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  • The Outsiders
  • Opened March 25, 1983 | Runtime:1 hr. 31 min.
  • NR
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. Read More
  • A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group. When Greasers Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny (Ralph Macchio) get into a brawl that ends in the death of a Social member, the boys are forced Read More
  • Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe
  • Director: Francis Ford Coppola
  • Genres: Teen Movie, Drama, Coming-of-Age

The Outsiders Critic Reviews

No Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Boston Globe |

    The director gives us a small, sincere and nearly perfectly realized film about...

  • 75
    TV Guide |

    The charismatic Dillon is a believable delinquent and gets solid support from a...

  • 75
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Francis Coppola's revision of his 1983 film of S.E. Hinton's best seller The...

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Coppola's teenagers seem trapped inside too many layers of storytelling.

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