Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Chicago, Illinois (1986)The A.V. Club calls Ferris Bueller's Day Off a "103-minute commercial from the Chicago Office Of Tourism." From the depths of suburbia to the top of Sears Tower, and everywh...

Linear; Embedded

Teen; Comedy; Coming of Age StoryTeenFerris Bueller's Day Off ticks all the teen genre boxes: Angst? Check. Rebellion and clashes with authority? Check and check. Alienation? You betcha. With Ferri...

So you slept through the whole movie, and now you have no idea what Ferris Bueller's Day Off is about. Let your pal Shmoop bring you up to speed. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a movie about a guy nam...

Jeanie Bueller spends the entire movie trying to bring her truant brother to justice. In her attempt to prove that her "sick" brother is a big fat faker, she even ditches school herself. She's like...

PG-13Ferris Bueller's Day Off earns its PG-13 rating primarily for strong language. It isn't a Scorsese movie or anything, but it does contain enough choice words to make it inappropriate for young...