The Breakfast Club

7.7 1985 John Hughes 1h 38m
Comedy Drama
The Breakfast Club

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a li

Cast

Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez Andrew Clark
Judd Nelson Judd Nelson John Bender
Molly Ringwald Molly Ringwald Claire Standish
Anthony Michael Hall Anthony Michael Hall Brian Johnson
Ally Sheedy Ally Sheedy Allison Reynolds
Paul Gleason Paul Gleason Richard Vernon
John Kapelos John Kapelos Carl
Perry Crawford Allison's Father

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Vibes

Chill Emotional Deeply Moving Crowd Pleaser

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Breakfast Club

Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society 1989
Young people learning who they are. Detentions and poetry that change everything. Stand by Me
Stand by Me 1986
Kids discovering who they are. Two films from the same era that define what growing up feels like. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
John Hughes teen rebellion. Two films about teenagers who refuse to accept the world adults have designed for them.

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