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 has generally received very positive reviews.
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Rebel Without a Cause was released in 1955 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 666 reviews, giving Rebel Without a Cause (1955) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 84%.
With a score of 80%, Rebel Without a Cause is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1955, which stands at 60%.
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