Rebel Without a Cause

1955 · 111 min · ★ 7.5 / 10 · 1829 votes

Drama

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.

Cast

James Dean · Natalie Wood · Sal Mineo · Jim Backus · Ann Doran · Corey Allen · William Hopper · Rochelle Hudson · Dennis Hopper · Edward Platt

Director

Nicholas Ray