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The Breakfast Club (1984)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:38

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.5/10

Consensus: The Breakfast Club is a warm, insightful, and very funny look into the inner lives of teenagers.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When five high school students from different social groups are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, they find themselves interacting with and understanding each other for the first... When five high school students from different social groups are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, they find themselves interacting with and understanding each other for the first time. A jock (Emilio Estevez), a criminal (Judd Nelson), a princess (Molly Ringwald), a basket case (Ally Sheedy), and a brain (Anthony Michael Hall) talk about everything from parental tension to sex to peer pressure to hurtful stereotypes while serving time. Ultimately, the five find that they may have more in common than they ever imagined and learn more about themselves as well as each other. The only question is, Will they remember what they've learned after they leave detention? Director and writer John Hughes, along with the stellar Brat Pack, cast makes this a memorable, moving film filled with believable dialogue, intelligent humor, and a sufficient dose of high school hijinx. Its timeless appeal makes this film a teen classic along with Hughes's other teen films from the 1980s: SIXTEEN CANDLES and FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF. A great soundtrack features the hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds. [More]

Starring: Paul Gleason, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall

Starring: Paul Gleason, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, John Kapelos, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Ron Dean

Director: John Hughes

Director: John Hughes
Producer: John Hughes, Ned Tanen
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Composer: Gary Chang, Keith Forsey

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06/07/05
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

...Hughes may have been the first filmmaker to attempt to put plausible teenagers on screen

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
04/17/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

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01/05/05
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Before lapsing into the land of the insipid... John Hughes actually made a few movies that shined some light on the trials of modern adolescence.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Shot in sequence during 1984, The Breakfast Club became a benchmark for all that followed in the genre.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/17/01
Ben Falk
Ben Falk
BBC

John Hughes's 1985 film seems meant to explain 80s youngsters to yesterday's youth, and comes to the comforting conclusion that they're just as alienated, idealistic, and vulnerable as the baby boomers of the 1960s.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
07/18/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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The Breakfast Club doesn't need earthshaking revelations; it's about kids who grow willing to talk to one another, and it has a surprisingly good ear for the way they speak.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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comedy and truth and great tunes

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05/18/04
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Time capsule.

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02/16/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

In nine hours of threatening, bickering and, eventually, poignant (but never maudlin) self-revelation, the stereotypes dissolve and re-form.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
07/27/07
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

Equal parts funny, smart and sincere, it's a movie that delved a little deeper into the teenage psyche and came back with something more challenging than "nerds want sex."

Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | comment Comment
11/11/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVD Clinic

There's not a single false beat to be found, concluding Breakfast with a singular display of emotional discharge unheard of in its genre.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
09/08/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
DVDTalk.com

Teen comedy-drama, over easy.

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07/06/05
James Plath
James Plath
DVDTown.com

decent Brat Pack movie, but not the best. Anthony Michael Hall is hilarious as usual. Chicks cannot hold de smoke . . . dat's what it is.

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03/18/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

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11/05/04
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Good and bad, it’s still the definitive ’80s teen movie.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/18/07
Simon Crook
Simon Crook
Empire Magazine

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02/18/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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12/23/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

The Breakfast Club was teen-auteur John Hughes' attempt to take a step back and evaluate the large horde of teens our schools turn out and how they desperately search for identity.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

It’s easy to see why The Breakfast Club appeals to teens – it understands their problems, sympathizes, and tells them that, no, it’s not always their fault.

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09/09/01
Shay Casey
Shay Casey
Film Written Magazine
 
 
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Stop us if you've heard this one before: Five people, each from different walks of life, are forced into close quarters...and they walk away friends. More...

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