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The Breakfast Club

1985 Directed by John Hughes

They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.

Five disparate high school students meet in Saturday detention, and discover they have a lot more in common than they thought.

Anthony Michael Hall Molly Ringwald Emilio Estevez Judd Nelson Ally Sheedy Paul Gleason John Kapelos Ron Dean Perry Crawford Fran Gargano Mary Christian Mercedes Hall Tim Gamble John Hughes

Alternative Titles

Клуб Завтрак, El club de los cinco, Der Frühstücksclub, Clube dos Cinco, O Clube, Клуб Закуска, Breakfast Club - Der Frühstücksclub, 조찬 클럽

drama comedy

98 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by Stacey Bates ★★★★ 6

for years upon years ive always wondered about old peoples fascination with this movie and that shaggy guy with a birdnose and baggy clothes pumping his fist in the air.
i get it now.
Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 2

This rewatch was frustrating and somewhat infuriating.

Not because the film disappointed, no, it's still as funny and perfectly balanced as ever.

It's because, in over 30 years, the problems kids face because of self-centred adults haven't changed the slightest.
Review by Steve G 💚 ★★★★★ 18

I'm now hereby installing The Breakfast Club on The Romancing The Stone Plan and it will be now watched on a bi-annual basis.

And besides, I really did need to watch it today. Bank Holidays are fucking bollocks.

Here's why I'm putting it on the Plan:-

1) Judd Nelson casually swiping some Post-It Notes as he walks into detention.

2) "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?"

3) The look Nelson gives Anthony Michael Hall when he tries to take his jacket off at the same time.

4) "I'm in math club!"

5) "No, I don't wear tights! I wear the required uniform."

6) "Screws fall out all the time, the world's an imperfect place!"

7) Why is…
Review by 𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐧 ★★★

but they didn't even eat breakfast
Review by CJ Probst ★★★★½ 10

I always feel a little apprehensive going into older movies that are so universally loved like the very, very popular The Breakfast Club. Films of this type instill in me all manner of preconceived notions because they are so engrained in the pop culture consciousness and as a result, though I have not seen them, I feel as though I already have. Even though this movie was before my time, I felt optimistic that I would most likely enjoy it to some degree but would also somehow be unable to fully embrace it without the luxury of the added nostalgic good will that often comes from seeing these things in one’s youth. It turns out that The Breakfast Club was…
Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 3

It captured teenage angst in the eighties so well.

And had a wonderful cast.

And such memorable characters.

And it was hilarious.

And then there's that soundtrack.

Boy, that soundtrack.....

Recent reviews

Review by philly cheesesteak ★★★½

“what do you need a fake ID for?”
“to vote”
Review by PVG2605 ★★★

Cuando Andrew dijo: "My God, are we going to be like our parents?" I really felt that, bro
Review by dontsmileatme ★★★½

Dated in so many ways yet still so relevant in even more.
Review by jess ★★★★★

“no you failed shop because you’re a genius”
Review by al ★★

cannot believe i thought this was IT in 6th grade ... no words i hated this!
Review by Kosta ★★★★

“A movie about stereotypes complaining about being boxed in steretypes”
Review by Ian ★★★★★

I can't review this movie objectively. From the point I first saw it at 14, it started mutating me into the hideous creature I am today.
Review by ailur0s ★★★★½

better than most of the stereotype high school movies
Review by Kohl Stadler ★★★★

Haven't seen this one in years, so I didn't remember much of it. Really loved watching it again and all of the memorable quotes. All of the characters are super easy to relate to and made the film all the more enjoyable.

"Did you know without trigonometry, there'd be no engineering?"
"Without lamps, there'd be no light."