comedy

Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall.

a romantic comedy criticizing the divisiveness created by high school cliques

Sixteen Candles is a romantic comedy criticizing the divisiveness created by high school cliques.

teen

Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age comedy movie written and directed by John Hughes.

a classic teen comedy about a girl whose birthday is forgotten by Jon Cryer's family

Sixteen Candles is a classic teen comedy about a girl whose birthday is forgotten by Jon Cryer's family.

an ’80s teen comedy standard

Written and directed by John Hughes, Sixteen Candles is an ’80s teen comedy standard.

coming-of-age comedy

The Breakfast Club (1985) is a classic coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by John Hughes, while Sixteen Candles (1984) is a famous coming-of-age comedy by the same director.

a Hudson/Day romantic comedy with Farmer Ted filling in for Tony Randall

Sixteen Candles' is a Hudson/Day romantic comedy with Farmer Ted filling in for Tony Randall. '

one of the most iconic ’80s teen movies that still resonates with audiences young and old

Sixteen Candles is one of the most iconic ’80s teen movies that still resonates with audiences young and old.

the first in John Hughes' series of iconic 1980s teen movies which depicted the unfairness of having to go through puberty while attempting to graduate high school with a bunch of other people experiencing the same exact thing

Sixteen Candles was the first in John Hughes' series of iconic 1980s teen movies which depicted the unfairness of having to go through puberty while attempting to graduate high school with a bunch of other people experiencing the same exact thing.

a bombshell of 80s pop culture that continues to be debated and beloved over three decades after the teen sex comedies's release

Taking the rude and crude humour of the teen sex comedies that came before the teen sex comedies and placing the teen sex comedies within the intimately portrayed perspective of a girl's mid-teenage-life crisis, Sixteen Candles is a bombshell of 80s pop culture that continues to be debated and beloved over three decades after the teen sex comedies's release.

for creating classic teen movies, dealing with themes involving teen angst

Sixteen Candles is best known for creating classic teen movies, dealing with themes involving teen angst.

by John Hughes, the first of John Hughes's six teen comedies

Sixteen Candles is a 1984 film written and directed by John Hughes, the first of John Hughes's six teen comedies.

an almost mature teen movie,

Sixteen Candles is an almost mature teen movie, minus certain scenes and elements that drag elements down, such as some property destruction humour, and occasional jokes that miss the mark.

one of the best romantic comedies of the 1980s

Sixteen Candles is one of the best romantic comedies of the 1980s.

a cover band dedicated to recreating the music of the eighties

Sixteen Candles is a cover band dedicated to recreating the music of the eighties.

an American film about a high school girl whose sixteenth birthday turns into a disaster after her entire family forgets the occasion

Sixteen Candles is an American film about a high school girl whose sixteenth birthday turns into a disaster after her entire family forgets the occasion, her relatives intrude on her attempted celebrations, and a pushy nerd who won’t leave her alone.

a landmark great of the teen movie genre

Sixteen Candles’s not a landmark great of the teen movie genre, but Sixteen Candles’s a light-hearted, easy-going and consistently enjoyable watch with some great performances at the centre, and that’s why I’m giving Sixteen Candles a 7.6.

minus certain scenes and , such as some property destruction humour, and elements that drag elements down occasional jokes that miss the mark

Sixteen Candles is an almost mature teen movie, minus certain scenes and elements that drag elements down, such as some property destruction humour, and occasional jokes that miss the mark.

a classic soul and R&B song recorded by the legendary American family group, The Jackson 5

“Sixteen Candles” is a classic soul and R&B song recorded by the legendary American family group, The Jackson 5.

from Horror, to Thriller, Noir and Musical Adventure and, our personal favorite, the smokey bourbon-soaked Western

The genre-inspired candles range from Horror, Noir and Musical to Thriller, Adventure and, our personal favorite, the smokey bourbon-soaked Western.