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The Best Brat Pack Movies 

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List Rules Movies on this list must have been released in the 1980s and have had one or more cast member who also appeared in The Breakfast Club or St. Elmo's Fire.

The Brat Pack, a group of young actors and actresses who appeared in many films together, dominated Hollywood in the 1980s. Their films were primarily teen-oriented coming-of-age stories involving young romance, troubled youth, and plenty of fast times.
 

The Brat Pack refers to the constellation of actors that appeared in either St. Elmo’s Fire or The Breakfast Club. Notable Brat Packers include Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, and Molly Ringwald.
 

On this list of the best Brat Pack films of the 1980s, you’ll find memorable titles like Pretty in Pink, The Outsiders, and Weird Science. Vote up your favorite Brat Pack movie below, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section. 

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The Breakfast Club is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall

Released: 1985

Directed by: John Hughes

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The Outsiders is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Diane Lane

Released: 1983

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

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St. Elmo's Fire is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson

Released: 1985

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

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Sixteen Candles is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
John Cusack, Molly Ringwald, Joan Cusack

Released: 1984

Directed by: John Hughes

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Pretty in Pink is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
James Spader, Gina Gershon, Molly Ringwald

Released: 1986

Directed by: Howard Deutch

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Weird Science is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Robert Downey Jr., Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton

Released: 1985

Directed by: John Hughes

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off... is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Charlie Sheen, Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones

Released: 1986

Directed by: John Hughes

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WarGames is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Matthew Broderick, William H. Macy, Ally Sheedy

Released: 1983

Directed by: John Badham

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Young Guns is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Emilio Estevez

Released: 1988

Directed by: Christopher Cain

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Less Than Zero is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader

Released: 1987

Directed by: Marek Kanievska

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About Last Night is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally

Released: 1986

Directed by: Edward Zwick

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Mannequin is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Kim Cattrall, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy

Released: 1987

Directed by: Michael Gottlieb

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Class is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Rob Lowe, John Cusack, Jacqueline Bissett

Released: 1983

Directed by: Lewis John Carlino

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The Pick-up Artist is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper, Molly Ringwald

Released: 1987

Directed by: James Toback

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One Crazy Summer is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Demi Moore, John Cusack, Jeremy Piven

Released: 1986

Directed by: Savage Steve Holland

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Oxford Blues is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Cary Elwes

Released: 1984

Directed by: Robert Boris

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Bad Boys is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Sean Penn, Ally Sheedy, Clancy Brown

Released: 1983

Directed by: Rick Rosenthal

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Youngblood is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Keanu Reeves, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze

Released: 1986

Directed by: Peter Markle

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Blue City is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, David Caruso

Released: 1986

Directed by: Michelle Manning

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Heaven Help Us is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Patrick Dempsey, Donald Sutherland, Mary Stuart Masterson

Released: 1985

Directed by: Michael Dinner

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Johnny Be Good is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Robert Downey Jr., Uma Thurman, Jennifer Tilly

Released: 1988

Directed by: Bud S. Smith

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Kansas is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Matt Dillon, Kyra Sedgwick, Andrew McCarthy

Released: 1988

Directed by: David Stevens, David Stevens

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23
Fresh Horses is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Ben Stiller, Viggo Mortensen, Molly Ringwald

Released: 1988

Directed by: David Anspaugh

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24
We're No Angels is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Demi Moore, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn

Released: 1989

Directed by: Neil Jordan

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Betsy's Wedding is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Best Brat Pack Movies
Betsy's Wedding Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Pesci, Molly Ringwald

Released: 1990

Directed by: Alan Alda

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