Romeo + Juliet

1996 PG-13 2h 0m Blu-ray / DVD

Romeo + Juliet

1996 PG-13 2h 0m Blu-ray / DVD
  • Overview
  • Details
In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's tragedy, two families feud as their children, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love. Though the film is modern, the bard's dialogue remains intact as the couple pay a disastrous cost for their affection.
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Brian Dennehy, Paul Rudd, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Miriam Margolyes, Jesse Bradford, M. Emmet Walsh
Director
Baz Luhrmann
Format
Blu-ray• DVD
Screen
Widescreen 2.35:1
Subtitles
English, Spanish (Neutral), None
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Screen
Widescreen 2.35:1
Subtitles
English, French, Spanish (Neutral)
CC
Yes
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish (Neutral): Dolby Digital 5.1, French: DTS 5.1 HD
Rating
PG-13 - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers. PG-13 - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
age 16+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 16+

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Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this film features a considerable amount of blood, violence, and explicit references to sex. Prostitution, brief nudity, teen sex, gang-related deaths, car assaults, bloody fistfights, and a gangster pointing a pistol directly at a child's face, makes this film inappropriate for kids under the age of 17. There's a strong emphasis on guns that can easily be seen as glamorization: characters sport decorated pistols and fashionably threatening jewelry (skull rings, dagger belts), not to mention an ad for bullets. Background scenery makes much use of billboards, posters, and license plates designed to mimic soda, liquor, and cigarette ads.

Sexual Content

Frank and demonstrative sexual humor and innuendo, Romeo and Juliet share more than a couple of passionate kisses.

Violence

Bloody gangster-style shoot-outs, gun-play, car assaults, murder, and suicide.

Language

Dialogue is classic, expletive-free Shakespeare.

Social Behavior

The violence of this adaptation does an excellent job of obscuring the message of peace at the root of the story.

Consumerism

Heavy simulations of brand names and products.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Smoking, drinking. A priest imbibes unspecified experimental potions. Romeo swallows a tablet of Ecstasy.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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