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Name: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director: John Hughes
Genre: comedy
Released: 1986
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.8

Ferris Bueller's Day Off has an iRankMovies score of 76.2/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

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Release:1986

Runtime:1h 43m

Country:United States

Director:John Hughes

Language:English

Genre

Comedy

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Keywords

Chicago IllinoisHigh SchoolIndependenceComing Of AgeCaperBreaking The Fourth WallTeen MovieFantasy Sequence

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 413K votes

Rotten Tomatoes85%

Metacritic61%

TMDb7.569/10· 5K votes

With 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 61/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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.

Cast of Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Matthew Broderick
as Ferris Bueller
Alan Ruck
as Cameron Frye
Mia Sara
as Sloane Peterson
Jeffrey Jones
as Ed Rooney
Jennifer Grey
as Jeanie Bueller
Cindy Pickett
as Katie Bueller
Lyman Ward
as Tom Bueller
Edie McClurg
as Grace, School Secretary
Charlie Sheen
as Boy in Police Station
Ben Stein
as Economics Teacher
Del Close
as English Teacher
Virginia Capers
as Florence Sparrow

Ferris Bueller's Day Off facts

Budget: $6M
Box office: $70.1M

Our take on Ferris Bueller's Day Off

John Hughes' 1986 comedy follows high-school slacker Ferris Bueller, who fakes an illness to skip school and spends the day roaming Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and anxious best friend Cameron, all while outwitting a dogged principal and a resentful sister. Hughes turns a single stolen day into a breezy ode to youthful nerve, breaking the fourth wall as Ferris addresses the audience directly. Beneath the gags runs a gentler thread about seizing the moment and coaxing a tightly wound friend to loosen up. It suits viewers who want a warm, quotable teen comedy with charm and heart rather than edge. A relaxed, sunny crowd-pleaser.

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