Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
PG
20/01/1956 (GB)
Drama
1h 51m
- 75% (1665 votes)
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The bad boy from a good family.
Overview
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
- Nicholas RayDirector
- Stewart SternScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$4,500,000
Keywords
- individual
- underground world
- street gang
- unsociability
- car race
- parent child relationship
- authority
- rebel
- coming of age
- based on short story
- teen rebel
- griffith observatory
- teenager
- gay subtext
Top Billed Cast
James Dean
Jim Stark
Natalie Wood
Judy
Sal Mineo
John 'Plato' Crawford
Jim Backus
Frank Stark
Ann Doran
Carol Stark
Corey Allen
Buzz Gunderson
William Hopper
Judy's Father
Rochelle Hudson
Judy's Mother
Dennis Hopper
Goon
Edward Platt
Ray Fremick
Recommendations
East of Eden (76%)
Giant (76%)
The Taming of the Shrew (69%)
The Man Who Laughs (73%)
James Dean (68%)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (70%)
Day of Wrath (80%)
Morvern Callar (67%)
The Big Red One (67%)
