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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%. Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 89% of the 3,165 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
116 audience votes
Key crew
- John FrizzellOriginal Music Composer
- Israel HorovitzScreenplay
- Mark RydellDirector
Cast
- James FrancoJames Dean
- Michael MoriartyWinton Dean
- Valentina CerviPier Angeli
- Enrico ColantoniElia Kazan
- Edward HerrmannRaymond Massey
- Joanne LinvilleHedda Hopper
- John PleshetteBilly Rose
- Barry PrimusNicholas Ray
- David ProvalDaniel Mann
- Samuel GouldMartin Landau
- Amy RydellChristine White
- Wendy Benson-LandesJulie Harris
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