Pretty in Pink

Play trailer

1:29

Pretty in Pink

PG-13

Released Feb 1, 1986

1h 36m

Romance

Comedy

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

76%

Tomatometer

54 Reviews

81%

Popcornmeter

100,000+ Ratings

Andie (Molly Ringwald) is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss (Annie Potts), who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky classmate Duckie (Jon Cryer), who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane (Andrew McCarthy), asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realizes that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Critics Consensus

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

Read Critics Reviews

Joe Clay

Times (UK)

[Pretty in Pink] has a storyline as old as cinema itself, but is testament to his uncanny ability to capture what it’s like to be 16 and in love.

Mar 28, 2023

Full Review

Derek Malcolm

Guardian

The film looks like nothing so much as a very shrewd compendium of what the market requires. Pretty In Pink is a teenage version of those wrong side of the tracks romances of some 30 years ago, impeccably dressed in mid-eighties clobber.

May 20, 2021

Full Review

Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Neither author Hughes nor director Howard Deutch can stop the needle getting stuck in a too-familiar groove.

May 13, 2020

Full Review

Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

There is strong work among the supporting players: while Ringwald and McCarthy are amiable enough, other performers around them constantly threaten to steal the limelight.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 29, 2021

Full Review

Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

The fond memories of Pretty in Pink were genuinely earned.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 8, 2021

Full Review

Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Sports such a bland narrative it seems the equivalent of unseasoned potatoes. Yes, Ringwald is watchable and her sequences with Harry Dean Stanton do move towards the requisite poignancy we expect.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 30, 2020

Full Review

Read all reviews

Neil C

Third best of Hughes' '80s classics. Same old story, amazing cast... Ringwald plays off both McCarthy and Cryer perfectly. She manages to round out "Andie" beyond what the script gives her. Oh, and the soundtrack never fails to amaze. (Somehow Hughes would go on to top this one with Some Kind of Wonderful. Breakfast Club was his best movie, but aside from Simple Minds, that soundtrack is forgettable.)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

Full Review

Chris G

Rich guy takes a girl on a terrible date. All this friends make fun of her, she gets home. "I think I love him"

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

Full Review

Kensi B

What makes this movie are the excellent leads: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton, Annie Potts, and James Spader. And the amazingly-cool soundtrack. But the plot and dialogue... dear god it's stale. Hughes would routinely dash off screenplays over a weekend and this one really shows. The characters are all cliches. The dialogue is often so bad I wonder how the actors got through it. Luckily, they are all incredible pros and had great chemistry. Not one of Hughes' finest but still works thanks to them. And the soundtrack.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

Full Review

Horror fan 4

A great coming of age romantic comedy with a stellar cast. Jon cryer opposite molly ringwald is the perfect duo. Tim Treakle

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

Full Review

Terry M

All the performances are wonderful from the young actors Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy especially is spectacular eating up the scenery, Jon Cryer whose energy is magnetic, and James Spader who really makes you despise him. Harry Dean Stanton is great as well and the story of a single father raising a teenage daughter is a good subplot to the romance. Annie Potts is a great friend to Molly Ringwald's character, would she really needs in the story. The music is really great. The camera work and lighting make each scene have a certain cinematic quality that stands out over time. Out of any of the teenage movies to come out of any era, this is definitely a work of art not just entertainment. Molly ringwald and Andrew McCarthy have a great chemistry and really look like they belong with each other. It doesn't feel forced in any way. Jon Cryer's character, Ducky, is Molly Ringwald's best friend even though his crush is severe you can tell that he's not really in love because they're such friends. It really is just an innocent crush and eventually the movie really handles the situation great and it's very believable the way it ends. I truly believe that this is the ultimate stand out movie of all teenage romantic comedies and they should all live up to it's standards.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

Full Review

George H

My first date was seeing this movie. I could relate to the plot, being from a poor family dating a girl from a rich family. Definitely a top ten 80's film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Howard Deutch

Director

Molly Ringwald

Andie Walsh

Jon Cryer

Phil "Duckie" Dale

Andrew McCarthy

Blane McDonough

Annie Potts

Iona

Harry Dean Stanton

Jack Walsh

Pretty in Pink: Official Clip - Tell Me the Truth

1:43

Pretty in Pink: Official Clip - Heartbreaker

1:36

Pretty in Pink: Official Clip - Blane Asks Andie

1:42

Pretty in Pink: Official Clip - Duckie Takes A Stand

1:22

Pretty in Pink: Official Clip - She's Never Coming Back

2:12

Pretty in Pink: Official Clip - Flaming Thighs

1:44

Pretty in Pink: Official Clip - Bathroom Inspection

0:53

View more videos

Cousins

56%

68%

Cousins

Watchlist

He Said, She Said

33%

34%

He Said, She Said

Watchlist

Milk Money

12%

37%

Milk Money

Watchlist

Clueless

81%

76%

Clueless

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Clueless

Murphy's Romance

72%

76%

Murphy's Romance

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Know Your Critic: Max Weiss, Editor-in-Chief at Baltimore Magazine

Five Movies about Young Love You Can Watch Instead of Every Day

Finding Dory, The People v. O.J. Simpson, Superbad, and a Ton of James Bond Available to Stream on Netflix and Amazon Prime

Pretty in Pink: Trailer 1

1:29

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Andie (Molly Ringwald) is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss (Annie Potts), who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky classmate Duckie (Jon Cryer), who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane (Andrew McCarthy), asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realizes 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
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)

Most Popular at Home Now