Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 2 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 47 reviews

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Nina Darnton New York Times (Top Critic)

50

In this film [Hughes] has created a character who is every teen-ager's fantasy, but in the process he has lost some of the authenticity of his other films.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

100

The film's heart is in the right place, and Ferris Bueller is slight, whimsical and sweet.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Dave Kehr Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

The overriding impression is one of utter nihilism, of a world divided into bored, crassly materialistic teenagers and doltish, unfeeling adults.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Variety Staff Variety (Top Critic)

Ferris Bueller exhibits John Hughes on an off day. Paucity of invention here lays bare the total absence of plot or involving situations.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Charles Cassady Common Sense Media

100

Hilarious comedy classic; language makes it PG-13.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Brian Webster Apollo Guide

82

The quintessential teen comedy, this is a movie that could and should serve as a model for movies of this sort in the future.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine

63

One has to marvel at just how perfectly Hughes nails his frustratingly entitled mise-en-scene, which he unquestionably does in the film's mesmerizing detour inside an art museum.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Dennis Schwartz Ozus' World Movie Reviews

42

It's an airhead teen film that nevertheless caught the public's fancy and still remains a popular cult favorite.
Full Review » 3 years ago
John J. Puccio DVDTown.com

80

...funny, satiric, bright, and inventive, sagging around the two-thirds mark but coming through with an exhilarating finish.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Adam Smith Empire Magazine

100

Sporadically hilarious, with roots that run far deeper than expected.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Film4

There are some great comic set pieces with a seize-the-day vibe for teens. Broderick is amiably charismatic and high school dean Jones almost matches him in comic skill.
Full Review » 4 years ago
TV Guide's Movie Guide

75

Broderick brings some real charm and chutzpah to the part.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Bullz-Eye.com

100

Full Review » 6 years ago
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid

Not only captures what being a teenager and a high schooler felt like, but also embodies what life ought to be like.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Time Out

Ferris is an admittedly entertaining, at times delightful fellow. How unfortunate that no one got to wring the little bastard's neck.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

67

...removed from the moment, the high capitalism of the mid-1980s, the movie seems mild and pleasantly whimsical.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews

75

A next generation Eddie Haskell, Ferris Bueller redefined "cool" misbehavior for Generation X....Hughes has a knack for memorable set pieces. [new DVD review]
Full Review » 6 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Sarah Chauncey Reel.com

88

Who among Generation X doesn't like-love-Ferris Bueller?
Full Review » 7 years ago
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com

80

Eminently quotable and very, very fun.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews

80

Full Review » 8 years ago
Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews

60

Full Review » 8 years ago
Rob Blackwelder SPLICEDWire

100

Full Review » 8 years ago
Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly

40

Full Review » 8 years ago
Nell Minow Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

80

Full Review » 8 years ago