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10 Best Movies Like Rebel Without a Cause

If you loved Rebel Without a Cause, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
East of Eden

East of Eden

1955★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rebel Without a Cause for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every...

#2
Giant

Giant

1956★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rebel Without a Cause for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is sh...

#3
Mystery Street

Mystery Street

1950★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rebel Without a Cause for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard profess...

#4
West Side Story

West Side Story

1961★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rebel Without a Cause for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides...

#5
The Mischief Makers

The Mischief Makers

1957★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rebel Without a Cause for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of young boys develops a crush on a girl, leading to jealousy toward her boyfriend. They scheme to disrupt their relationship, and when the boyfriend catches one of them sp...

#6
Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath

1943★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Rebel Without a Cause for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft...