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Secret Admirer (1985) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Secret Admirer

Movie1985·98 min

Secret Admirer

Directed by David Greenwalt

A comedy romance film directed by David Greenwalt.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 36%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.7/10

204 ratings

About Secret Admirer

An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who comes in contact with it.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: forbidden love, identity self discovery, late 20th century, suburban, high school campus, romantic partners, group found family, everyman, outsider misfit, con deception, fish out of water, romcom meet cute, young first love

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Details

Director: David Greenwalt
Language: English

Cast

C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston

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How Secret Admirer Ranks

All movies

Top 36%

1980s movies

Top 38%

Comedy movies

Top 33%

1980s Comedy movies

Top 35%

Top 36% All movies.

the vibe

Secret Admirer Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followfunnybroadlightplayfulcozy

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

con deception

fish out of water

forbidden love

identity self discovery

everyman

outsider misfit

romantic partners

group found family

meet-cute

young first love

suburban

high school

late 20th century

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9