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Molly Ringwald has 17 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Breakfast Club.
Love, Rosie
2014
Romance · Drama

The Breakfast Club
1985 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Netflix · Included

The Kissing Booth 2
2020 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Netflix · Included

The Kissing Booth
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 8%Netflix · Included

Pretty in Pink
1986 · Movie · Actor
Top 39%AMC+ · Included

FEUD
2017 · Series · Actor
Top 47%Hulu · Included

Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999 · Movie · Actor
Top 87%Paramount+ · Included

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Dir. John Hughes · With Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald

With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.
Dir. Vince Marcello · With Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney

When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.
Dir. Vince Marcello · With Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi

as Shari Dahmer
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
Dir. Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan · With Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald
It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make. Elle has been accepted into Harvard, where boyfriend Noah is matriculating, and also Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is headed and has to decide if she should stay or not.
Dir. Vince Marcello · With Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi

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.
Dir. John Hughes · With Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.
Dir. Howard Deutch · With Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
Dir. Mark Hartley · With Molly Ringwald, Dolph Lundgren, Bo Derek
Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' pleas — Darcy and Stan decide to sacrifice their college experiences and degrees in order to keep and raise the baby. After a quick marriage, the two realize it won't be as easy as they thought.
Dir. John G. Avildsen · With Molly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff, Kenneth Mars

Anthology series of famous feuds with the first season based on the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which began early on their careers, climaxed on the set of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and evolved into an Oscar vendetta.
Dir. Ryan Murphy, Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam · With Tom Hollander, Naomi Watts, Diane Lane

A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade on a project. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.
Dir. Kevin Williamson · With Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Barry Watson
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.
Dir. James Toback · With Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper

as Nikki
On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty hunters race to rescue three Earth female captives from the clutches of an evil warlord.
Dir. Lamont Johnson · With Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson
It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay porn mogul who runs the skin flick empire Cobra Video from his seemingly ordinary suburban home.
Dir. Justin Kelly · With Garrett Clayton, Christian Slater, Keegan Allen

After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.
Dir. Stephen King · With Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald
As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. Four aspiring musicians will take the world by storm when they see that the key to creating your own destiny lies in finding your own voice.
Dir. Jon M. Chu · With Aubrey Shea, Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko
Eighteen-year-old Penny Cooper spent years pining for heartthrob surfer Johnny Sanders Jr. before his father’s tragic death brought them closer together. But now high school is over, and when mysterious country musician Ash Baker shows up on the beach, Penny is torn.
Dir. Alex Israel · With Carson Meyer, Noah Centineo, Bianca A. Santos
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