The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
Pee-wee's Big Adventure has generally received positive reviews.
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure was released in 1985 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 524 reviews, giving Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 80% and users giving an average score of 78%.
With a score of 67%, Pee-wee's Big Adventure is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1985 with similar scores include films like Phenomena, Cocoon and Young Sherlock Holmes.
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