Title Romeo + Juliet Overview 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. Tagline My only love sprung from my only hate. Genres Drama, Romance Keywords shakespeare, forbidden love, gun violence, star crossed lovers, shakespeare in modern dress, teenage romance, masquerade, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, gangster grip Production Companies Bazmark Films, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 120 Release Year 1996
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 147 million USD