A group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.
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Movie1982·90 min
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Directed by Amy Heckerling
A comedy romance film directed by Amy Heckerling.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 27%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.8/10
1K ratings
About Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Funny (6 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Playful, Cozy
- Story Tags
- coming of age, identity self discovery, music performance, high school campus, los angeles, close friendship, romantic partners, outsider misfit, ensemble, fish out of water, nonlinear flashback, young first love