A tale of switchblades, speeding cars and teen torment, searing melodrama Rebel Without a Cause made James Dean a Hollywood icon.
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark (Dean) is looking for a clean slate.
While searching for stability, he forms a bond with equally troubled classmate, Plato (Sal Mineo), and falls for local girl Judy (Natalie Wood) – which is where the new kid's real troubles begin.