# Pretty in Pink (1986)

> An inventive outsider and a privileged classmate risk social rejection when first love crosses the fault line of their high school’s cliques.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6491

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Director: Howard Deutch
- Cast: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, Harry Dean Stanton, James Spader, Kate Vernon, Alexa Kenin
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091790/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, warm, wistful, date night, nostalgic movie night

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