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The age-old theme of teenage violence and delinquency is given distinctive insight by the well-cast Dean-Wood-Mineo trio. Perhaps the best teen-age drama of the 1950s. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Sal Mineo, Best Supporting Actress--Natalie Wood, Best Motion Picture Story. Read more

Starring	James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus
Director	Nicholas Ray
Genres	Drama

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  - 4
  Nostalgia and nothing more
  
  How do these old films end up in the top 100 films of all time lists?
  
  The acting is appalling, the script equally as bad and the direction is absurd... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - London
  - 16 Mar 2007 at 15:04
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- - 0
  - 0
  Good but dated
  
  Good but dated, but some of the lines such as 'teenagers don't understand us and we don't understand them' are timeless and apply today. Worth ... read more »
  
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- - mikeswan
  - 11 reviews
  - 22 Feb 2012 at 11:49
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  a scathing look at america's young and old
  
  a scathing portrayal of america's family life and teenage violence. a romance and a thriller; all in one. not to mention the seductive james dean.
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- - lukasz84
  - 62 reviews
  - 01 Dec 2011 at 16:43
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  Rebel Without a Cause
  
  It's an all time classic. The teenage angst and frustration although in the fifties still comes across well if a little hammy. One the all time 100 films to... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 14 Oct 2011 at 22:54
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  - 1
  Rebel Rebel
  
  Have waited patiently some time to watch this film. A story of a rebel teenage, misunderstood by those around him. Sounds familiar??? Was a bit disappointed as ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Jul 2011 at 20:00
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  Rebel Without a Cause
  
  Interesting film which was iconic at the time, but watching it now after the passage of time found it a bit disapointing and not very well acted.
  
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- 1010273
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  - 27 Jun 2011 at 11:33
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  Probably good in its day
  
  Very dated story of a young man fighting against the world, and his parents and not being understood.
  
  Things have changed a lot since it was made.read more »
  
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  - 17 Jun 2011 at 11:29
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  Classic teenage coming of age film
  
  A real classic with James Dean as troubled teen-ager. Dean justifies his reputation as a heart-throb and gives a scintillating performance. The film gets a bit ... read more »
  
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- - Ferry41
  - 190 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 13 Jun 2011 at 12:36
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  - 0
  Whats to say?
  
  Really whats to say about this film about a young man who just wants to fit in and is fighting against the old world his parents would love him to live in. His ... read more »
  
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- - pixie
  - 212 reviews
  - Redruth
  - 15 Nov 2010 at 13:33
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  - 0
  Good Film
  
  Rebel Without A Cause is a simple film with a simple plot - James Dean's Jimmy moves to another area to get away from trouble but can't get away from it... read more »
  
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- - likealeper
  - 10 reviews
  - Consett,
  - 03 Dec 2009 at 11:42
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  Rebel Without A Cause
  
  This film would have rated 5 stars back in the day. Although it is now very dated it is a gripping story of misunderstood youth and teenage angst. It says a lot... read more »
  
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  - 02 Sep 2009 at 16:44
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- - 20
  - 4
  Nostalgia and nothing more
  
  How do these old films end up in the top 100 films of all time lists?
  
  The acting is appalling, the script equally as bad and the direction is absurd... read more »
  
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  - 16 Mar 2007 at 15:04
- - 10
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  Ummm... Classic
  
  No two ways about it - when Jim Stark turns to his parents in the police station and begs 'You're tearing me apart', you feel like your heart is ... read more »
  
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- - Ken Thompson Marchesi
  - Oxford, England
  - 02 Jun 2004 at 23:27
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  So called classic
  
  I hired this movie to see what all the fuss was about but soon found out it is a movie out of its time. I can see that it would have been shocking for its day ... read more »
  
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- - toe jam
  - east london
  - 14 Sep 2004 at 20:58
- - 4
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  Not as great as i was ...
  
  Not as great as i was lead to believe, but still pretty bloody good. The original and best "teen rebellion" movie.
  
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- - laura84#1
  - SALISBURY
  - 12 May 2004 at 15:03
- - 4
  - 1
  Still Brilliant, Still Important
  
  Rebel Without a Cause may seem somewhat tame to many teenagers today, to whom the depictions of hot rod racing and knife fighting have been diluted by a ... read more »
  
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- - Slazey
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 23 Jun 2005 at 23:42
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  - 0
  James Dean at his moody best
  
  I was a teenager when this film came out, and we all thought that it put our points of view very well. Now that I'm an OAP I don't agree!Good film, ... read more »
  
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- - KDP
  - Lancashire England
  - 05 Oct 2004 at 21:56
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  Dated, but good.
  
  Rebel Without a Cause has obviously dated in terms of how shocking the teenage delinquents behaviour is to our modern society, but the film remains watchable ... read more »
  
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- - Lawrence Conquest
  - siberia
  - 20 Apr 2005 at 18:28
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  Strange but good
  
  I seen it twice. Didn't get it first time, but really enjoyed it second time. He's a great actor. He's totally messed up with along the rest of the ... read more »
  
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  - Derbys, UK
  - 25 Sep 2004 at 08:56
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  - 0
  a true classic
  
  This film lived up to every word i have ever heard or read about it. It is one of the few cases of the film utterly deserving the hype. I am a Dean fan and ... read more »
  
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- - rachel hayes
  - billingham, england
  - 12 May 2005 at 18:47
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  - 0
  Dean's Finest
  
  Gritty as hell - don't let anyone convince you otherwise. OK, it may be a little more sugar coated than if it would be made today, though considering the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Hampton Hill, England
  - 07 Jun 2005 at 20:23

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- Rebel Without A Cause
  
  The age-old theme of teenage violence and delinquency is given distinctive insight by the well-cast Dean-Wood-Mineo trio. Perhaps the best teen-age drama of the 1950s. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Sal Mineo, Best Supporting Actress--Natalie Wood, Best Motion Picture Story....