Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

Blane's a pretty cool guy. Andie's pretty in pink. And Duckie's pretty crazy.

Directed by Howard Deutch

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Hughes Entertainment

198697 min6.7 / 10

A warm, earnest 1980s teen romance about an outcast girl navigating class differences and first love while caught between two very different suitors.

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

Where to watch

Questions people ask

  • Is Pretty in Pink one of a kind? No. Less singular than 91% of films.

  • Is Pretty in Pink easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Pretty in Pink end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Pretty in Pink violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Pretty in Pink scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Pretty in Pink sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

32/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like Pretty in Pink, and what each one shares →

Like Pretty in Pink

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Pretty in Pink

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Pretty in Pink, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Pretty in Pink, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Pretty in Pink, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit