In the city of Verona, two families have a prolonged and ancient feud. The Montagues and the Capulets co-exist under the stern eye of the Prince, but the hatred between the families threatens all, in particular the children. The young men of both families are hot-blooded and ready to fight at any provocation, despite the Prince's edict against such fights. But when young Romeo, a Montague, first sets eyes on the virginal Capulet daughter Juliet, no enmity between families can prevent his falling in love with her, and her with him. From this risk-laden romance comes both joy and tragedy for all. 莎翁名著并不成功的改编，朱丽叶的选角太失败了。一部狗血的悲喜剧。翻拍就有勇气。 在一场盛大的舞会上，罗密欧（道格拉斯·布斯 Douglas Booth 饰）和朱丽叶（海莉·斯坦菲尔德 Hailee Steinfeld 饰）相遇了。然而，两人所在的家族相互有着深仇大恨，所以情投意合的两人根本就没有可能走到一起。 入夜，罗密欧潜入朱丽叶家的后花园向其倾诉爱意，心意相通的两人难舍难分，决定瞒着家族偷偷完婚。朱丽叶的表兄泰华（爱德·维斯特维克 Ed Westwick 饰）得知此事十分愤怒，他向罗密欧发出了决斗的挑衅。莫丘托（克里斯蒂安·库克 Christian Cooke 饰）是罗密欧的挚友，为了帮助罗密欧，他企图杀死泰华却反而丢掉了性命，罗密欧在悲愤之中杀死了泰华为好友报仇并因此被驱逐出境。在神父的建议下，朱丽叶服下了使人假死的毒药，想要出逃与爱人私奔，然而罗密欧对这一切却并不知情。
