West Side Story

Two teenage gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, struggle for control of the neighborhood. The police chase the Sharks off, and then the Jets plan how they can assure their continued dominance of the street. Riff wants to convince his friend and former member of the Jets, Tony, to meet the Jets at the dance, but some of the Jets are unsure of his loyalty. Riff meets Tony while he's working at Doc's Drugstore to persuade him to come. Loyal to Riff, Tony agrees.Maria works in a bridal shop with Anita. Maria has just arrived from Puerto Rico, and her family has selected Chino, a member of the Sharks, to be her future husband. At the dance, after introductions, soon a challenge dance is called, during which Tony and Maria see each other across the room and are drawn to each other; they dance together, fall in love, and kiss when an enraged Bernardo pulls his sister from Tony's arms and sends her home. Tony suggests a fair fight, which the leaders agree to, despite the other members' protests. Bernardo believes that he will fight Tony, but must settle for fighting Diesel instead. She asks Tony to stop the fight, which he agrees to do. The gangs meet each other under the highway, Tony arrives and tries to stop the rumble. When Bernardo pushes Tony, Riff punches him in Tony's defense. The two draw their switchblades and get in a knife fight. Bernardo stabs Riff. Tony then kills Bernardo in a fit of rage. The two gangs then go into a free-for-all. The sound of approaching sirens is heard, and everyone scatters, except Tony, who stands in shock at what he has done. Only the bodies of Riff and Bernardo are still there. Maria has not heard the news and daydreams happily about seeing Tony. Just then, Chino brings the news that Tony has killed Bernardo. Tony arrives to see Maria, and in a fit of rage she throws her fists at him until he finally calms her down and they plan to run away together. They have sex. The Jets make Action leader of the gang. Chino is gonna kill Tony with a gun. In her anger, Anita tells the Jets that Bernardo was right about them, and then claims that Chino has killed Maria in jealousy. Doc relates the news to Tony, who has been dreaming of heading to the countryside to have children with Maria. Feeling there is no longer anything to live for, Tony leaves to find Chino, begging for him to die as well. Just as Tony sees Maria alive, Chino arrives and shoots Tony. The Jets, Sharks, and adults flock around the lovers. Maria holds Tony in her arms as he dies. Angry at the death of another friend, the Jets move towards the Sharks but Maria takes Chino's gun and tells everyone that hatred is what killed Tony and the others, and now she can kill, because now she hates, too. However, she is unable to bring herself to fire the gun and collapses in her grief, ending the cycle of violence. Gradually, all the members of both gangs assemble on either side of Tony's body, suggesting that the feud is over.