

Romeo + Juliet (1996)
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.
Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
Romeo

Claire Danes
Juliet

Jesse Bradford
Balthasar

Vondie Curtis-Hall
Captain Prince

Brian Dennehy
Ted Montague

John Leguizamo
Tybalt

Miriam Margolyes
Nurse

Harold Perrineau
Mercutio

Christina Pickles
Caroline Montague

Pete Postlethwaite
Father Laurence

Paul Rudd
Dave Paris

Paul Sorvino
Fulgencio Capulet

Diane Venora
Gloria Capulet

M. Emmet Walsh
Apothecary

Zak Orth
Gregory

Jamie Kennedy
Sampson

Dash Mihok
Benvolio

Vincent Laresca
Abra

Paco Morayta
Middle Aged Occupant

Harriet Sansom Harris
Susan Santandiago

Michael Corbett
Rich Ranchidis

Pedro Altamirano
Peter

Mario Cimarro
Capulet Bouncer

Jorge Abraham
Post Haste Delivery Man

Farnesio de Bernal
Undertaker