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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 is a film that explores themes of suicide, gang war, forbidden love. It also touches on based on play or musical and murder and gun violence.
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Director
Baz Luhrmann
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Christina Pickles, Pete Postlethwaite
What Critics Say
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported 74% of 70 critics gave a positive review, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Baz Luhrmann's visual aesthetic is as...
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Romeo + Juliet
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6.8/10
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74%
RT Audience
77%
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Director
Baz Luhrmann
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Christina Pickles, Pete Postlethwaite
What Critics Say
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported 74% of 70 critics gave a positive review, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Baz Luhrmann's visual aesthetic is as...
0 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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