Movies like The Breakfast Club (1985)
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
7.8
R
Duration: 98min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: John Hughes
Plot: On a Saturday, five teenagers who didn't get along had to stay at school. Their cruel teacher assigns them to write an autobiographical paper. They are receptive to one another. They divulge their hopes, anxieties, and secrets. They discover they share a good deal of similarities. Also, they become mates.
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy
Keywords: coming of age, high school, 1980s, teenager, teen angst, detention, stereotype, teenage rebellion, wry
Most similar movies to The Breakfast Club (1985)
If you like The Breakfast Club (1985),you might also like:
Wasted(2002) , An American Affair(2009) , Breaking Away(1979) , Australian Pie(2008) , Normal Adolescent Behavior(2007) , Back to the Future Part II(1989) , Dead Poets Society(1989) , Rebel Without a Cause(2018) , The Outsiders(1983) , The Wanderers(1979) , Stand by Me(1986) , A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984) , Manhunter(1986) , Back to the Future(2023) , The Goonies(2025)
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Wasted (2002)
6.3
R
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2002-03-17
Duration: 96min
Country: CA
Cast: Nick Stahl, Summer Phoenix, Aaron Paul, Britt Irvin, Andrew Airlie
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2009-02-27
Duration: 93min
Country: US
Plot: What if a thirty-something free-spirited painter who counts the US President among her admirers became the subject of a boy's coming-of-age relationship? In the autumn of 1963, Adam Stafford, a junior high school student in Washington, DC, develops an obsession with Catherine Caswell, his new neighbor. He peeks in her windows, steams open her mail, reads her journal, and lurks in her closet. He witnesses CIA operatives meeting with her and a Cuban who is anti-Castro after they see him. She hires Adam to help with her garden, and they wind up becoming friends. Is this a problem exclusive to America?
Cast: Gretchen Mol, James Rebhorn, Cameron Bright, Noah Wyle, Mark Pellegrino
Breaking Away (1979)
7.7
PG
Duration: 101min
Country: US
Plot: Dave and his pals are impoverished cutters who choose not to attend college. They dislike the wealthy pupils and are residents of Indiana. Dave claims to be Italian and enjoys riding motorcycles. He has feelings for a college-bound Italian girl called Katarina. Telling her he's from Italy is a lie. His goal is to compete for the Italian cycling team. However, something forces him to make changes in his life.
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie
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Back to the Future Part II (1989)
7.8
PG
Release Date: 1989-11-22
Duration: 108min
Country: US
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue
Dead Poets Society (1989)
8.1
PG
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1989-06-02
Duration: 128min
Country: US
Plot: "Carpe diem" and poetry are two ways that a new instructor at a rigorous boarding school motivates his students. He exhorts people to defy authority and pursue their goals. In order to recite poems and express themselves, the students organize a covert club. However, there are repercussions for their behavior, and the school and their parents are putting pressure on them. The poignant play Dead Poets Society is about friendship and liberation.
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen
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Rebel Without a Cause (2018)
7.6
PG-13
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2018-09-23
Duration: 111min
Country: US
Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran
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The Wanderers (1979)
7.3
R
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1979-07-13
Duration: 117min
Country: US
Cast: Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Toni Kalem, Alan Rosenberg
Stand by Me (1986)
8.1
R
Duration: 89min
Country: US
Plot: In 1959, four lads set out on a walk in Oregon in search of a corpse. Along the road, they encounter risks, difficulties, and secrets. They pick up lessons about growing up, bravery, and friendship. A group of bullies who wish to beat them to their bodies is another issue they must cope with. The narrative is based on a Stephen King novella.
Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
7.4
R
Genre: Horror
Release Date: 1984-11-09
Duration: 91min
Country: US
Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley
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Back to the Future (2023)
8.5
PG
Release Date: 2023-10-21
Duration: 116min
Country: US
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Claudia Wells