Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Directed by Nicholas Ray · 111 min · Drama
77.7 TOPICAL score · #442 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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) has a TOPICAL score of 77.7 - ranked 442 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (1,839 ratings) · IMDb 7.6/10. Wikipedia covers it in 49 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (1,839 ratings) · IMDb 7.6/10
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 49 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read70,380 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: James Dean, Natalie Wood (actor #376), Sal Mineo, Jim Backus
“Over the years, the film has achieved landmark status for the performance of Dean, fresh from his Oscar-nominated role in East of Eden, in his most celebrated role.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10