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Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
1,606 audience votes
Key crew
- Francis Ford CoppolaDirector
- Carmine CoppolaOriginal Music Composer
- Kathleen RowellScreenplay
Cast
- C. Thomas HowellPonyboy Curtis
- Matt DillonDallas Winston
- Ralph MacchioJohnny Cade
- Patrick SwayzeDarrel Curtis
- Rob LoweSodapop Curtis
- Emilio EstevezTwo-Bit Matthews
- Tom CruiseSteve Randle
- Glenn WithrowTim Shepard
- Diane LaneCherry Valance
- Leif GarrettBob Sheldon
- Darren DaltonRandy Anderson
- Michelle MeyrinkMarcia
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Themes
street gangbased on novel or bookchildren's homecoming of agegangjuvenile delinquenttulsa, oklahomabased on young adult novelteenagerpsychological drama
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