Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

The bad boy from a good family.

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.

Date of release
1955-10-27
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (1839)
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama
Director
Nicholas Ray

Casting

  • 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
  • Steffi Sidney — Mil
  • Marietta Canty — Crawford Maid

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