Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Movie
79/100
MovieNerd Score
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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.

Filmmaking

Overall
83
Screenplay
82
Acting
77
Cinematography
66
Production
78
Directing
82
Concept
73
Story
78
Dialogue
81
Characters
82
Pacing
80
Musical Score
77

Attributes

Entertaining
84
Uniqueness
79
How Much I Like It
?
Twists
?
Artistry
?
Fun
85
Cliche
?
Cheesy
?
Broad Appeal
?
Cerebral
?
Emotional
?
Discussion Worthy
?

Genres

Comedy
81
Drama
?
Suspense
?
Action
86
Mystery
?
Thriller
?
Horror
0
Adventure
60
Romance
22
Science Fiction
0
Fantasy
0
Animation
?

Maturity

Family Friendly
79
Positive Message
?
Thematically Mature
?
Intense
?
Sexuality
17
Nudity
2
Violence
19
Gore
0
Crude
?
Profanity
30
Scary
?
Substance Use
?

5 Reviews

Alex the Animator
94 Overall88 Screenplay82 Acting65 Cinematography88 Production75 Concept80 Story89 Dialogue90 Characters79 Musical Score86 Uniqueness93 Entertaining

I think this is probably one of my favorite 80's movies. It's really unique, (not the concept, necessarily, but the screenplay and the story,) and the characters are pretty good, as well as the casting.

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