Movie · Comedy · Romance

Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller (Patrick Dempsey) rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini (Amanda Peterson) from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they're a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making him popular. But when Ronald's former best friend gets left behind, he realizes that social success isn't everything.

1987 · 1h 34m
Director Steve Rash

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Can't Buy Me Love

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Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller (Patrick Dempsey) rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini (Amanda Peterson) from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they're a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making him popular. But when Ronald's former best friend gets left behind, he realizes that social success isn't everything.

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Average 5.1
Reviews 25
Fresh 12
Rotten 13

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Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Released
1987
Run Time
1 hr 34 min
Rated
14A
Region of Origin
United States
© 1987 Touchstone Pictures

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), French (Canada) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (Canada)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.