And as in other John Hughes teen movies, adults are universally clueless and out-of-touch at best - or worse, as in the case of the middle-aged male high school teacher taken in by the manipulative seductive touching and flirtation of an attractive female student. There's very little diversity in the cast: The only black characters are members of the permanent detention-room crowd.
Parents should also be aware that there are some "types" in the movie (like "punk," "rich girl," and "tomboy"), but that the movie goes past clichés to treat them as people. 20 movies like Some Kind of Wonderful, ordered by similarity : What If(2013), Asako I & II(2018), The Boy Downstairs(2017), The Bounceback(2013), Laggies(2014), Love, Simon(2018), Royal New Years Eve(2017), Fool for Love(1985), Road to Singapore(1940), Every Day(2018), Cloud 9(2008), Midnight Sun(2018). Part of the plot is the threat of one character planning to beat up another, but he's thwarted and no violence occurs.
There are some teenagers that smoke, with consequences, and some references to drinking, although no characters become drunk. There's some mild locker room semi-nudity (girls in camisoles and underwear). See more ideas about john hughes films, 80s movies, favorite movies.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65. Explore Ruby Pages board 'SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL', followed by 348 people on Pinterest. Online reviewers have written 544 reviews, giving Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) an average rating of 71. This film contains a fair amount of cursing, including "f-k" and "s-t." A tomboy gets referred to as a lesbian in a pejorative manner. Some Kind of Wonderful was released in 1987 and has generally received positive reviews. Parents need to know that Some Kind of Wonderful is a 1987 teen drama written by John Hughes. When her best friend Keith gets a date with popular Amanda, Watts finds her feelings are more serious than she imagined, becoming immensely jealous.