West Side Story
2021 · Movie · PG-13 · 156 min · ★ 6.9 · 88% critics
In 1950s New York, two young people from rival street groups fall for each other as hostility rises around them. Their romance offers a brief sense of hope, but growing pressure from friends, family, and prejudice pushes everyone toward heartbreak.
Based on West Side Story
Also known as Steven Spielberg's West Side Story
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-12-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,782 votes)
- Box office
- $15,095,067
- Budget
- $100,000,000
About
If you enjoy big, emotional musicals with romance, tension, and a classic story refreshed with more grit, this should work for you, especially if you liked In the Heights or the 1961 West Side Story; Not for you if musicals or tragic love stories usually leave you cold.
Pros: powerful singing; energetic dance numbers; vivid period atmosphere | Cons: uneven central romance; familiar story beats; heavy tone
Themes
- new york city
- dancing
- dance
- street gang
- love at first sight
- forbidden love
- musical
- based on play or musical
- interracial relationship
- racism
- young love
- broadway musical
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 2021
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2022 · nominated
- Medal from the Circle of Cinematographic Writers — the best foreign film · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ansel Elgort
as Tony
Rachel Zegler
as María
Ariana DeBose
as Anita
David Alvarez
as Bernardo
Mike Faist
as Riff
Brian d'Arcy James
as Officer Krupke
Corey Stoll
as Lieutenant Schrank
Rita Moreno
as Valentina
Josh Rivera
as Chino
Ana Isabelle
as Rosalía
Directed by Steven Spielberg