Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986 · directed by John Hughes

Rating

78/100

Hit

no

Prestige lists

NFR

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.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), directed by John Hughes, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Matthew Broderick
• Alan Ruck
• Mia Sara
• Jeffrey Jones
• Jennifer Grey
• Cindy Pickett
• Lyman Ward
• Edie McClurg
• Charlie Sheen
• Ben Stein

Crew

• Tak Fujimoto — Director of Photography
• Paul Hirsch — Editor
• Ira Newborn — Original Music Composer
• John Hughes — Writer

More from John Hughes

1. The Breakfast Club (1985) — 80/100 · hit
2. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) — 78/100
3. Sixteen Candles (1984) — 70/100
4. Uncle Buck (1989) — 64/100
5. Weird Science (1985) — 61/100
6. She's Having a Baby (1988) — 53/100

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