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Sixteen Candles

“Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time.”

1984 · 1 h 33 min
Directed by John Hughes
ComedyRomance

Cast

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Plot

A teenage girl's sixteenth birthday is forgotten by her family because of her sister's wedding, while she pines for a senior.

Sinekatalog’s take

John Hughes's debut is a funny, awkward teen classic of the 1980s, with a few dated moments.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (136,853 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.