After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off has generally received very positive reviews.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off was released in 1986 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 775 reviews, giving Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 78%, Ferris Bueller's Day Off is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like Hoosiers and Down by Law.
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