
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Taste attributes: comedyteenholidayslightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of age
"One man's struggle to take it easy."
Boxlist takeA glossy, uncomplicated comedy: light and contained. Best if you like polish over grit.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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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.
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











