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Some Kind of Wonderful
Studio:
Paramount Pictures
Release Date:
Feb 27, 1987
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Metascore
55
out of 100
Mixed or average reviews
-
based on
16 Critics
Critic score distribution:
Positive:
5
out of 16
Mixed:
10
out of 16
Negative:
1
out of 16
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Christian Science Monitor
Reviewed by:
David Sterritt
38
John Hughes pours his usual slickness and sentimentality all over everything. [27 Feb 1987]
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User Score
9.2
out of 10
Universal acclaim
-
based on
9 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive:
5
out of 5
Mixed:
0
out of 5
Negative:
0
out of 5
driesy8888
10
Love it. Another classic Hughes movie. I have the biggest '80's Boys Crush' on Lea Thompson. The acting is good, the dialogue's witty, this mo
vie is just sweet in every way, even though the final decision seems a little sudden
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