“A fine script, dynamic direction, doomed romantic idealism and telling performances make this the most timeless of Ray’s gripping, socially aware dramas.”
Moving to a new town with his well-meaning folks, is meant to be a clean-slate for troublemakin' teen, Jim Stark (James Dean). But things get complicated again when Jim falls for local girl Judy (Natalie Wood), who just happens to be the girlfriend of neighbourhood tough, Buzz (Corey Allen)... With fantastic support from Sal Mineo as the tragically doomed Plato, and Dennis Hopper in his first screen role as a member of Buzz's gang of hoodlums, Rebel Without a Cause is a classic of adolescent alienation - and arguably James Dean’s greatest role.
