I've always liked "The Restless Years", but the film shouldn't be considered a great movie or some sort of serious social commentary.

However, the movie is an intriguing look at small-town life during the late 1950s and it has a very attractive cast. While the story centers around teenagers with a lot of nostalgia attached, it seems to depict small town living, at least that one, as unpleasant. The Restless Years is a 1958 American CinemaScope crime drama film noir directed by Helmut Käutner and starring John Saxon and Sandra Dee.It was Sandra Dee's first leading role. My past experience is the opposite of that. One thing which raised my eyebrows a little is the mention of marijuana in this film about high school kids in 1958.