West Side Story
Taste attributes: crimedramaromancevehiclesdetectivemusicalmusic/dancemafia/gangsterslowheavylinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashlove conquers allunlikely connections
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Boxlist takeSmall-scale and moving: a weighty crime drama. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1961
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Seven Arts Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
