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Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

Oct 27, 1955
111 min
Drama
7.5/ 10
1,695 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
7.5/10
1,695 votes
IMDB
7.6/10
100,836 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
89/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,500,000Production cost
Box Office$4,500,000Worldwide gross
Profit$3,000,000Profitable
ROI
+200.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$212,780Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 8 nominations total

Details

Production information

"The bad boy from a good family."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$4,500,000

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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