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Sixteen Candles (1984)

ComedyRomance
1984 • PG • 93 min • Comedy, Romance
Sixteen Candles (1984) poster
★ 7.0 / 10  IMDb
Comedy Romance
DirectorJohn Hughes
WriterJohn Hughes
StarsMolly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States
Box Office: $23,686,027

About Sixteen Candles

Samantha’s life is going downhill fast. The sixteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister’s getting married, and with al…

Ratings & Reviews

7.0/10
IMDb
81%
Rotten Tomatoes
61/100
Metacritic
🏆 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Cast & Crew

Director
John Hughes
Writer
John Hughes
Actor
Molly Ringwald
Actor
Anthony Michael Hall
Actor
Justin Henry
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Genre Comedy, Romance

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