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10/04/03
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:39
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.1/10
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Reviews for Rebel Without a Cause
The performances of James Dean and Sal Mineo plus the presence of some potent scenes of adolescent angst give the film vitality and validity.
01/01/00
If ever a film was haunted, it's "Rebel Without a Cause," which burns as a bright memorial for stars James Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo.
06/17/07
Ray, who told stories that were 'bigger than life' and pulsing with 'hot blood,' was one of the most dynamic directors of the American screen.
01/01/00
A movie for anyone who's ever been a teenager.
05/03/05
No review available.
06/19/03
Handicapped by the script's utter implausibility, which is alleviated not one whit by the strained direction of Nicholas Ray, Dean's delineation is far below the arrestingly high standards set by ... Eden.
06/05/02
For all its faults this is still the teen angst melodrama to end them all, and Dean's performance established him as an icon, a legend and a myth.
10/23/07
An unmissable film, made with a delirious compassion.
10/23/07
Top CriticLike its hero, Rebel Without a Cause desperately wants to say something and doesn't know what it is. If it did know, it would lose its fascination.
01/20/06
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12/07/04
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10/18/05
This full-color, widescreen masterpiece gives us remarkable images.
03/06/09
Just like its hero, the film is operatic and grandiose in places, shambling and inarticulate in others, but always intensely watchable.
08/06/01
When first released, neither studio nor critics knew what to make of it, failing to realize that it would become the most influential work in American film history
07/19/05
A fine script, dynamic direction, doomed romantic idealism and telling performances make this the most timeless of Ray's gripping, socially aware dramas.
04/01/06
People like to say that Dean was nothing but a Marlon Brando imitation, but Marlon never looked this young, this perfect.
12/06/05
East of Eden is definitely the stronger movie, but this performance is likely to be the one that tugged and forever defined the unexplainable angst of youth.
12/08/02
Rebel really belongs entirely to Dean and his iconic red windbreaker
05/19/05
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