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Film · 1955 · Drama
Rebel Without a Cause
Directed by Nicholas Ray
1955
★ 7.0 editorial score
The teenager as a subject starts here: James Dean in a red jacket, a knife fight at an observatory, and parents who have no idea what is happening.
“Profoundly romantic and lacerating in its despair, Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause, a self-contained portrait of three isolated teenagers, is James Dean's best film and best performance...Dean isn't fussy here, as he is in his agonized Brando-esque contortions in East of Eden; he's emotionally direct, tenderly seductive, protective of others, and blessed with courtly humor.”
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