Romeo + Juliet
My only love sprung from my only hate.
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.
- Director
- Baz Luhrmann
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $147M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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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.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Production Design
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Non-European Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Romeo + Juliet returned 10.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $147M
- Release date
- Nov 1, 1996
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
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