Pretty in Pink

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Pretty in Pink

PG-13

1986

1h 36m

Romance

Comedy

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Andie is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

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Molly Ringwald gives an outstanding performance in this sweet, intelligent teen comedy that takes an ancient premise and injects it with insight and wit.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Feb 14

The movie is a charming, funny update of a very old story, and Ringwald gives a fine performance, but somehow the picture never quite reaches the heights.

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Jack Curry

USA Today

Feb 14

3/4

Cinderella going to the ball is, after all, the ultimate prom story. So it's no wonder that Pretty in Pink—a silly-sweet teen update—comes off like a hip fairy tale.

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Feb 14

6/10

Another of [Hughes]' glimpses into contemporary teenage life that is certain to find a young audience eagerly waiting its arrival. They will not be disappointed.

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Michael Sragow

San Francisco Examiner

Feb 14

2.5/4

The director can't modulate the enemy-camp melodrama at the movie's core.

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Rick Chatenever

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Feb 14

Growing up is hard to do, as Pretty in Pink so effectively reminds us.

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Bruce R. Miller

Sioux City Journal

Feb 14

A limp teen angst film that has none of the inspired joy of its predecessors, Sixteen Candles or The Breakfast Club.

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Ted

Feb 15

Glad to finally see it. I probably would enjoy it more if I grew up watching it. John Hughes was working through stuff in the 80s. If I grew up watching it like Breakfast Club I don't see it.

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Frau B

@Fraubluch..er Apr 11

This was my era and I loved the brat pack, especially Andrew McCarthy. I watched this for nostalgia. The actors did their best with a script that was lacking. It was akin to sitting on a deflated ball, i wanted to give it some oomph!

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Alejandro E

@Alex970 Mar 29

A modern retelling of the Cinderella story, told from a teenager’s perspective. It has a certain appeal, as it avoids crude humour, which is a relief for the viewer.

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James K

@Jamesdkman Feb 25

Seeing this as an adult, I still don't like it. I would have thought I would, especially since I like Some Kind Of Wonderful. I guess because I saw that movie first, Pretty In Pink feels more like the ripoff, despite it being the other way around. I'm really not the biggest Ringwald fan, and perhaps that has more to do with the over saturation of her in the 80's, especially with teen films. Her performance was a standard Molly Ringwald one, which is neither bad or stellar. The Duckie character seemed to have been the most unique and flushed out one by comparsion to the others, and he was pretty insufferable to watch. He was a walking harrassment case at times; this is the guy people look back on as being adorable? The level of meaness these teens seem to have with one another in a lot of Hughes films often borders on exaggeration. It feels more like we're looking at high school from the perspective he might of had. I always get bored watching this film, so I can't reccomend it.

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Cameron H.

@camthemovieman Feb 23

I’m glad to say I’ve finally seen “Pretty in Pink!” Seeing it in theaters for the first time for its 40th anniversary was so much fun! I really enjoyed this film. Great performances all around, especially from Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, and Andrew McCarthy. I always love a classic 80s soundtrack. Overall, “Pretty in Pink” is a fantastic 80s film that everyone needs to watch. Full of 80s nostalgia and a great Romeo & Juliet inspired story.

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Wed W.

@WEDWAY Feb 17

Still an amazing movie forty years later.

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Andie Walsh

Jon Cryer

Phil "Duckie" Dale

Andrew McCarthy

Blane McDonough

Annie Potts

Iona

Harry Dean Stanton

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Andie is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

Director: Howard Deutch
Producer: John Hughes, Lauren Shuler Donner
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 1986, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Feb 13, 2026
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $521.0K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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