gregory
    • Director
      • Baz Luhrmann
    • Writers
      • William Shakespeare
      • Craig Pearce
      • Baz Luhrmann
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Key hair stylist Aldo Signoretti was kidnapped by gang members and held for $300 ransom which Baz Luhrmann paid.
    • Goofs
      When on the beach preparing for a duel, Abra ejects all the bullets from Tybalt's magazine except one. Romeo uses that same gun, in a new location, to kill Tybalt, shooting him 6-7 times. However, Tybalt carries two guns. The one Romeo uses is the second gun, which at this point was not unloaded.
    • Quotes

      Romeo: [upon first sight of Juliet] Did my heart love 'til now? Forswear its sight. For I never saw true beauty 'til this night.

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens and closes with the Chorus, appearing as an anchorwoman on a TV screen, narrating the prologue and the closing lines.
    • Connections
      Edited into Nothing Is Truer Than Truth (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      #1 Crush
      Performed, Written and Produced by Garbage
      Garbage appears courtesy of Almo Sounds, Inc./Mushroom Records UK Ltd.
      Shirley Manson appears courtesy of Radioactive Records

    User reviews637

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    Featured review
    6/10

    Sorry but no

    It was an interesting idea in theory, but practical, was a failure. Extra points for the courage though and the efforts for reciting the original verses. If the lines were different, adapted to the modern era, maybe just maybe i would have liked it more.
    • margineanvladdaniel
    • Jan 29, 2022
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1996 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
      • Australia
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Roméo et Juliette
    • Filming locations
      • Chapultepec Castle, Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Bazmark Films
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,351,345
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,133,231
      • Nov 3, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $147,554,998
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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