Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · directed by Nicholas Ray
- Rating
- 81/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Rebel Without a Cause (1955), directed by Nicholas Ray, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- James Dean
- Natalie Wood
- Sal Mineo
- Jim Backus
- Ann Doran
- Corey Allen
- William Hopper
- Rochelle Hudson
- Dennis Hopper
- Edward Platt
Crew
- Ernest Haller — Director of Photography
- William H. Ziegler — Editor
- Leonard Rosenman — Original Music Composer
- Stewart Stern — Screenplay
More from Nicholas Ray
- In a Lonely Place (1950) — 85/100 · hit
- The Lusty Men (1952) — 82/100 · hit
- Bigger Than Life (1956) — 80/100 · hit
- Johnny Guitar (1954) — 80/100 · hit
- They Live by Night (1949) — 78/100
- Party Girl (1958) — 75/100
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