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| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Romance. |
| Year: | 1996. |
| Director: | Baz Luhrmann. |
| IMDB Rating: | 6.80 (33660 votes). |
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| Leonardo DiCaprio | Romeo | | Claire Danes | Juliet | | John Leguizamo | Tybalt | | Harold Perrineau | Mercutio | | Pete Postlethwaite | Father Laurence | | Paul Sorvino | Fulgencio Capulet | | Brian Dennehy | Ted Montague | | Paul Rudd | Dave Paris | | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Captain Prince | | Miriam Margolyes | The Nurse | | Jesse Bradford | Balthasar | | M. Emmet Walsh | Apothecary | | Zak Orth | Gregory | | Jamie Kennedy | Sampson | | Dash Mihok | Benvolio |
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Plot: Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. The gun-toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star-crossed lovers, their tragic destiny.
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