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.
West Side Story has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 25 Jan 2014
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West Side Story was released in 1961 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 762 reviews, giving West Side Story (1961) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 83%.
With a score of 78%, West Side Story is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1961, which stands at 59%.
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