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The Outsiders

They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.

7.2(1,626)19831h 31m11

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$33.7M
Language
English
  • street gang
  • based on novel or book
  • children's home
  • coming of age
  • gang
  • juvenile delinquent
  • tulsa, oklahoma
  • based on young adult novel
  • teenager
  • psychological drama

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTulsa, Oklahoma22 Mar 1983
    • TheatricalPG25 Mar 1983
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1214 Apr 1983
    • Theatrical (limited)Re-release10 Oct 2021
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM15 Dec 1983
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical16 Jun 1983
    • Physical1414 Mar 2013
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical (limited)K-1625 Mar 1983
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU6 Sept 1983
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1216 Jun 1983
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1316 Jun 1983
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIB4K Restortion25 Aug 2022
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG27 Aug 1983
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical123 May 1984
    • TV12Nederland 217 Jun 2003
    • Physical12DVD / Blu-ray24 Oct 2012
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/125 Apr 1984

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The Outsiders was released on 25 March 1983.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    5/16/2022

    7/10

    _**Artsy teen melodrama in mid-60’s Oklahoma from the perspective of a 16 year-old**_ In the Tulsa area in 1965 the rivalry between the Greasers (poor kids) and the Socs (rich kids) heats up after a gang member is killed. The Greasers supposedly responsible flee the area (C. Thomas Howell and Ralph Macchio), but ironically end up being viewed as heroes. Matt Dillon costars while the notable peripheral cast include…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/8/2023

    6/10

    Hmmm. Francis Ford Coppola has creatively produced a piece of superbly photographed and frequently quite intimate observational cinema here this is far more remarkable for it's casting than for anything especially innovative about the story or the characterisations. Indeed had seven of this cast not gone on to great and good things - to varying degrees - then I'm afraid I can't think this film would rate much better …

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