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Sixteen Candles
When you're just sixteen anything can happen!
When you're just sixteen anything can happen!
Comedy, Romance - 1984
7.0
84%
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A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.
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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
4 May 1984
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$6,500,000
Revenue:
$23,686,027
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Most of the the movie is cheerful and light, showcasing Mr. Hughes's knack for remembering all those aspects of middle-class American adolescent behavior that anyone else might want to forget.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
A sweet and funny movie about two of the worst things that can happen to a girl on her sixteenth birthday.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Sly humour and an appreciative ear for the demotic improv of teenage chat completes an attractive package.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
As the girl, Molly Ringwald is natural and appealing, but she's lost in a world of blunt, vicious caricatures.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
18 Jul 2007
fresh:
There's also a darkly handsome high school heartbreak kid (Michael Schoeffling), a merciful brisk pace, some quick humor (visual and verbal), and a solid music track.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
18 Jul 2007
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