St. Elmos Fire

  • 1985


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$ 37 Million
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Positive Reviews 8
Negative reviews 11
Average Rating 2.6/5
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2.0
ELMOS FIRE follows the trials and tribulations of seven recent Georgetown grads struggling to build careers, maintain relationships, and transition in .. Common Sense Media
1.5
Estevez and Nelson are as unappealing here as in The Breakfast Club, though in fairness theyre hampered by a script that seems to despise its characte .. Time Out
2.5
The latest kiddie angst movie, its thin gruel for introspective whelps.
2.5
Miss Moore is appropriately loud, and Miss Winningham does a lot with a listless character, while Miss Sheedy manages to show a few flashes of unexpec .. The New York Times
3.0
Director and co writer Joel Schumacher orchestrates these proceedings with zest and makes the most of a very attractive and appealing young cast. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
This glib, insubstantial soap opera is emblematic of Hollywood in the mid 1980s. Tv Guide
1.5
...familiar territory that is, for the most part, employed to underwhelming effect... Reel Film Reviews
4.0
Directed by Falling Downs Joel Schumacher, this is glossy and glib like so much else from the decade it represents, but its also a fascinating record .. Radio Times
2.5
Sure, some people are like that in real life, but this film paints all young adults as basically immature little children. The Movie Boy
3.5
Despite the often skewed story, performances under Joel Schumachers intelligent direction are spirited and on the mark, most notably that of Lowe as t .. Hollywood Reporter
1.0
St. Elmos Fire is all about a group of recent college graduates in Washington who were always the best of friends but now are drifting apart as real l .. Variety
0.0
These movies arent socially destructive in the sense that theres something offensive about them thematically mainly because theres not a lot about the .. Film Freak Central
1.5
Savaged when it was released, is it time for a reconsidering St. Elmos Fire, a retrograde look at 80s single life No. No, its not. The Filmy Ap
2.0
Were given to understand that this protective badinage is supposed to mask tremulous, worthy souls underneath.Unfortunately, surface is all were given .. La Times
1.5
Even teens might have a hard time identifying with the level of melodrama we get here. Movie Metropolis
4.0
Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy star in this nostalgic look at school friendships thrown into the big wide world, which ha .. Sky
4.5
Everyone struggles. Everyone triumphs. The music swells. No one cares. Filmcritic.com
4.5
the loud clothes, the pumped up fake rock of John Parr, the questionable sex appeal of McCarthy and the unctuous Nelson. Turn it on and watch your ski .. James Sanford on Film
1.5
In spite of good playing from talented players like Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy and Ally Sheedy, the film looks more like an up market v .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
I disliked all the characters and whatever magic John Hughes had, where he could make me root for characters I disliked doing things I detested, this .. Patheos
1.5
...St Elmos Fire is self absorbed and dull, just like the characters that it depicts. But its also something of a hoot to see 80s idiocy laid bare lik .. film-authority.com
4.5
Its not until the strains begin to show and rivalries emerge that St. Elmos Fire becomes truly interesting and convincing. Vogue



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