Movie · Romance · Drama

Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.

1996 · 2h 0m
  • 75%
  • 16+
Director Baz Luhrmann

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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

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Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.

COMMON SENSE

Optically brilliant, violent update of classic.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.2
Reviews 71
Fresh 53
Rotten 18

Information

Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1996
Run Time
2 hr
Rated
PG-13 For scenes of contemporary violence and some sensuality.
Content Advisories
Violence, Suggestive Dialogue, Fantasy Violence, Language
Regions of Origin
United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico
© 1996 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), French
Audio

English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Arabic , Cantonese, Traditional , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Danish , Finnish , Indonesian , Korean , Norwegian , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Swedish , Turkish

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.