---
title: 'Romeo Must Die (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrzej Bartkowiak'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/romeo-must-die-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165929/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Romeo Must Die (2000)

2000 · 110 min · Drama, Action, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Romeo Must Die is a 2000 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak in his directorial debut, and features fight choreography by Corey Yuen. The film stars Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, and Delroy Lindo. The film marks Aaliyah's only film that was released during her lifetime, before she was killed in a plane crash one year later. The plot is loosely related to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, transplanted to contemporary Oakland with African American and Chinese-American gangs representing the feuding families.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andrzej Bartkowiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-bartkowiak)
- **Screenplay:** [Eric Bernt](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-bernt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-clarke)
- **Producer:** [Joel Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-silver)
- **Director of Photography:** [Glen MacPherson](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-macpherson)

## Cast

- [Françoise Yip](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-yip)
- [Grace Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-park)
- [Isaiah Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/isaiah-washington)
- [Terry Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-chen)
- [Benz Antoine](https://cinepixo.com/people/benz-antoine)
- [Jet Li](https://cinepixo.com/people/jet-li)
- [Matthew Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-harrison)
- [DMX](https://cinepixo.com/people/dmx)
- [Russell Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-wong)
- [Kandyse McClure](https://cinepixo.com/people/kandyse-mcclure)
- [Delroy Lindo](https://cinepixo.com/people/delroy-lindo)
- [Henry O](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-o)
- [Edoardo Ballerini](https://cinepixo.com/people/edoardo-ballerini)
- [Aaliyah](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaliyah)
- [D. B. Woodside](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-b-woodside)

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/romeo-must-die
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/romeo-must-die-2000
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