Movies Like West Side Story

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

West Side Story

1961·2h 33m·★ 7.6·Jerome Robbins

10 shared themes: young love, romantic, love at first sight...Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Romance

The Fabelmans

2022·2h 31m·★ 7.5·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

Disclosure Day

2026·2h 26m·★ 6.7·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

The Terminal

2004·2h 8m·★ 7.4·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

Munich

2005·2h 44m·★ 7.5·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001·2h 26m·★ 7.2·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

Amistad

1997·2h 35m·★ 7.3·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

The Adventures of Tintin

2011·1h 47m·★ 7.3·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997·2h 9m·★ 6.6·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

War of the Worlds

2005·1h 57m·★ 6.6·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

The BFG

2016·1h 57m·★ 6.3·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008·2h 2m·★ 6.2·Steven Spielberg

2 shared crewDir. Steven SpielbergDP: Janusz Kamiński

China Girl

1987·1h 30m·★ 6.3·Abel Ferrara

Themes: interracial relationship, racism, street gangFans also likedRomance & Crime & Drama

Romeo and Juliet

1968·2h 18m·★ 7.6·Franco Zeffirelli

4 shared themes: romeo & juliet, tragic, forbidden love...Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Romeo + Juliet

1996·2h·★ 6.7·Baz Luhrmann

4 shared themes: romeo & juliet, tragic, forbidden love...Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Romeo & Juliet

2013·1h 58m·★ 5.8·Carlo Carlei

Themes: romeo & juliet, based on play or musicalFans also likedRomance & Drama

La La Land

2016·2h 9m·★ 8.0·Damien Chazelle

4 shared themes: dance, dancing, bold...Drama & Romance

August Rush

2007·1h 54m·★ 7.4·Kirsten Sheridan

Themes: love at first sight, forbidden loveFans also liked

In the Heights

2021·2h 23m·★ 7.2·Jon M. Chu

Themes: based on play or musical, musicalFans also likedDrama & Romance

Something's Coming: West Side Story

2021·40m·★ 7.3

6 shared cast incl. Rita Moreno & Ansel Elgort

How Good Is West Side Story?

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