Chynna Phillips, Craig Sheffer, Elias Koteas

A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school. Unfortunately, the girl's old boyfriend,...( read more  read more... ) who is from the rich section of town, is unable to let go of her, and plans to get back at Keith.

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PG-13, 93 min.

Directed by: Howard Deutch

Release Date: February 27, 1987

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DVD Release Date: August 20, 2002

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  • October 31, 2009
    Another Hughes 80's teen flick I missed but really enjoyed having just watched it :) a really nice cast line up too, the beautiful Lea Thompson, Eric Stoltz, Craig Sheffer, John Ashton, Mary Stuart Masterson and a surprise role for Elias Koteas who I still think is a young De Nir...( read more)o.

    Its a very predictable story about love and bullies which is kinda dull yet still engaging, I admit this is probably because I've had a crush on Lea Thompson since I was a kid hee hee
    Masterson is also very very cute in this, Stoltz has a hard choice in who to be with, thats what kept me interested....the two beautiful girls, so gorgeous.

    A nice teen flick with an easy ending, some nice scenes of face to face vocal clashes between hero, bully and girl and good acting throughout.
  • August 8, 2009
    This is the best of the eighties 'US High School/Teen Angst' movies. There were loads, but none to match this one. There's a character in here for each of you to associate with, be it the nerdy Keith, with the bossy younger sister and the unattainable crush, or Duncan, the kind-h...( read more)earted skinhead. If you only ever watch two of these movies again, make them 'The Breakfast Club' and this one.
  • June 10, 2009
    You break hed heart,ill smash your face.....under the rader classic.
  • February 23, 2009
    The best of the "John Hughes" movies (Well, except for Ferris Bueller). Sure - Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candes, etc, are good, but this one just shines above the rest. Less slapsticky, more sincere, and endessly quotable. The characters are more real and identifiable. ...( read more) For me, it's one of those films that perfectly represents a period in my life, and the film is just as good today as it was when I first watched it 20 years ago.
  • April 1, 2008
    its started good and then went waaaaay down hill, John Hughes you let me down big time
  • October 31, 2009
    Typical 80's fare...nothing too special
  • September 28, 2009
    sorry: wrong film.my film starred melanie griffith and jeff daniels!!??!
  • September 28, 2009
    about friends falling in love...
  • September 17, 2009
    This movie is great. I love it. Anyone who loves a great love story with a hint of comedy in it will love this movie.
  • August 12, 2009
    Some Kind of Wonderful is an undervalued John Hughes movie. I liked all the characters, in particular Eric Stoltz's, as I loved his performance. Like most 80's teen angst movies this looked dated (mostly in a fashion sense), but it hardly ever distracted me, as it was a lot bette...( read more)r written than anything in it's genre today. One thing did distract me however, I thought the story should have been set at college rather High School, because even though Lea Thompson was totally smokin' in this, she was far too old for her role, where as her counterparts looked a lot more fresh faced at 26 rather than 19..

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Some Kind of Wonderful is yet another film in which Hughes and his team show a special ability to make an entertaining movie about teenagers. full review

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  • pochettino16
    May 8, 2008
    My favourite movie ever, when I watch it I am right back in the greatest era ever, the eighties. Great love story, Eric Stolz plays great. I work at a school and when I play this movie for students who are all around 19 years old they always find it a great movie and girls must cry at the scene where Keith gives Amanda the pearl earrings and the endscene, so it's still a strong movie today. Best 80s movie.
  • ksbl
    March 27, 2008
    What's your favourite John Hughes flick?
    Take the poll:
    www.flixster.com/poll/which-john-hughes-film-is-the-greatest
  • cnucom
    October 27, 2007
    I'm a fanatic of the 80's, whether in movies or in music, but this film has it all. The sound tracks are all great, you really Go Crazy in this film coz, full of aspirations in life. The ending was absolutely wonderful. Better find a copy of this film.

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