Pretty in Pink

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Pretty in Pink

PG-13

1986

1h 36m

Romance

Comedy

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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 realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

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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.

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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

6d

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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Wed W.

@WEDWAY 4d

Still an amazing movie forty years later.

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Mark C.

@mrpiggy1992 4d

Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, and Andrew McCarthy give excellent performances and James Spader gives a hilarious performance as the girl obsessed Ste

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Erica K.

@dotsandpopcorn Feb 4

Its a classic that demands a revisit every couple of years. Absolutely wonderful performances by all. This started my love of 80s rom coms. Its for the ones who are a bit different and dont fit into the cookie cutter world.

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Dennis V

@turannos Feb 2

It’s a great film, that had some fantastic performances by James Spader, Jon Cryer, and Annie Potts. I was disappointed in how it only touches on poverty and alcoholism, and doesn’t really delve into the toll that it takes on people. In the end, it’s a love story that was well acted and directed, with a fantastic soundtrack.

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angela G.

@AngelaGorum Jan 30

CLASSIC!!!! This movie sums up the 80s perfectly!!!

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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 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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