Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
The bad boy from a good family.
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 51M
Director : Nicholas Ray
Writer : Stewart Stern
Synopsis
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.
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