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Can't Buy Me Love

1987 · Movie · 94 min
C

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63/100

Averaged across 10 ratings · 174.6K votes

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36–90 out of 100

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An unpopular high school nerd makes a deal with the most popular girl in school: he will pay her a large sum of money to pretend to be his girlfriend for one month. The plan works too well, as he is suddenly thrust into the inner circle of the school's elite. He gets everything he thought he wanted, but soon learns that his new social status comes at the cost of his old friends and identity.

Details

Director
Steve Rash
Released
14 August 1987
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
94 min
Rated
PG-13
Budget
$1.8M
Box office
$31.6M

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