With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
Sixteen Candles has generally received positive reviews.
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Sixteen Candles was released in 1984 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 644 reviews, giving Sixteen Candles (1984) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Sixteen Candles than critics were.
With a score of 69%, Sixteen Candles is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1984, which stands at 58%.
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