A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
Casts Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Mamie Van Doren, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Anthony, Jackie Coogan, Charles Chaplin, Jr., Diane Jergens, Burt Douglas
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Holes
Gang Boy
The Young and the Damned
Sleepers
A Clockwork Orange
The Outsiders
Black Pearls
Delinquent Parents
L.I.E.
Age of Nudity
Over the Edge
The Children of Times Square
Life as a House
Class of 1984
Walking Across Egypt
I Accuse My Parents
The Age of Violence
Problem Girls
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Dead End
SIMILAR MOVIES
Holes
IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 2003
After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. But Stanley and the other boys start to unravel a mystery, linked with the camps tough-as-nails warden —and possibly Stanley’s family itself.Gang Boy
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1954
Danny ponders a way for rival gangs to avoid violence at an upcoming dance.The Young and the Damned
IMDB 8 | Dec , 1950
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.Sleepers
IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1996
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.A Clockwork Orange
IMDB 8.2 | Oct , 1971
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?The Outsiders
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 1983
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.Black Pearls
IMDB 5 | Apr , 1958
Reform school teacher tries to carry his class to the right path by teaching them diving.Delinquent Parents
IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 1938
A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.L.I.E.
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2001
With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.Age of Nudity
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1959
The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. However, everything gets screwed up when they accidentally steal big bucks from the Yakuza.Over the Edge
IMDB 7.1 | May , 1979
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.The Children of Times Square
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1986
An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.Life as a House
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2001
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.Class of 1984
IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 1982
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.Walking Across Egypt
IMDB 4.7 | Jan , 1999
An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.I Accuse My Parents
IMDB 2.7 | Oct , 1944
Ignored by his alcoholic parents, Jimmy Wilson starts hanging around with some shady characters. After falling in love with a lounge singer, Jimmy tries to impress her by doing jobs for her shady boss. After one of these jobs goes bad, Jimmy ends up on the run. Eventually, he must confront the truth, his past, and his parents. The judge cites parental neglect in the case of a teenager (John Miljan) charged with murder.The Age of Violence
IMDB 5 | Apr , 1964
Daniel, the leader of a criminal youth gang, views new guy Victor first as a threat, then as possible addition to his gang. When Victor refuses, but sets his eyes on Daniel's Sister Nancy, Daniel orders her to get close to Victor so she can persuade him to join the gang. Daniel does not expect that instead the relationship with Victor makes Nancy longing for a life without crime. A juvenile-delinquent-crime-musical!Problem Girls
IMDB 3.3 | Apr , 1953
A medical student learns about a scheme to drug a girl and pass her off as an heiress to an oil fortune.The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
IMDB 5.2 | Dec , 1983
The Herdmans – Gladys, Claude, Imogene, Leroy, Ollie and Ralph – are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they’re taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.Dead End
IMDB 7 | Aug , 1937
The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.