Romeo & Juliet

TV Movie
2021
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

758

YOUR RATING

Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor in Romeo & Juliet (2021)

Drama Romance

Adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.Adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.Adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.

Director
- Simon Godwin
Writers
- Emily Burns
- William Shakespeare
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

758

YOUR RATING

Director
- Simon Godwin
Writers
- Emily Burns
- William Shakespeare
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

Trivia
This is the second time Jessie Buckley has played Juliet on screen, having appeared in the short film The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet (2016), part of the Shakespeare Lives program celebrating the author's 400th anniversary.

Connections
Featured in Sky News @Breakfast: Episode dated 3 April 2021 (2021)

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Review

Featured review

Why mess with a classic?

When I heard Jessie Buckley was in Romeo and Juliet I thought maybe she was playing the Nurse or perhaps Lady Capulet. But no, She's cast as the young(?) lover Juliet. I don't think it is possible to improve on Zeffirelli's version as shown in the Luhrmann attempt. Going modern was no excuse to cast Juliet at twice her age. I abandoned watching at that point.