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.

Editor's Verdict

❌NO

"Romeo + Juliet (1996) is a retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy set in a modern, hot climate ('Verona Beach'). The narrative is driven by feuding families and doomed romance, entirely divorced from the Christmas season, themes, or iconography."

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Cast & Crew

Leonardo DiCaprio

Romeo

Claire Danes

Juliet

Jesse Bradford

Balthasar

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Captain Prince

Brian Dennehy

Ted Montague

John Leguizamo

Tybalt

Miriam Margolyes

Nurse

Harold Perrineau

Mercutio

Christina Pickles

Caroline Montague

Pete Postlethwaite

Father Laurence

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