Risky Business (1983)
Directed by Paul Brickman · 98 min · Romance, Comedy, Drama
37.4 TOPICAL score · #2,896 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
Risky Business (1983, directed by Paul Brickman) has a TOPICAL score of 37.4 - ranked 2,896 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (1,542 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (1,542 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read92,894 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Tom Cruise (actor #130), Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano (actor #579), Richard Masur
← #2,895 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein#2,897 Ironweed →