Rebel Without a Cause

Powerful drama about alienated youth, starring James Dean as a teenage social outcast who rejects any form of authority in his search for identity, and eventually finds solace with two fellow misfits. However, violent confrontations and their efforts to find sanctuary together lead only to disaster. Dean gives a shockingly intense performance in the lead, which serves to highlight the tragedy of his death a month before this classic movie was released. Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo and Jim Backus number among his co-stars