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Private Romeo

Play trailer Poster for Private Romeo 2011,  1h 38m,  Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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A small group of cadets from rival schools lives out Shakespeare's tragedy.

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Kyle Smith New York Post Feb 10, 2012
1/4
Take a couple of friends to see it, and the amount you spend may exceed the amount the filmmakers did. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Feb 9, 2012
3/5
An earnest experiment in don't-ask-don't-tell drama as indebted to shirtlessness as to iambic pentameter. Go to Full Review
Joe Neumaier New York Daily News Feb 9, 2012
2/5
Unfortunately, "modern" additions (like the soldiers' YouTube videos and some social media moments) feel clunky, and a necessarily shortened approach trips the movie up... Go to Full Review
Amanda Jane Stern Film Inquiry Jan 28, 2021
While certain aspects, like the interspersed Youtube videos, feel a little clunky, overall the end product is well worthwhile. Add to that, a wonderfully talented cast makes this movie worth a watch. Go to Full Review
Grace Montgomery Common Sense Media Jan 12, 2016
3/5
Edgy Shakespeare update with all-male cast has sex, drugs. Go to Full Review
Brandon Judell CultureCatch Feb 11, 2012
In the end, Private Romeo, with its indie budget, handsomely captures the uncompromising nature of young love, and "it ends with a long deep sigh, like the breeze of the evening," as Samuel Coleridge said it should. Go to Full Review
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Alan Brown

Director

Hale Appleman

Josh Neff

Charlie Barnett

Ken Lee

Adam Barrie

Adam Hersh

Chris Bresky

Omar Madsen

Matt Doyle

Glenn Mangan

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Movie Info

Synopsis A small group of cadets from rival schools lives out Shakespeare's tragedy.
Director
Alan Brown
Producer
Agathe David-Weill, Kevin Ginty
Screenwriter
Alan Brown
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 38m
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