Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Directed by Baz Luhrmann · 120 min · Drama, Romance
44.0 TOPICAL score · #2,362 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1996, directed by Baz Luhrmann) has a TOPICAL score of 44.0 - ranked 2,362 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on critics. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (5,479 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 45 languages.
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- Critics74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (5,479 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 45 languages
- Still read121,899 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio (actor #5), Claire Danes (actor #539), Jesse Bradford (actor #1,682), Vondie Curtis-Hall