On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 65 reviews, with an average rating of 7.70/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Breakfast Club is a warm, insightful, and very funny look into the inner lives of teenagers". Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 25 reviews from mainstream critics, considered to be "generally favorable reviews".
on the review aggregator website rotten tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 65 reviews with an average rating of 770/10 the website's critics consensus reads "the breakfast club is a warm insightful and very funny look into the inner lives of teenagers" metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 25 reviews from mainstream critics considered to be "generally favorable reviews"