Romeo + Juliet

1996 Baz Luhrmann 2h
Drama Romance

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.

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

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Romeo + Juliet

Titanic 1997
Young Leo dying for love. Two 90s films about passion so intense it cannot survive in this world. Watch as a double feature
West Side Story 1961
Star-crossed lovers, twice. Shakespeare's most famous love story in two wildly different settings. Watch as a double feature
Moulin Rouge! 2001
Baz Luhrmann's doomed lovers. Two films that turn up every dial to eleven and dare you not to cry. Watch as a double feature

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