Romeo + Juliet
November 1, 1996
120 minutes
6.8
DramaRomance

Romeo + Juliet

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.

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Cast
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)
Paul Rudd
(Dave Paris)
Paul Sorvino
(Fulgencio Capulet)
Diane Venora
(Gloria Capulet)
M. Emmet Walsh
(Apothecary)
Edwina Moore
(Anchorwoman)
Zak Orth
(Gregory)
Jamie Kennedy
(Sampson)
Dash Mihok
(Benvolio)
Lupita Ochoa
(Attractive Girl)
Gloria Silva
(Nun)
Vincent Laresca
(Abra)
Carlos Manzo
(Petrucchio)
Carolyn Valero
(Middle Aged Occupant)
Paco Morayta
(Middle Aged Occupant)
Rodrigo Escandon
(Kid With Toy Gun)
Margarita Wynne
(Station Mother)
Harriet Sansom Harris
(Susan Santandiago)
Michael Corbett
(Rich Ranchidis)
Pedro Altamirano
(Peter)
Mario Cimarro
(Capulet Bouncer)
Des'ree
(Diva)
Ismael Eguiarte
(O P Officer)
Ricardo Barona
(Altar Boy)
Fausto Barona
(Altar Boy)
Quindon Tarver
(Choir Boy)
Alex Newman
(Altar Boy 2)
Cory Newman
(Altar Boy 2)
Jorge Abraham
(Post Haste Delivery Man)
John Sterlini
(Sacristan)
Farnesio de Bernal
(Undertaker)
Catalina Botello
(Post Haste Clerk)