Cast
Matthew Broderick Alan Ruck Mia Sara 
Jeffrey Jones Jennifer Grey Cindy Pickett
Credits
Written by: 
John Hughes
Plot
A charming, smooth-talking high-school student, Ferris, fakes an illness to skip school with his girlfriend and best friend and spend a day in Chicago, while the principal tries to catch him.
Sinekatalog’s take
A breezy, charming and very funny comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (421,491 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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