Assa vs West Side Story
West Side Story has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.8/10 for Assa). Assa is the shorter watch at 2h 33m compared with 2h 36m. Assa is the older of the two (1987 against 2021). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Assa
West Side Story| Assa | West Side Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2021 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 2h 36m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sergey Solovyov | Steven Spielberg |
| Main cast | Aleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr Domogarov | Corey Stoll, Mike Faist, Rachel Zegler, Josh Rivera, Ariana DeBose |
Synopsis
Assa
ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.
West Side Story
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Where to watch
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