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Sixteen Candles
81%Criticscertified43 reviews85%Audience9,566 reviews
7.230.2Kaverage critics score, out of 1019841h 30mPG
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha (Molly Ringwald) faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake (Michael Schoeffling), but worries that her chastity will be a turn-off for the popular senior. Meanwhile, Samantha must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted (Anthony Michael Hall), the only boy in the school, unfortunately, who seems to take an interest in her.
- Directed by:
- John Hughes
Cast
Molly Ringwald
Anthony Michael Hall
Michael Schoeffling
Paul Dooley
Justin Henry
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- Runtime
- 1h 30m
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