Sixteen Candles fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of situational comedy and cringe comedy
Everyday modern life, growing up, and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Sixteen Candles is calm and low-intensity.
Nostalgic and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, romantic, and hopeful. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of situational comedy and cringe comedy
Expect plenty of situational comedy and cringe comedy.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and pop culture. It holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Sixteen Candles is included with a subscription to Hulu and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 33 min
Sixteen Candles runs 1 h 33 min.
Yes. Critics average 71 and audiences 73 out of 100, so both groups see Sixteen Candles much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $24 million worldwide, 3.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+62GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Sixteen Candles in 76 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 60 storytelling tropes for Sixteen Candles, including Funny Background Event, I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me, Lovable Alpha Bitch.
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