The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,297 2010s romance movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
590 audience votes
Key crew
- Carlo CarleiDirector
- Julian FellowesScreenplay
- Abel KorzeniowskiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hailee SteinfeldJuliet Capulet
- Douglas BoothRomeo Montague
- Tomas AranaLord Montague
- Christian CookeMercutio
- Damian LewisLord Capulet
- Natascha McElhoneLady Capulet
- Lesley ManvilleThe Nurse
- Laura MoranteLady Montague
- Kodi Smit-McPheeBenvolio
- Ed WestwickTybalt
- Tom WisdomCount Paris
- Leon VitaliApothecary
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Themes
based on play or musicaltragic lovemiddle ages (476-1453)family feudstar crossed loversteenage romanceverona italyromeo & julietchased loverslovers separated