19551h 51mDir. Nicholas Ray

Rebel Without a Cause

Name: Rebel Without a Cause
Genre: Drama
Released: 1955-10-27
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran

“The bad boy from a good family.”

Drama

4.5 / 5.0

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1st Half: 4.5 ★vs2nd Half: 4.5 ★

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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.

Starring:James Dean,Natalie Wood,Sal Mineo,Jim Backus,Ann Doran

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

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

Key Production Crew

Director

Nicholas Ray

Screenplay & Writers

Nicholas Ray, Irving Shulman, Stewart Stern, Dennis Stock

Cinematography

Ernest Haller

Original Score

Leonard Rosenman

Producers

David Weisbart

Film Details

Budget$1,500,000

Box Office Revenue$4,500,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Warner Bros. Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#individual#underground world#street gang#unsociability#car race#parent child relationship#authority#rebel#coming of age#based on short story

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.5

“Rebel Without a Cause is a good movie.” — Bob Dylan “Do you think the end of the world will come at nighttime?” “Uh uh. At dawn.” “I don’t know what to do anymore, except maybe die.” Yeah. This movie is kind ...

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