Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 · 111 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.5 (1,768 votes)
Dir. Nicholas Ray · Starring James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen · Music Leonard Rosenman

The bad boy from a good family.

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.

VIBE

This film pulses with the raw, aching heart of youth, capturing the electric tension of a generation finding its voice. It's a vivid, emotionally charged journey through adolescent angst, defiance, and the desperate search for belonging amidst a world that feels both suffocating and thrilling.

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