Emilio Estevez,
Judd Nelson,
Molly Ringwald,
Anthony Michael Hall,
Ally Sheedy
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John Hughes wrote and directed this quintessential 1980s high school drama featuring the hottest young stars of the decade. Trapped in a day-long Saturday detention in a prison-like school library are... read more
Directed by: John Hughes
Release Date: May 15, 1985
DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003
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April 19, 2012fb1033186916Often funny and easy to relate to, The Breakfast Club captures the nature and essence of being caught within the entrapment of pressure and stereotypes during teenage years. It tackles the society's imposition of a high school hierarchy in a meaningful and heartfelt way, but that... read more
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December 9, 2011fb733768972The Breakfast club, gleefully, may just be the only movie I have ever seen that has absolutely no flaws. There is always a way of picking out things from a film, but to me, it seems impossible here. The backstories of the characters are so charismatic, that when taking them serio... read more
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November 18, 2011fb634552688For any piece of work to become a classic, it has to tackle themes and ideas that transcend time. And it has to do this in a way that can be understood/related to by anyone. The Breakfast Club is about a group of seemingly small-minded teenagers stuck in detention, who then pro... read more
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November 15, 2011fb791220692It's easy to see why 'The Breakfast Club' is often seen as influential and iconic. it's as honest and sentimental as they come, but it's also painfully obvious to me that this movie is exclusively powerful for those who were actually teenagers in the 80s, and who mirrored the ang... read more
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August 31, 2011The greatest teen comedy. There has never been a movie made like this awesome movie. There will never be another movie with so much hilarity, teen angst, and such great music! :) This is how I got interested in the 80s! :) :) :)
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August 24, 2011John Hughes The Breakfast Club is an incredible drama film about five teens spend a Saturday in detention. These teens are very different, coming from different backgrounds, yet they all have the same problems. This is a brilliant film that not only teens can relate to. As an adu... read more
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August 15, 2011I LOVED this movie, it was funny, had a great deep meaning, and was possibly one of the best high school movies in the history of film, a amazing movie.
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June 24, 2011John Hughes manages to blend hysterical laughs with tear-shedding drama in this classic dramedy.
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April 7, 2011This film is about four really different teens that add up in detection or very different reasons. At first they do not get along but over the course of day they learn how to accept each other. They also learn that people form different cliques could be friends good plot and go... read more
Critic Reviews
July 27, 2007
Michael Booth, Denver Post
July 18, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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 boomer... Full Review
July 18, 2007
Variety Staff, Variety
Does director John Hughes really believe, as he writes here, that 'when you grow up, your heart dies.' It may. But not unless the brain has already started to rot with films like this. Full Review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Mr. Hughes, having thought up the characters and simply flung them together, should have left well enough alone.
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
In The Breakfast Club, Hughes has created a surprisingly enduring motion picture that is still effective 13 years after its theatrical debut. Full Review
September 26, 2011
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
A movie that has far more problems than its reputation would suggest, the kind of flaws that can be very readily glossed over in a fit of fond remembrance. Full Review
September 8, 2008
Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com
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
February 16, 2008
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Time capsule.
July 18, 2007
Simon Crook, Empire Magazine
Good and bad, it's still the definitive '80s teen movie. Full Review
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