Directed credits
6
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Regular directing credits.
Director
John Hughes
Directing
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 46
TMDB ID: 11505
IMDb ID: nm0000455
Known for: Directing
Born: February 18, 1950
Died: August 6, 2009
Age: 59
Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2025
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 6.31
Wikidata: Q311263
Also known as
Edmond Dantès • Edmond Dantes • John Wilden Hughes Jr.
Frequent jobs
Director (6)Screenplay (9)Producer (8)Writer (8)Characters (7)Executive Producer (3)Story (3)Original Film Writer (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Hughes.
Uncle Buck
Director
1989 Movie
She's Having a Baby
Director
1988 Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
1986 Movie
Weird Science
Director
1985 Movie
The Breakfast Club
Director
1985 Movie
Sixteen Candles
Director
1984 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Hughes.
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
2025 Movie
The Breakfast Club
Director
1985 Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
1986 Movie
Home Alone
Screenplay
1990 Movie
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Screenplay
1987 Movie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
1989 Movie
National Lampoon's Vacation
Screenplay
1983 Movie
Career Opportunities
Writer
1991 Movie
Some Kind of Wonderful
Producer
1987 Movie
Uncle Buck
Director
1989 Movie
Miracle on 34th Street
Producer
1994 Movie
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Producer
1992 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Hughes.
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2019 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Hughes.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Producer
1992 Movie
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
1996 Movie
Home Alone 3
Producer
1997 Movie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
1989 Movie
Home Sweet Home Alone
Story
2021 Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
1986 Movie
Dennis the Menace
Screenplay
1993 Movie
National Lampoon's Vacation
Screenplay
1983 Movie
The Breakfast Club
Director
1985 Movie
Vacation
Characters
2015 Movie
Baby's Day Out
Screenplay
1994 Movie
Home Alone 4
Characters
2002 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Hughes.
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2019 Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Hughes.
Home Sweet Home Alone
Story
2021 Movie
Vacation
Characters
2015 Movie
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Characters
2012 Movie
Drillbit Taylor
Story
2008 Movie
Beethoven's 5th
Characters
2003 Movie
Maid in Manhattan
Story
2002 Movie
Home Alone 4
Characters
2002 Movie
Beethoven's 4th
Characters
2001 Movie
New Port South
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Just Visiting
Screenplay
2001 Movie
Beethoven's 3rd
Characters
2000 Movie
Reach the Rock
Writer
1998 Movie
Home Alone 3
Producer
1997 Movie
Flubber
Producer
1997 Movie
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
1996 Movie
Jack
Producer
1996 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Hughes.
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
2025 Movie
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Movie
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2015 Movie
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Movie
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
2006 Movie
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self (archive footage)
2006 Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
1986 Movie
The Breakfast Club
as Brian’s Father (uncredited)
1985 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Hughes.
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2019 Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series