Sixteen Candles
PG

Sixteen Candles

Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time.

1984 • 93 min • Comedy · Romance

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2241 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
  • 68 Audience · 2239 · 49%

Siku ya kuzaliwa ya 16 ya Samantha inafunikwa na harusi ya dada yake, na kusababisha siku iliyojaa wasiwasi wa ujana wa kuchekesha. Anajitahidi kukabiliana na kumpenda mvulana mzee na kumkatalia mpenzi asiyemhitaji, huku akitamani kupata umakini katika siku yake maalum.

Violence & peril
1/10
Language
3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
3/10
Romance & sensuality
3/10
Scary moments
0/10

Heads up

  • Sherehe za vijana na unywaji pombe
  • Utani fulani mbaya na mitazamo potofu
  • Marejeleo mafupi ya kingono na vichekesho visivyo vya moja kwa moja vya ngono

What it models well

  • Kujikubali na kujiamini
  • Ukweli katika mahusiano
  • Kuhurumia wengine

Talk about it after

  • Kukabiliana na wapenzi na mahusiano ya kwanza
  • Umuhimu wa mawasiliano wazi
  • Kuheshimu mipaka ya kibinafsi

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Director: John Hughes • Crew: John Hughes

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Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

Really fun, and funny, romantic-comedy that is to me akin to Ferris Bueller's Day Off style of humor from John Hughes (vs. something like The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink with a more serious tone or themes). Anyway, this was my first time seeing this and while I still place TBC and FBDO over this, still another great film from Hughes to come out of the 80s and, like those, still works so well today. **4.0/5**

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I've never bagged a babe. I'm not a stud. It's Samantha Baker's 16th birthday and her family are so wrapped up in her sisters impending wedding, they have completely forgotten Sam's big day. Not only that but she has the hots for school hunk Jake Ryan who, apparently doesn't know she even exists. Her existence, however, is noted by freshman Ted "The Geek" who lusts after her at every opportunity.…

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