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  • The Breakfast Club (1985)
    Review preview for The Breakfast Club

    Though they are archetypes with a predictable assortment of problems at home, the young people in this story all come across as real.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Five high school students discover what they have in common as they spend a day in detention together.
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
    Review preview for Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a laugh-out-loud fest that makes you wonder how can kids be so intelligent and so stupid at the same time.

    Gabriella Trybalska · 4.5 out of 5
    A teen plots a day off school.
  • Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
    Review preview for Planes, Trains & Automobiles

    Planes, Trains & Automobiles is an eternal tribute to how great Martin used to be before he sold himself out to family movies and how wonderful Candy was as an actor and a person.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    Steve Martin and John Candy try in vain to get home in time for Thanksgiving.

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