Risky Business fingerprintHigh energy, funny.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic and romantic
Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Growing up, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout score
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Risky Business is tense and fast-paced.
Nostalgic and romantic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and romantic. Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Expect plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up, everyday modern life, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
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There's a time for playing it safe and a time for Risky Business.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Risky Business is included with a subscription to Paramount+ and HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 38 min
Risky Business runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Risky Business higher (84) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $64 million worldwide, 10.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some German. Produced in United States.
+83GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Risky Business in 97 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 39 storytelling tropes for Risky Business, including Sex as a Rite-of-Passage, Deadpan Snarker, The Precious, Precious Car.
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