Romeo and Juliet

No ordinary love story...

1968 • 138 min • Drama · Romance

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Synopsis

Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.

Our family guide

Best from age 12

Movie Knight Score

742 reviews

100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
74 Audience · 740 · 49%

Two young lovers from feuding families fall deeply in love, secretly marry, and tragically lose their lives in a desperate attempt to be together. Their passion and choices lead to devastating consequences for everyone involved.

Violence & peril: 6/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 5/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Sword fighting and deaths
Brief nudity and intense romance
Suicide by poison and dagger

What it models well

The power of love
Loyalty to loved ones
Challenging old hatreds

Talk about it after

The impact of feuds and prejudice
Consequences of impulsive decisions
Defining true love vs. infatuation

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Top billed cast

Director: Franco Zeffirelli • Crew: Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli

Trailers & clips

ROMEO AND JULIET (1968) - OFICIAL TRAILER

A time for us Romeo and Juliet 1968

Romeo and Juliet 1968 Original Trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
**Another fine adaptation of the Bard's masterpiece.** William Shakespeare is an author of all time. Everyone knows him, everyone considers him, even those who don't speak native English. It is a universal heritage, and “Romeo and Juliet” is his most important work. There is no end to the number of film adaptations: basically, “Romeo and Juliet” has been adapted to film for as long as cinema has existed.…
Filipe Manuel Neto, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
The location photography and the beautiful score from Nino Rota help make this, for my money, the best screen adaptation of this most tragic of Shakesperian tragedies. Add to those classic elements, a really strong cast that mixes new blood with those more experienced and we get a properly heart-rending iteration. The constantly feuding "Montague" and "Capulet" families dominate society in Verona.…
CinemaSerf, TMDB Community