Movies like The Breakfast Club

Key Features:: High school, Detention, Coming-of-age, Social outcast, Character study, Stereotypes, Self-discovery, Generation gap, Peer pressure, Rebellion, Friendship, Dialogue-driven, Ensemble cast, Cerebral
Tone:: serious, humorous, earnest
Target Audience:: Teenagers, Young adults, Drama enthusiasts, Nostalgia seekers
Emotional Arc:: Antagonism → Understanding → Connection

The Breakfast Club

1985-02-15

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 little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Cast

Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Paul Gleason, John Kapelos, Perry Crawford, Mary Christian, Ron Dean

Crew

John Hughes, John Hughes

Rating

★7.727(8316 votes)