William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Name: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Released: 1996-11-1
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite

PG-13
2h 1m
1996

73%

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Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespear'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 it's Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.

Director:

Baz Luhrmann

Producer:

Gabriella Martinelli, Baz Lurhmann

Writer:

Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce

Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora

EXTRAS

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AUDIO COMMENTARY BY BAZ LUHRMANN, CATHERINE MARTIN, DONALD M. MCALPINE AND CRAIG PEARCE

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ROMEO + JULIET: THE MUSIC

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

73%

Critics Consensus: Baz Luhrmann's visual aesthetic is as divisive as it is fresh and inventive.

Reviews

615 Film

Cory Woodroof

You really get the whole Baz experience here.

Luhrmann's style simply defibrillates Shakespeare's text. ... For me, it's the overblown carnality that makes it such a perfect adaptation of the source material, and that still leaps from the screen today.

This glitter bomb of a film explodes the play and builds it back up again... result[ing] in a truly unforgettable cinematic experience.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes are both callow and beautiful and wonderful.

August 14, 2020

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