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As a theoretical concept the term auteur has been used to describe directors, who’s work contains their personal vision. Hence, the director of the film becomes an auteur by driving personal and artistic control of the film. In his films, Nicholas Ray uses common themes, settings, cinematography, genre, and narrative structure as his personal connection to the audience. Which in turn gives each film a common by distinctive style. By examining three films of Ray, (They Live by night, On Dangerous Ground, and Rebel Without a Cause), one might conclude that the key idea of the dysfunctional family helps drives each stylistic aspect of all three films. The dysfunctional family is one of a few themes present in Nicholas Ray’s films. Another recurrent theme in Ray’s films is the idea of troubled youth. Ray’s protagonists are often juvenile delinquents. For example, in They Live by Night, the characters Bowie and Keechie, are one the run. Bowie, having previously broken out of jail with fellow convicts Chicamaw and T-Dub, is wanted for the murder of a police officer; Chicamaw shot the officer. His acquaintanceship with Chicamaw and T-Dub, leads Bowie into robbing a bank. Bowie’s grounds for robbing the bank is to gather money