The Outsiders (1983)

Nothing to do with Band of Outsiders, except that both feature young criminals. I chose to see this one mainly because Francis Ford Coppola directed, but its claim to semi-fame is the casting of a bunch of guys who became household names only later: Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, even pre-Risky Business Tom Cruise. (Among the ladies, I'm afraid Diane Lane's about it.) There's also an early acting role for Tom Waits.

Based on an S.E. Hinton book set in mid-'60s Oklahoma, it focuses on the creatively real-named Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny (Macchio, one of the oldest but seeming youngest), members of a gang not so creatively named the Greasers. After an especially harmful clash with the Socs (pronounced "Soashes" because they're socialites), they take the advice of more experienced Dallas (Dillon) and leave town for a while. This seems to have a salubrious effect on their souls, as they discover classic literature and their capacity for heroism, but it doesn't mean the worst has come and gone for them or the people they care about.