Movies Like Romeo + Juliet
If you liked Romeo + Juliet (1996), a drama and romance movie directed by Baz Luhrmann, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Romeo & Juliet (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and dramaIn Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet…
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Romeo and Juliet (1968)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceRomeo 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.
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West Side Story (1961)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceIn Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
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Endless Love (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceA privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
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West Side Story (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
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Hamlet (1948)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaWinner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as…
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Tristan & Isolde (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceAn affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
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Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8/10Also romance and dramaAn aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
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A Walk to Remember (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and romanceWhen the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as…
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Cyrano (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceA man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a…
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Othello (1951)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaManipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.
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Hamlet (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaDavid Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed by the critics as thrilling…
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The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceIn the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition…
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Quo Vadis (1951)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceAfter fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
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Hamlet (1990)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaHamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
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Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceBizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceA car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
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Dot the I (2003)
★ 6/10Also romance and dramaA fiery Spanish woman is about to marry a kind British man when she meets a Brazilian actor who ignites in her a flame of lust she can't ignore.
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Firebird (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceAt the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
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Racing with the Moon (1984)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceIn a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be…