Sixteen Candles (1984)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time.
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
- Released: 1984-05-04
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 2,263 votes
Directed by John Hughes.
Top cast
- Molly Ringwald as Samantha Baker
- Michael Schoeffling as Jake Ryan
- Haviland Morris as Caroline Mulford
- Gedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong
- Anthony Michael Hall as Geek (Ted)
- Justin Henry as Mike Baker
- Paul Dooley as Jim Baker
- Carlin Glynn as Brenda Baker
- Blanche Baker as Ginny Baker
- Edward Andrews as Howard Baker
Where to watch Sixteen Candles
- United States: stream on Hulu, YouTube TV; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Foxtel Now; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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