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The Outsiders

1983

Francis Ford Coppola

C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Diane Lane ...

6.8

14,578

Drama Francis Ford Coppola's stylized teen melodrama is based on the popular novel by S. E. Hinton. In 1960s Tulsa, the "right" and "wrong" sides of the tracks are represented by rival gangs, the upscale Socs and the underprivileged Greasers. Darrel Curtis (Patrick Swayze) is doing his best to raise his two younger brothers, Sodapop (Rob Lowe) and Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell). Sensitive Ponyboy is a budding writer in love with Cherry (Diane ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Well acted and crafted but highly conventional"	NEU
United States	Richard Corliss Time	"The picture never manages to reach the peaks of satisfying Hollywood melodrama"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Funny, touching and revelatory (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The problem with seeing characters in a highly stylized visual way is that it's hard for them to breathe and move and get us involved in their stories (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Carly Kocurek Common Sense Media	"[It] combines a talented ensemble cast with an engaging story (...) The collaborative work of the young cast also serves as a testament to the director's skill (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Robert Osborne The Hollywood Reporter	"It is to the film's credit (and Coppola's) that, despite the continual false notes, The Outsiders is consistently interesting to watch"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This is a film that carries you along and there is an added savour in seeing those cherubic faces which have since settled into middle age (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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