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#3 of 1985 · Certified Fresh

The Breakfast Club (1985)

1985 · 97 minutes · Comedy / Drama · Directed by John Hughes
IMDb rating7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Box office gross$52.1M

Synopsis

On Saturday, March 24, 1984, five students at Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois, report for an all-day detention: socially awkward nerd Brian Johnson, jock Andrew Clark, shy loner Allison Reynolds, popular girl Claire Standish, and rebellious delinquent John Bender.

Starring

Emilio EstevezPaul GleasonAnthony Michael HallJudd NelsonMolly Ringwald
Box office
$52.1 million
Budget
$1 million
IMDb votes
478,981

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