Romeo and juliet in film

Sign in. Watch now. Romeo and Juliet secretly wed despite the sworn contempt their families hold for each other. It is not long, however, before a chain of fateful events changes the lives of both families forever. Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

Here, we rank 12 notable remakes of the play, with approaches ranging from straightforward Renaissance adaptations to a zombie comedy to a classic Hollywood musical. Check out our countdown to the greatest movie version of the greatest love story ever told, ahead. To say that Tromeo and Juliet is in poor taste is an understatement of Shakespearean proportions. The film is notable primarily because its Juliet — called Gina here, and with a bad Italian accent and no apparent personality — is played by none other than a year-old Angelina Jolie. There are a million ways to stage the Bard around the brilliant original text and offer a genuinely original interpretation. Gnomeo and Juliet has its charms, but sticks to the script perhaps too much to feel like it works on its own.