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Some Kind of Wonderful

Some Kind of Wonderful

6.8/ 10

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1987

Release Year

95 min

Runtime

Romance
Comedy

Overview

Keith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with some help from his tomboy best friend, Watts. However, Watts realizes she likes Keith as more than just a friend and tries to convince him to stop pursuing Amanda. Matters are further complicated when Keith's invitation draws the ire of Amanda's rich yet snobby ex-boyfriend, Hardy Jenns, who makes plans to get even.

Keywords

high school
ex-boyfriend
bully
teen movie
best friend
high school student
rich kid
tomboy
female drummer
annoying sister
rich vs poor
aspiring artist
teenager
in love with best friend
hidden feelings
cliques

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Reviews(4)

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John Chard

John Chard

October 10, 2018

9
9/10

It must be a drag to be a slave to the male sex drive. Keith Nelson, much to everyone else's surprise, lands a date with Amanda Jones, the most popular girl in school. But with Amanda comes trouble in the form of the ex-boyfriend, Hardy Jenns. A rich spoilt egotistical bully, Jenns plans to get b

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Wuchak

Wuchak

July 27, 2019

7
7/10

***Working class boy, rich dream girl and faithful tomboy friend in Southern Cal*** Keith (Eric Stoltz) is a high school senior in Los Angeles wherein he fights with his little sister (Maddie Corman) and is pestered by his dad about going to college. He works at a gas station and his best friend

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JPV852

JPV852

February 18, 2021

8
8/10

After watching this, felt like a reverse version of Pretty in Pink only to find out afterward this was John Hughes's attempt to rectify the ending. I actually enjoyed this a lot more as I found the chemistry with the leads to be better (to me, Lea Thompson is an upgrade over Molly Ringwald). Eric St

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

April 5, 2024

8
8/10

**An adorable, cute and melodramatic teen romance.** The film begins with a teenager who stands out for his artistic ability – he draws well and also paints – and his love of automobile mechanics. He is not rich and is jealous of his wealthier schoolmates. Is it a problem of lack of self-esteem?

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