# Risky Business (1983)

> A privileged Chicago teenager transforms a reckless joyride and an empty family home into an illicit crash course in sex, money, and adulthood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4541

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Paul Brickman
- Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Masur, Bronson Pinchot, Curtis Armstrong, Nicholas Pryor, Janet Carroll
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086200/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, playful, sardonic, nostalgic movie night, 1980s film marathon

## Synopsis

A teenager's wild weekend turns into a lesson in responsibility and the unexpected consequences of freedom.

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- [Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/9035)
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- [Class (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/12921)
- [Cocktail (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/3856)
- [American Graffiti (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/683)
- [Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/7693)
- [Sixteen Candles (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/9036)
- [Private Resort (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/10717)
- [Lucas (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/7696)

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