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Pretty in Pink

Play trailer 1:29 Poster for Pretty in Pink PG-13,  1986,  1h 36m,  Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Andie is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.
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Critics Consensus

Molly Ringwald gives an outstanding performance in this sweet, intelligent teen comedy that takes an ancient premise and injects it with insight and wit.

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Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Feb 14, 2026
The movie is a charming, funny update of a very old story, and Ringwald gives a fine performance, but somehow the picture never quite reaches the heights. Go to Full Review
Jack Curry USA Today Feb 14, 2026
3/4
Cinderella going to the ball is, after all, the ultimate prom story. So it's no wonder that Pretty in Pink—a silly-sweet teen update—comes off like a hip fairy tale. Go to Full Review
Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune Feb 14, 2026
6/10
Another of [Hughes]' glimpses into contemporary teenage life that is certain to find a young audience eagerly waiting its arrival. They will not be disappointed. Go to Full Review
Michael Sragow San Francisco Examiner Feb 14, 2026
2.5/4
The director can't modulate the enemy-camp melodrama at the movie's core. Go to Full Review
Rick Chatenever Santa Cruz Sentinel Feb 14, 2026
Growing up is hard to do, as Pretty in Pink so effectively reminds us. Go to Full Review
Bruce R. Miller Sioux City Journal Feb 14, 2026
A limp teen angst film that has none of the inspired joy of its predecessors, Sixteen Candles or The Breakfast Club. Go to Full Review
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Abraham S Mar 15, 2019 In my opinion this is one of John Hughes most overrated movies ever. Jon Cryer and Molly Ringwald both have wonderful chemistry and their performances are great but it was exhausting seeing who Andie would end up with in the end. John Hughes has done much better films from Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Home Alone and Home Alone 2, The Breakfast Club and the very underrated Ed O'Neill film Dutch. Also you think that Duckie and Andie would have ended up together but they do not and I did enjoy them not getting together and remaining them just as friends instead because it would have been predictable but she still ends up with a jerk at the end of the film that you wish she would have remained single instead. At least now I know why Chuck Lorre cast Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men. See more
Kylo W Feb 17, 2019 Great 80"s movie with a awesome sound track. Should have had a higher rating due to smoking, drinking, drugs and bad language. Typical school issues peer pressure and Andie was looked down on due to how she dressed and lack of money. See more
Feb 2, 2019 The best romance movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: If You Leave!
Finn R Sep 25, 2018 not my fav john hughes film but a classic
Ron S Apr 6, 2018 Pretty in Pink is a fun and frothy mid-80s time capsule, but underneath the big hair and new wave tunes its treatment of the politics around high school romances resonates just as much today. See more
Abraham W Oct 8, 2017 The music and hilarious fashion are the best parts of Pretty in Pink. McCarthy's acting leaves much to be desired, as does McCarthy and Ringwald's chemistry. Cryer is excellent as Duckie, who makes this movie worth watching. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis Andie is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.
Director
Howard Deutch
Producer
John Hughes, Lauren Shuler Donner
Screenwriter
John Hughes
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 1, 1986, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 13, 2026
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$521.0K
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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