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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 61/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 90% of the 1,017 1980s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Apple TV+ and Paramount+.
Synopsis
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic61/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
5,566 audience votes
Key crew
- John HughesDirector
- John HughesWriter
- Ira NewbornOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Matthew BroderickFerris Bueller
- Alan RuckCameron Frye
- Mia SaraSloane Peterson
- Jeffrey JonesEd Rooney
- Jennifer GreyJeanie Bueller
- Cindy PickettKatie Bueller
- Lyman WardTom Bueller
- Edie McClurgGrace, School Secretary
- Charlie SheenBoy in Police Station
- Ben SteinEconomics Teacher
- Del CloseEnglish Teacher
- Virginia CapersFlorence Sparrow
Stills
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Themes
chicago, illinoishigh schoolindependencecoming of agecaperbreaking the fourth wallteen moviefantasy sequencecar theftskipping schoolaftercreditsstingerduringcreditsstinger
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off is #8 of 36
