West Side Story

Dec, 1961

153 mins

7.3

In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, tensions are high as a gang of Polish-Americans compete against a gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, but this doesn't stop two romantics from each gang falling in love.

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Reviews

John Chard

8.0

May 09, 2020

Why do you kids live like there's a war on? West Side Story is directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland and Ned Glass. Music is by Leonard Bernstein (lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) and cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp. In the less affl...
r96sk

5.0

March 23, 2022

Not one for me. I did not enjoy 1961's <em>'West Side Story'</em>, unfortunately. I felt almost everything about it to be kinda crappy if I'm honest. For one I didn't feel any chemistry with the cast, with no standout performer in sight; and that's on top of the iffy casting itself. None of the music - aside from that one tiny bit of "...
Filipe Manuel Neto

5.0

April 11, 2024

**An old musical with some hints of ethnic prejudice, and it didn't seem as good as I thought it would be.** This is one of those films that, honestly, I find difficult to understand. It is a production that brought to the cinema an interesting Broadway musical, which is still shown in several places today, and which tells a story simi...

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WEST SIDE STORY (1961) | Dance-off Scene | MGM
Apr 12, 2022

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Official Trailer
Apr 11, 2022

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WEST SIDE STORY (1961) | Every Time Someone Says "Maria" Compilation | MGM
Apr 09, 2022

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60th Anniversary Official Trailer
Oct 27, 2021

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Natalie Wood on Making West Side Story with Co-Director Jerome Robbins
Apr 13, 2021

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Rita Moreno on why West Side Story Is Such a Unique Film
Apr 13, 2021

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West Side Story (1961) | Tonight | MGM Studios
Feb 06, 2021

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John Badham on WEST SIDE STORY
Nov 19, 2013

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