Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Drama | Romance
Story of rebellious middle-class teens, disenfranchised with their parents, and given to a life of thuggery and deadly dangerous drag racing to win over women.
Starring: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Edward Platt, Dennis Hopper
Director: Nicholas Ray
Giant (1956)
Drama | Romance | Western
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict Jr., is a wealthy land owner and cattle rancher who marries a spoiled and wealthy Virginian woman. When the two return to his cattle empire in Texas, conflicts around race, class and changing traditions including former cowboy and now rich oil tycoon Jett Rink rise to epic proportions through the years and test the unity of the family and surrounding community.
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo
Director: George Stevens
East of Eden (1955)
Drama | Romance
Film adaptation of Steinbeck's classic about a 1917 California farm family and the two brothers who struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor.
Starring: James Dean, Raymond Massey, Julie Harris, Burl Ives, Albert Dekker, Jo Van Fleet
Director: Elia Kazan
