William Shakespeare's 1590s play '' Romeo and Juliet'' has been adapted to film and television many times. Some of these adaptations include:

Direct adaptations

* ''Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet'' (1908); directed by J. Stuart Blackton (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1908); filmed extract from a performance at the Lyceum Theatre; director unknown (UK) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (1908); directed by

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(Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1911); first attempt to distil the entire narrative into a film; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (1912);

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adaptation; directed by

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(Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1916); first feature-length adaptation; directed by John W. Noble and Francis X. Bushman (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1916); released the same week as, and in direct competition with, the Noble and Bushman adaptation; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1924); the balcony scene filmed at a performance from the Regent Theatre, London;

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's film debut; director unknown (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1936); most expensive Shakespearean adaptation made up to that time; directed by

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(USA) * ''Scenes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet'' (1937); first TV adaptation; directed by

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(UK) * ''Julieta y Romeo'' (1939); directed by José María Castellví (Spain) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1947); first full length TV adaptation; directed by Michael Barry (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1947); directed by

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(India) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1949); TV adaptation for ''

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''; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1954); directed by

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(UK/Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1954); TV adaptation for '' Kraft Television Theatre''; directed by Richard Dunlap (USA) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (1954); made-for-TV movie; directed by

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(Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1955); TV adaptation for ''

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''; directed by Harold Clayton (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1957); TV adaptation for ''

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'', broadcast from

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; directed by

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; directed for television by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1962); five-part TV serialisation; directed by Prudence Nesbitt (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1964); directed by

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(Italy/Spain) * ''Romeo en Julia'' (1964); made-for-TV movie; directed by Jack Dixon (Netherlands) * ''Romeo und Julia'' (1964); made-for-TV movie; directed by Gerhard Klingenberg (West Germany) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (1966); made-for-TV movie; directed by María Herminia Avellaneda (Argentina) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1966); filmed version of a stage performance from the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre; directed by Val Drumm and Paul Lee (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1967); TV adaptation for ''

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''; directed by Alan Cooke (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1968); hugely successful adaptation both critically and commercially; directed by

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(UK/Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1969); made-for-TV production that never aired; directed by Gordon McDougall (UK) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (1972); made-for-TV movie; directed by José Antonio Páramo (Spain) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (1976);

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; full-text production of 186 minutes; directed by

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(UK) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (1978); TV adaptation for the ''

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''; directed by

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(UK) * ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'' (1982); straight-to-video production played out on an Elizabethan stage in a replica of the Globe Theatre; directed by William Woodman (USA) * ''Romeo en Julia'' (1989); made-for-TV movie; directed by

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and Dirk Tanghe (Netherlands) * '' Romeo.Juliet'' (1990); a motion picture conceived and performed to acclaim as a film-in-concert to the score of

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's Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev), which captures Shakespeare's timeless tale through the mesmerizing movements of feral cats with voiceovers by an all-star cast of British theater talent reciting extracts from the play; directed by Armondo Acosta (Belgium/UK). * "Romeo and Juliet" (1992); TV adaptation for '' Shakespeare: The Animated Tales''; directed by

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(Russia/UK) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (1993); TV broadcast of a stage production from the Stratford Shakespeare Festival; directed by

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; directed for television by Norman Campbell (Canada) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (1994); five-part TV serialisation; directed by Alan Horrox (UK) * ''

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'' (1996); modernisation of the story, which retains Shakespeare's language but sets the play in "Verona Beach" in

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; directed by Australian

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(USA) * ''Romeo och Julia'' (1996); made-for-TV movie; directed by Alexander Öberg (Sweden) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2000); straight-to-video adaptation told from the point of view of Mercutio; directed by Colin Cox (USA) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (2013); 'traditional' adaptation of the play, with text adapted by

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; directed by Carlo Carlei (UK/Italy/Switzerland) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2014); filmed version of a stage performance from the

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, directed by

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* Romeo and Juliet in Harlem (2015 film), directed by Aleta Chapelle - "The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of color that stays true to the language and storyline." * Romeo and Juliet (2016 West End London play) (2016); filmed version, for live broadcast to cinemas, of 7 July 2016 stage performance from the

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, directed by

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(UK) *Romeo & Juliet (2021) is a production of the

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which was filmed in an empty theatre over seventeen days during the

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Other adaptations

* ''Roméo et Juliette'' (1900); Romeo sings an

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's 1867 operatic adaptation of the play; directed by

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(France) * ''Romeo und Julia'' (1909); Juliet sings the

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's operatic adaptation; director unknown (Korea) * ''Roméo se fait bandit'' (1909); comedy short set in contemporary

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; directed by Romeo Bosetti (France) * ''Romeo and Juliet in Our Town'' (1910); comedy short set in contemporary

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; director unknown (USA) * ''

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'' (1912); a boy from the

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tribe falls in love with a girl from the

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tribe; directed by

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(Korea) * ''Romiet and Julio'' (1915); animated short featuring stray cats; directed by John Randolph Bray (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1915); burlesque about an amateur dramatic society's attempts to stage the play; directed by Will Kellino (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1919); animated

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of the balcony scene; directed by

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(UK) * ''Romeo und Julia im Schnee'' (1920); comedy adaptation set in contemporary

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; directed by

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(Germany) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1920); burlesque directed by

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'' (1921); a man falls asleep whilst reading ''Romeo and Juliet'' and dreams about people from his life morphing into characters from the play; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1924);

of the balcony scene; directed by

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and Harry Sweet (USA) * ''A Rarin' Romeo'' (1925); comedy short in which a bumbling actor causes chaos during a production of the play; directed by

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(USA) * ''Drama Deluxe'' (1927); comedy short in which an actor causes the set to collapse during a production of the play; directed by

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(USA) * ''Felix the Cat as Romeeow'' (1927); part of Pat Sullivan's ''

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'' series; directed by

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(USA) * ''

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''; features two versions of the balcony scene, one a serious recitation of Shakespeare, the other a parody using contemporary slang; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1933); animated short; directed by Frank Moser (USA) * '' Shakespearean Spinach'' (1940); animated short which sees

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as Juliet; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo in Rhythm'' (1940); animated short; directed by

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(USA) * ''Shuhaddaa el gharam'' (1942); set in contemporary

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; released in the USA as ''Victims of Love'' and in the UK as ''Romeo and Juliet''; directed by Kamal Selim (Egypt) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (1943); recasts the play as a farce; directed by Miguel M. Delgado (Mexico) * '' Les amants de Vérone'' (1949); during the shooting of a major new film version of the play, the lives of two actors begin to mirror the plot; directed by

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(France) * ''Tong lin niao'' (1950); set in modern

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; not released until 1955; directed by

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(China) * ''

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'' (1953); the son of a small-time fisherman falls in love with the daughter of the man trying to put his father out of business; directed by Robert D. Webb (USA) * ''Romeo i Dzhulyetta'' (1955); film adaptation of the Bolshoi Ballet performing

's 1935 ballet adaptation of the play; directed by

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(Russia) * ''Giulietta and Romeo'' (1955); TV comedy adaptation for ''

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''; relocates the story to a modern Italian village; directed by

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(USA) * ''The Same Sky'' (1956); TV adaptation for ''

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''; modernisation in which the daughter of an

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family falls in love with the son of a Christian family; directed by

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(UK) * ''Romeo i Julija'' (1958); animated short which relocates the story to a prehistoric ''milieu''; directed by Ivo Vrbanic (Yugoslavia) * ''Romeo, Julia a tma'' (1960); set during the

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occupation of

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, a young student falls in love with the Jewish girl he is hiding from the authorities; directed by

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(Czechoslovakia) * ''Romanoff and Juliet'' (1961); political

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which filters the play through a Cold War ''milieu''; directed by Peter Ustinov (USA) * ''West Side Story'' (1961); musical set in 1950s

, where a member of a local gang falls in love with the sister of the leader of a rival gang; directed by

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and

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(USA) * '' Los Tarantos'' (1963); adaptation of

Alfredo Mañas Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Filh ...

' 1962 play, ''Historia de los Tarantos'', inspired by ''Romeo and Juliet'' but transferring the story to the

gypsy The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...

community (in the slums) of

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

in the 1960s; directed by

Francisco Rovira Beleta Francisco Rovira Beleta (Barcelona, 1913 – 23 June 1999) was a twice Academy Award nominee Spanish screenwriter and film director. His film '' Los atracadores'' was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1963 film '' ...

(Spain) * ''Romeo and Juliet: A Ballet After William Shakespeare'' (1965); TV broadcast of a stage production of John Cranko's ballet to

Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...

's score, from the

Place des Arts Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often ...

; directed by Norman Campbell (Canada) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1966); filmic adaptation of

The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...

production of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet to

's score; directed by Paul Czinner, featuring Margot Fonteyn as Juliet and Rudolph Nureyev as Romeo (UK) * ''Kako su se voleli Romeo i Julija?'' (1966); set in contemporary Belgrade, the son of a wealthy family falls in love with the daughter of a family from the slums; directed by Jovan Zivanovic (Yugoslavia) * ''Romeo si Julieta'' (1968); animated short; directed by Bob Călinescu (Romania) * ''Romeo of the Spirits'' (1976); short film depicting the day in the life of an alcoholic tramp who was once a celebrated Shakespearean actor; directed by Nikolas L. Janis (UK) * ''The Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet'' (1976); TV broadcast of the Bolshoi Ballet performing

's ballet adaptation; directed by

John Vernon John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer ...

(UK) * ' (1978); a 14-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy fall in love at a holiday camp, despite the best efforts of the adults to keep them apart; directed by Herrmann Zschoche (East Germany) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1978); made-for-TV production of

's ballet adaptation; directed by Merrill Brockway (USA) * ''

Maro Charitra ''Maro Charitra'' () is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language romantic tragedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Kamal Haasan and Saritha in the lead with Madhavi appearing in prominent roles. The film deals with cross-cultura ...

'' (1978); set in contemporary

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, a

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

-speaking girl falls in love with a

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

-speaking neighbour; directed by K. Balachander (India) * '' Mônica e Cebolinha: No Mundo de Romeu e Julieta'' (1978); animated version of the play featuring the characters from ''

Monica's Gang ''Monica's Gang'' or ''Monica and Friends'' (Portuguese: ''Turma da Mônica''; British English: ''Monica & Friends'') is a Brazilian comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simp ...

''; directed by José Amâncio (Brazil) * '' Runaway Robots! Romeo-0 and Julie-8'' (1979); animated short telling the story of two robots from rival robot manufacturing companies who fall in love; directed by Clive A. Smith (Canada) * ''Romeu e Julieta'' (1980); TV adaptation which modernises the story and relocates it to the town of

Ouro Preto Ouro Preto (, ''Black Gold''), formerly Vila Rica (, ''Rich Village''), is a city in and former capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World Herit ...

; directed by

Paulo Afonso Grisolli Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul (name), Paul. Notable people with the name include: *Paulo Jr. *Paulo Jr. (footballer) *Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer *Paulo André Cren Beni ...

(Brazil) * ''Vam i ne snilos...'' (1981); set in contemporary

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

, two high school students fall in love, much to the chagrin of their parents; directed by

Ilya Frez Ilya Abramovich Frez (russian: Илья Абрамович Фрэз; 20 August 1909, Roslavl – 22 June 1994, Moscow), PAU, was a Soviet film director primarily known for his films for younger viewers. Among his films was the internationally pop ...

(Russia) * ''

Ek Duuje Ke Liye ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' () is a 1981 Indian Hindi romantic tragedy film directed by K. Balachander. A remake of Balachander's Telugu film ''Maro Charitra'', it stars Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri as a pair of lovers from different families who ...

'' (1981); remake of ''

''; directed by K. Balachander (India) * ''Shiriusu no densetsu'' (1981); animated film in which the prince of the Water Children falls in love with a Fire Child; directed by Masami Hata (Japan) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (1982); TV broadcast of a stage production of

's operatic adaptation from the Paris Opera; directed by

Yves-André Hubert Yves-André Hubert is a French actor, television film director and theatre '' metteur en scène''. He received a Sept d'or award in 1988 for '' L'Affaire Marie Besnard''. Filmography * 1961 : ''Youm et les longues moustaches'' * 1962 : '' Les ...

(France) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1983); TV broadcast of a stage production of

's ballet adaptation by the

Royal Winnipeg Ballet The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. History It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally (who also fou ...

; directed by James E. Jones; directed for television by Norman Campbell (Canada) * ''Romeo and Juliet on Ice'' (1983); TV adaptation with the story told through

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m ...

; directed by

Robert Iscove Robert Iscove is a Canadian film and television director, television producer and a choreographer. Filmography * '' Love and Larceny'' (1985, TV) * ''The Lawrenceville Stories'' (1987-1989, miniseries) * '' Shattered Dreams'' (1990, TV) * ''Miss ...

(USA) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (1983); TV broadcast of a stage production of

's ballet adaptation from the

Palazzetto dello Sport The Palazzetto dello Sport (literally "Small Sport Palace"), also less commonly known as the PalaTizianoRudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( ; Tatar/ Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев; rus, Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, p=rʊˈdolʲf xɐˈmʲetəvʲɪtɕ nʊˈrʲejɪf; 17 March 19386 January 1993) was a Soviet ...

(Italy/UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1984); TV broadcast of a stage production of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet to

's score, from the

Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Ope ...

; directed by Colin Nears (UK) * ''Romeo i Julija'' (1984); animated short in which the play is performed by a group of monsters; directed by

Dušan Petričić Dušan Petričić ( sr-cyr, Душан Петричић; born 10 May 1946) is a Serbian illustrator and caricaturist. He has illustrated numerous children's books and his caricatures have appeared in various newspapers and magazines from ''Polit ...

(Yugoslavia) * ''Narekohme gi Monteki i Kapuleti'' (1985); animated film about two warring families whose children fall in love; directed by Donyo Donev (Bulgaria) * ''

China Girl China Girl may refer to: Music *China Girl (song), "China Girl" (song), a 1977 song by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, rerecorded and released as a single by Bowie in 1983 *"China Girl", a song by John Cougar, released in 1982 on the album ''American Foo ...

'' (1987); an Italian boy falls in love with a Chinese girl, leading to gang warfare between their respective communities; directed by

Abel Ferrara Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best kn ...

(USA) * ''

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (), also known by the initialism ''QSQT'', is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film, directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by Nasir Hussain, and starring Aamir Khan (in his leading film debut) a ...

'' (1988); a long-standing blood feud between two families is complicated when the son of one falls in love the daughter of the other; directed by

Mansoor Khan Mansoor Hussain Khan is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early and Personal life He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain. Khan attended IIT Bombay, Cornell University, and MIT before making his fo ...

(India) * ''Rami og Julie'' (1988); a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

refugee living in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

is rescued from a gang of racist thugs by a young woman with whom he falls in love; directed by Erik Clausen (Denmark) * ''Montoyas y Tarantos'' (1989); adaptation of

' 1962 play, ''Historia de los Tarantos'', inspired by ''Romeo and Juliet''; directed by

Vicente Escrivá Vicente Escrivá (1 June 1913 – 18 April 1999) was a Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter. He worked on more than 50 films between 1948 and 1999. Selected filmography * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * ''Our Lady of Fatim ...

(Spain) * '' Romuald et Juliette'' (1989); a white businessman falls in love with his black housekeeper; directed by

Coline Serreau Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer. Early life and education She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studi ...

(France) * ''Torn Apart'' (1990); during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, an Israeli Jew falls in love with a

woman; directed by Jack Fisher (USA/Israel) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1990); TV broadcast of a stage production of

's operatic adaptation from the

Creighton Orpheum Theater The Orpheum Theater is a theater located in Omaha, Nebraska. The theater hosts programs best served by a more theatrical setting, including the Omaha Performing Arts Broadway Season, presented with Broadway Across America, and Opera Omaha's seaso ...

; directed by Leon Major; directed for television by Michael Farrell (USA) * '' Godfather'' (1991); loosely adapts the tale of a young couple, from warring families, falling in love; directed by Siddique-Lal (India) * ''Romeo & Julia'' (1992); low budget straight-to-video comedy adaptation; directed by

Kevin Kaufman Kevin Kaufman is a director and executive producer of television series and feature films. He created the first ''The Real Housewives of Orange County,'' the most successful franchise in cable TV history, and directed and produced the 2016 featu ...

(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1992); TV broadcast of a stage production of

's ballet adaptation, performed by the

Northern Ballet Theatre Northern Ballet, formerly Northern Ballet Theatre, is a dance company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a strong repertoire in theatrical dance productions where the emphasis is on story telling as well as classical ballet. The company ...

; directed by Kriss Rusmanis (UK) * ''The Punk'' (1993); set in modern-day

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, a homeless young man falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy family, much to the horror of her parents; directed by

Mike Sarne Michael Sarne (born Michael Scheuer; 6 August 1940) is a British actor, writer, producer and director, who also had a brief career as a pop singer in the 1960s. Sarne directed the films ''Joanna'' (1968) and ''Myra Breckinridge'' (1970). He h ...

(UK) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (1995); TV broadcast of a stage production of

's operatic adaptation from the

; directed by

Brian Large Brian Large (born 16 February 1939 in London, England) is a television director and author. He is among the world's foremost TV directors specializing in opera and classical music. Biography Studies Large studied at the Royal Academy of Music ...

(UK) * ''

Tromeo and Juliet ''Tromeo and Juliet'' is a 1997 American independent transgressive romantic black comedy film and a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo & Juliet'' from Troma Entertainment. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay ...

'' (1996); transgressive comedy adaptation in which Romeo and Juliet discover they are brother and sister; directed by

Lloyd Kaufman Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their featur ...

and

James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a directo ...

(USA) * ''

Love Is All There Is ''Love Is All There Is'' is a 1996 romantic comedy film written and directed by Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor, who also both star in the film. Plot ''Love Is All There Is'' is a modern retelling of the '' Romeo and Juliet'' story, and it i ...

'' (1996); comedy modernisation set in

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, where the children of two rival restaurateurs fall in love; directed by

Joseph Bologna Joseph Bologna (December 30, 1934 – August 13, 2017) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter notable for his roles in the comedy films ''My Favorite Year'', '' Blame It on Rio'' and '' Transylvania 6-5000''. Life and career Bol ...

and

Renée Taylor Renée Adorée Taylor (née Wexler; born March 19, 1933) is an American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director.Taylor was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing the screenplay for the film '' Lovers and Other Strangers' ...

(USA) * ''Ronnie & Julia'' (1997); made-for-TV comedy in which the children of two rival politicians fall in love; directed by Philip Spink (USA) * ''

Shakespeare in Love ''Shakespeare in Love'' is a 1998 romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin ...

'' (1998); the (fictitious) story behind the composition of ''Romeo and Juliet''; directed by

John Madden John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, who he led to eight pl ...

(UK/USA) * '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (1998); animated film which tells the story of a young female lion who befriends a young male from a banished tribe; directed by

Darrell Rooney Darrell Rooney (born 1959) is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director for The Walt Disney Company, best known for directing '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (1998) and '' Mulan II'' (2004) at Disneytoon Studios. He started at Disn ...

and

Rob LaDuca Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob ( ...

(USA) * ''

Solomon & Gaenor ''Solomon & Gaenor'' ( cy, Solomon a Gaenor) is a 1999 Welsh film written and directed by Paul Morrison. It stars Ioan Gruffudd as an Orthodox Jewish man named Solomon Levinsky who falls in love with a gentile woman named Gaenor Rees, played by ...

'' (1999); in a Welsh mining village in 1911, a young

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

man falls in love with a Christian girl; directed by Paul Morrison (UK) * ''

Romeo Must Die ''Romeo Must Die'' is a 2000 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak in his feature film directorial debut, and featuring fight choreography by Corey Yuen. The film stars Jet Li and Aaliyah in her feature film debut, It follows a C ...

'' (2000); an ex-cop falls in love with the daughter of the man he believes responsible for the death of his brother; directed by

Andrzej Bartkowiak Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 6 March 1950) is a Polish cinematographer and film director. Career In the early 1980s, Bartkowiak was cinematographer on three films that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture: ''The Verdict'', ' ...

(USA) * ''Jiyuan qiaohe'' (2000); the son and daughter of two rival families in the chicken rice trade unexpectedly fall in love; directed by

CheeK The cheeks ( la, buccae) constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear. "Buccal" means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the buccal nerve. The area between the insi ...

(Singapore) * '' Alaska.de'' (2000); set in East Berlin in the 1980s, a young girl living with her father falls in love with a tough street kid; directed by

Esther Gronenborn Esther Gronenborn (born 1968 in Oldenburg) is a German film director and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screen ...

(Germany) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (2000); TV broadcast of a stage production of

's ballet adaptation from La Scala; directed by Tina Protasoni (Italy) * ''

Brooklyn Babylon ''Brooklyn Babylon'' is a 2001 film written and directed by Marc Levin, and a modern retelling of the Song of Solomon, set against the backdrop of the Crown Heights riot, starring Black Thought of The Roots. Plot summary In Brooklyn's Crown ...

'' (2001); modernisation of the story set during the

Crown Heights riot The Crown Heights riot was a race riot that took place from August 19 to August 21, 1991, in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York City. Black residents attacked orthodox Jewish residents, damaged their homes, and looted businesses. Th ...

; directed by

Marc Levin Marc Levin is an American independent film producer and director. He is best known for his '' Brick City'' TV series, which won the 2010 Peabody award and was nominated for an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking and his dramat ...

(USA) * ''Roméo & Juliette, de la haine à l'amour'' (2002); TV version of

Gérard Presgurvic Gérard Presgurvic (born 1953) is a French popular composer. He was the author of 1980s pop hits "Chacun fait c'qui lui plait" and "Marre de cette nana-là", but is best known for the 2001 musical spectacle '' Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l' ...

's 2001 musical adaptation of the play; directed by Redha and Gilles Amado (France) * ''

Amar te duele ''Amar te duele'' (Spanish for: "Loving Hurts You", also interpreted as "Loving You Hurts” ) is a 2002 Mexican romantic drama film written by Carolina Rivera and directed by Fernando Sariñana. In the story, two families hate each other becaus ...

'' (2002); contemporary Mexican retelling of the story; directed by

Fernando Sariñana Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

(Mexico) * ''Barrio Wars'' (2002); straight-to-video modernisation of the story which relocates the events to a

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

barrio; directed by Paul Wynne (USA) * ''

Bollywood Queen ''Bollywood Queen'' is a British Indian take on the William Shakespeare play ''Romeo and Juliet'', directed by Jeremy Wooding and starring Preeya Kalidas and James McAvoy. Produced by Jeremy Wooding, the film was released in 2003. Plot Geena is ...

'' (2002); comedy modernisation of the story set in

where a young Indian girl falls in love with a Scottish guitarist; directed by

Jeremy Wooding Jeremy Wooding is a British film director, producer and writer; he also directs for television. He is best known for his work on ''Burning Men'', ''Blood Moon'' and ''Bollywood Queen''. Selected filmography * ''Bollywood Queen'' (2002) * ''Pee ...

(UK) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (2002); heavily truncated made-for-TV production of

's operatic adaptation; directed by Barbara Willis Sweete (France/UK/USA) * ''Romeo & Julia und die neue Weltordnung'' (2004); short comedy in which the President of the USA's daughter falls in love with Osama bin Laden's son; directed by Thorsten Wettcke (Germany) * '' O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta'' (2005); comedy in which a die-hard football fan falls in love with the daughter of the chairman of his team's arch rivals; directed by

Bruno Barreto Bruno Villela Barreto Borges (born 16 March 1955) is a Brazilian film director. Biography Born in Rio de Janeiro, Barreto has been making feature-length films ever since he was 17 years old and remains one of Brazil's most accomplished and pop ...

(Brazil) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (2005); TV broadcast of Hector Berlioz's 1839 choral symphony adaptation of the play from the Royal Albert Hall; directed by Charlotte Gazzard (UK) * ''Pizza My Heart'' (2005); made-for-TV comedy in which the son of a pizza making family in

falls in love with the daughter of the family's great rival; directed by

Andy Wolk Andy Wolk is an American television and theatre director. His television credits include ''Tales from the Crypt (TV series), Tales of the Crypt'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Arliss (TV series), Arli$$'', ''The Practice'', ''The Division'', ''Medium (TV ...

(USA) * ''

West Bank Story ''West Bank Story'' is a 2005 American musical comedy short film directed by Ari Sandel, co-written by Sandel and Kim Ray, produced by Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ashley Jordan, Ravi Malhotra, Bill Boland, and featuring choreography by Ramon Del Ba ...

'' (2005); comedy short spoof of ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...

''; directed by

Ari Sandel Ari Devon Sandel (born September 5, 1974) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing the short film ''West Bank Story'' (2005), which won the 2006 Academy Award in the category Best Live Action Short Film. Life and career Sandel was bor ...

(2005) * ''Wellkåmm to Verona'' (2006); comedy in which a retired theatre director casts himself as Romeo in the hopes of having his leading lady fall in love with him; directed by

Suzanne Osten Carlota Suzanne Osten (born 20 June 1944) is a Swedish film director stage director and screenwriter. She won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards for the film '' The Mozart Brothers''. Biography Suzanne Osten was born i ...

(Sweden) * ''Roméo et Juiette'' (2006); modernisation set in contemporary

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

; directed by

Yves Desgagnés Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * Yves (single album), ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * Yves (fil ...

(Canada) * '' Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss'' (2006); animated adaptation which sets the story underwater and features two young seals falling in love; directed by

Phil Nibbelink Phil Nibbelink (born June 3, 1955) is an American animator and film director as well as comic book writer and illustrator known for his work on films as the Academy Award-winning ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' and the 1991 cult animated sequel '' An ...

(USA) * ''Rockin' Romeo & Juliet'' (2006); musical film in which Romeo is a modern rock star wooing Juliet with his singing ability; directed by David McGaw (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet: A Monkey's Tale'' (2006); fictional-documentary in which two monkeys from rival cliques fall in love; directed by

Karina Holden Karina may refer to: People *Karina (name), a female given name (including a list of people with the given name) *Karina (American singer) (born 1991) *Karina (Spanish singer) (born 1946) *Karina (Venezuelan singer) (born 1968) *Elda Neyis Mosquer ...

(Australia) * ''Guca!'' (2006); at the annual

Guča Trumpet Festival The Guča Trumpet Festival ( sr, Фестивал трубача у Гучи, Festival trubača u Guči), also known as the Dragačevski Sabor ( sr, Драгачевски сабор or ''Dragačevo Fair (Fete, Gathering or Assembly)'', ), is an an ...

, a

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

girl falls in love with a

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

boy; directed by Dusan Milic (Serbia) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (2007); TV series in the style of a

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

; created by Ana Franco and Marcelo Nacci (Argentina) * ''Saints & Sinners'' (2007);

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

set in modern-day Miami Beach, where the son of a powerful local family falls in love with the daughter of a rival family; created by Ted Koland (USA) * '' Romeo × Juliet'' (2007);

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television mini-series set in the future city of Neo Verona; created by

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(Japan) * ''Gounod's Roméo et Juliette'' (2007); live screening of a stage production of

's operatic adaptation from the

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; directed by

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; directed for television by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet with the Royal Ballet'' (2007); TV broadcast of a stage production of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet to

's score, from the

; directed by Ross MacGibbon (UK) * ''uGugu no Andile'' (2008); TV mini-series set in

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during the apartheid negotiations, where a

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boy falls in love with a Zulu girl; created by Lodi Matsetela and Minky Schlesinger (South Africa) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (2008); TV broadcast of a stage production of

's operatic adaptation from the

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; directed by

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(Austria) * ''Romeo & Juliet vs. The Living Dead'' (2009); a young girl falls in love with a zombie, much to the horror of her (living) family and friends and his (dead) family and friends; directed by Ryan Denmark (USA) * ''Romeo & Julio'' (2009); relocates the story to a

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''milieu'', and changes Juliet to a young man; directed by Ivan Peric (Croatia) * ''Twilight Saga: New Moon'' (2009); Second book in series alludes to romeo and juliet; Directed by ((Chris Weitz)) ((US)) * ''Maro Charitra'' (2010); remake of ''

''; directed by Ravi Yadav (India) * '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' (2010); TV film; directed by

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(USA) * '' Gnomeo & Juliet'' (2011); animated film in which a gnome living in the garden of the Montague family falls in love with a gnome living in the garden of the Capulet family; directed by

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(UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish'' (2011); in modern-day

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family falls in love with a young woman from a

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family; directed by Eve Annenberg (USA) * ''William'' (2012); comedy short in which William Shakespeare's mother tells him to rewrite the ending of ''Romeo and Juliet'' because it is too sad; directed by Sam Lara (Australia) * '' Warm Bodies'' (2013); contemporary zombie comedy in which a young girl falls in love with a zombie; directed by

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(USA) * '' Make Your Move 3D'' (2013); dance film loosely based on the play; directed by Duane Adler (USA) * ''

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(India) *
Rome & Juliet
' (2017); webseries adaptation set in a fictional high school with rivalry between a tea shop and a coffee shop; changes all characters to female; created by the Outtakes on YouTube (USA) * ''

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'' ; Dir: Donald Petrie. Starring Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts, with Alyssa Milano, Danny Aiello and Andrea Martin. Rival pizza shop families in Toronto's Little Italy neighborhood eventually find common ground when two young (as well as two senior) members of each family fall in love. (Canada) * '' Bring It On: In It to Win It'' (2007); Dir: Steve Rash. Starring Ashley Benson and Cassandra Scerbo, with Noel Zreizaga, Jennifer Tisdale, and Michael Copon. As tension mounts between the two rival cheer squads, the Sharks and the Jets, Shark cheer captain Carson falls for fellow cheerleader Penn, not realizing he's a Jet. (USA)

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