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Romeo and Juliet (1968) | Ranked Top 17% · CriticCrunch

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Romeo and Juliet

Movie1968·138 min

Romeo and Juliet

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli

An Academy Award-winning drama romance film directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 2 additional nominations.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 17%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

735 ratings

About Romeo and Juliet

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Contemplative
Story Tags: forbidden love, fate destiny, coming of age, early modern, urban, romantic partners, rivals, outsider misfit, everyman, tragedy arc, hidden identity, forbidden star crossed, sweeping romance, young first love

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Details

Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Language: English

Cast

Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Cinematography (1968)🏆Oscar Winner — Best Costume Design (1968)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Director (1968)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (1968)

How Romeo and Juliet Ranks

All movies

Top 17%

1960s movies

Top 31%

Drama movies

Top 16%

1960s Drama movies

Top 34%

★Franco Zeffirelli films#1 of 8

Franco Zeffirelli's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Romeo and Juliet Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchbroadearnest

stylized

contemplative

What it's about

tragedy archidden identityforbidden lovefate destinycoming of ageoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnersrivalsforbidden star crossedsweeping romanceyoung first loveurbanearly modern

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

stylizedstyled