罗密欧（莱昂纳多•迪卡普里奥 饰）与茱丽叶（克莱尔•丹妮丝 饰）在一个派对上一见钟情了，这个派对是为了庆祝茱丽叶找到了如意郎君。可是他们各自所在的家族是死对头，常常爆发冲突。罗密欧潜入了茱丽叶家的后院，两人互诉爱意，由于知道家族之间的不和是他们的障碍，所以他们在神父的帮 助下秘密完婚。茱丽叶的表兄泰华是个暴躁的人，他要跟罗密欧决斗可是罗密欧只想和平相处，罗密欧好友莫邱托想杀死泰华，却先被泰华杀死，罗密欧愤怒之下也把泰华杀了。 　　罗密欧被驱逐出境，茱丽叶要另嫁他门。神父策划让茱丽叶假死，可是没有收到信件的罗密欧信以为真，在茱丽叶醒来之际，喝下了毒药……The classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are obstacles on the way, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. But although it is set in modern times, it is still the same timeless story of the "star crossed lovers".