The Breakfast Club

  • 1hr 37m
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  • Trailer for The Breakfast Club 30th Anniversary Edition
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

John Hughes

Producer:

Gil Friesen, Andrew Meyer, Ned Tanen

Release Date:

Feb 15, 1985

Runtime:

1hr 37m

Synopsis

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.

Cast

  • Emilio Estevez
  • Molly Ringwald
  • Judd Nelson
  • Paul Gleason
  • Anthony Michael Hall
  • John Kapelos
  • Ally Sheedy
  • Perry Crawford

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Metacritic

66
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Based on 25 Critics
8.7

USER SCORE (361)

Universal acclaim based on 361 Reviews
80

This could have been an unmitigated disaster, but Hughes' way with the material ensured it a special place in the heart of just about everyone who happened to be in high school while Ronald Reagan was President.

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Metacritic review by Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat
88

The Breakfast Clu is a breath of cinematic fresh air, taking on a very real adolescent problem and offering, in a dramatic way, a possible solution. The film is at its very best when the brainy kid wonders out loud toward the end of the film whether any of his new-found friends will still be his friends come Monday morning. It's a very real question, such being the impulse to conform in high school. A simple hello between a jock and a wimp in a crowd is a big risk for both of them. [15 Feb 1985, p.A]

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Metacritic review by Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
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