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Rebel Without a Cause

The bad boy from a good family.

19551h 51mNo ratings yet
  • Drama

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.

Keywords

  • parent child relationship
  • street gang
  • rebel
  • car race
  • coming of age
  • based on short story
  • griffith observatory
  • unsociability
  • teenager
  • individual
  • underground world
  • teen rebel
  • authority

Details

Status
Released
Release date
October 27, 1955
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Director
Nicholas Ray
Cinematography
Ernest Haller
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$4,500,000
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