West Side Story (1961)

In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance

What to watch after West Side Story

• Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — Same subject: street gang
• Splendor in the Grass (1961) — Same subject: forbidden love
• Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) — Same subject: new york city
• Gypsy (1962) — Arthur Laurents wrote the source material both are based on
• Peyton Place (1957) — Russ Tamblyn appears in both
• Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) — Robert Wise directed both