Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

The bad boy from a good family.

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Release Date

10/27/1955

Runtime

111 mins

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$4,500,000

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A restless, emotionally raw portrait of teenage alienation where a misunderstood boy navigates the contradictions between who he's expected to be and who he actually is. It captures the intensity of adolescent feeling with surprising depth and tenderness.

Mood

TenseMelancholicWistfulDefiant

Themes

Coming of ageIdentityFamily

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrastBlack and white

Structure

Linear

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