West Side Story (1961)

153 min ·PG

CrimeDramaRomance

new york cityimmigrantshowdownstreet gangslumlove at first sighthighwayforbidden lovemusicalbased on play or musicalrivalryfeudinterracial relationshiptragic loveattempted rapepolicemanobsessive lovelifting female in airyoung lovemodern day adaptationromeo & julietmusic and danceromantictragicdance musical

In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.

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