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.

• DirectorNicholas Ray
• Release27 October 1955
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 51m
• Budget$1,500,000
• Revenue$4,500,000
• Rate
  

  7.5
  1651 reviews
• Productions

  Warner Bros. Pictures