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Romeo + Juliet

My only love sprung from my only hate.

Rating 6.8 / 10Release November 1, 1996Runtime 120 min

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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