

“A city divided. Their love will challenge everything.”
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Director
Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$100,000,000
Revenue
$76,016,171

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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