John Hughes
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 18, 1950
- Place of birth
- Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Died
- August 6, 2009
Biography
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 90s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck, Career Opportunities, 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone, and its sequels, Home Alone 2 and 3.
Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
Movies with John Hughes
- The Breakfast Club 1985 · ★ 7.7
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986 · ★ 7.6
- John Candy: I Like Me 2025 · ★ 7.9
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 2015 · ★ 6.7
- BRATS 2024 · ★ 6.1
- John Hughes: Time Capsule 1986
- The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful 2006
- John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast 2012
- Who Is Ferris Bueller? 2006
- The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories 2006
Movies directed by John Hughes
- The Breakfast Club 1985 · ★ 7.7
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986 · ★ 7.6
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987 · ★ 7.3
- Sixteen Candles 1984 · ★ 6.7
- Weird Science 1985 · ★ 6.5
- Uncle Buck 1989 · ★ 6.8
- Curly Sue 1991 · ★ 6.4
- She's Having a Baby 1988 · ★ 5.9