The Breakfast Club (1985)

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They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

• Released: 1985-02-15
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 8,742 votes

Directed by John Hughes.

Top cast

• Emilio Estevez as Andrew Clark
• Judd Nelson as John Bender
• Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish
• Anthony Michael Hall as Brian Johnson
• Ally Sheedy as Allison Reynolds
• Paul Gleason as Richard Vernon
• John Kapelos as Carl
• Perry Crawford as Allison's Father
• Mary Christian as Brian's Sister
• Ron Dean as Andy's Father

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Where to watch The Breakfast Club

• United States: stream on Hulu, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus; 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: stream on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, 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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