John Hughes: movies and TV shows
John Hughes has 95 credits in the archive: 93 films and 2 TV series, from 1980 to 2025. Highest rated: John Candy: I Like Me (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1980 – 2025 · busiest year: 1985 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 75 |
| 2024 | BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home Alone | Film | 4.8 | 71 | |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home Alone | Film | 4.8 | 71 | |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home Alone | Film | 4.8 | 71 | |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.3 | 69 |
| 2015 | Vacation | Film | 6.3 | 65 | |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Writer (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 2012 | Home Alone: The Holiday Heist | Film | 5.1 | 62 | |
| 2012 | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 62 |
| 2008 | Drillbit Taylor | Film | 5.8 | 58 | |
| 2006 | Who Is Ferris Bueller? | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2006 | The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 56 |
| 2006 | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 56 |
| 2003 | Beethoven's 5th | Film | 5.3 | 53 | |
| 2002 | Home Alone 4 | Film | 4.5 | 52 | |
| 2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Film | 6.1 | 52 | |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Film | 4.8 | 51 | |
| 2001 | New Port South | Film | 4.6 | 51 | |
| 2001 | Beethoven's 4th | Film | 5.3 | 51 | |
| 2000 | Beethoven's 3rd | Film | 5.2 | 50 | |
| 2000 | American Adventure | Film | 9.0 | 50 | |
| 1998 | Reach the Rock | Film | 6.4 | 48 | |
| 1998 | Reach the Rock | Film | 6.4 | 48 | |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Film | 5.3 | 47 | |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Film | 5.3 | 47 | |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Film | 5.3 | 47 | |
| 1997 | Flubber | Film | 5.7 | 47 | |
| 1997 | Flubber | Film | 5.7 | 47 | |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Film | 5.9 | 46 | |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Film | 5.9 | 46 | |
| 1996 | Jack | Film | 6.3 | 46 | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 46 | |
| 1995 | Mallrats | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1994 | Baby's Day Out | Film | 6.4 | 44 | |
| 1994 | Baby's Day Out | Film | 6.4 | 44 | |
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Film | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Film | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Film | 5.9 | 43 | |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Film | 5.9 | 43 | |
| 1993 | Beethoven's 2nd | Film | 5.6 | 43 | |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Film | 6.8 | 42 | |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Film | 6.8 | 42 | |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Film | 6.8 | 42 | |
| 1992 | Beethoven | Film | 5.8 | 42 | |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | Film | 6.9 | 41 | |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | Film | 6.9 | 41 | |
| 1991 | Curly Sue | Film | 6.4 | 41 | |
| 1991 | Curly Sue | Film | 6.4 | 41 | |
| 1991 | Curly Sue | Film | 6.4 | 41 | |
| 1991 | Only the Lonely | Film | 6.1 | 41 | |
| 1991 | Dutch | Film | 6.5 | 41 | |
| 1991 | Dutch | Film | 6.5 | 41 | |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Film | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Film | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Film | 6.4 | 38 | |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Film | 6.4 | 38 | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Film | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Film | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Film | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Film | 7.3 | 37 | |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Film | 7.3 | 37 | |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Film | 7.3 | 37 | |
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Film | 6.8 | 37 | |
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Film | 6.8 | 37 | |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 36 |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Film | 7.6 | 36 | |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Film | 7.6 | 36 | |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Film | 7.6 | 36 | |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Film | 6.7 | 36 | |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Film | 6.7 | 36 | |
| 1986 | John Hughes: Time Capsule | Himself | Film | — | 36 |
| 1985 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Film | 6.2 | 35 | |
| 1985 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Film | 6.2 | 35 | |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Brian’s Father (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 35 |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Film | 7.7 | 35 | |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Film | 7.7 | 35 | |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Film | 7.7 | 35 | |
| 1985 | Weird Science | Film | 6.5 | 35 | |
| 1985 | Weird Science | Film | 6.5 | 35 | |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Film | 6.8 | 34 | |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Film | 6.8 | 34 | |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1983 | Nate and Hayes | Film | 6.1 | 33 | |
| 1982 | Class Reunion | Film | 5.0 | 32 | |
| 1980 | The Secret of Nikola Tesla | Film | 6.3 | 30 | |
| The Corrs: Live At Lansdowne Road | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled John Hughes Documentary | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | — | |
| Sam and Victor's Day Off | Film | — | — |