Y Bocs Oren Cinema: West Side Story (1961) (12)

West Side Story (1961) transplants the essence of Romeo and Juliet to 1950s New York, where a romance blossoms between members of rival gangs—the Jets and the Sharks—amid fierce turf tensions. Combining soaring Bernstein-Sondheim music, Jerome Robbins’ electrifying choreography, and Robert Wise’s dramatic direction, it’s a visually stunning, emotionally charged film that won 10 Oscars and remains one of the greatest and most influential musicals ever made.

Certificate: 12
Run time: 1h 32m