John Hughes, 1986
PG-13; 103 minutes

“Ferris Bueller, an amazing high-school senior, leads a charmed life. First of all, he is actually popular across group lines - breaking a teen-age hierarchy that makes India's caste system look egalitarian. The jocks, druggies, heavy-metal types, preppies, losers, grinds, and popular kids all think he's swell. Why? Because he has that magic ability so prized in adolescence - he can get away with anything.” –Nina Darnton, The New York Times

Amy Heckerling, 1982
R; 90 minutes

“This movie’s DNA lives on in every pair of black-and-white-checked slip-on Vans, every utterance of ‘awesome,’ and every teen sex scene that’s honest enough to show something more truthful than soft-focus romance.” –Dana Stevens, The Criterion Collection

John Hughes, 1985
R; 97 minutes

John Hughes, 1987
R; 93 minutes

“It is perfectly cast and soundly constructed, and all else flows naturally. Steve Martin and John Candy don't play characters; they embody themselves. That's why the comedy, which begins securely planted in the twin genres of the road movie and the buddy picture, is able to reveal so much heart and truth.” –RogerEbert.com

Sam Raimi, 1998
R; 121 minutes

“When you get the shivers watching this wintry tale unfold, it won't be from the cold.” –Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Joel and Ethan Coen, 1996
R; 98 minutes

“[The] Coen brothers’ snowbound noir is still a work of gleaming brilliance.” –Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian