Directed credits
8
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
John Hughes
Writing
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 47
TMDB ID: 11505
IMDb ID: nm0000455
Known for: Writing
Born: February 18, 1950
Died: August 6, 2009
Age: 59
Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2025
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.3
Wikidata: Q311263
Also known as
Edmond Dantès • Edmond Dantes • John Wilden Hughes Jr. • जाॅन ह्यूजेस
Frequent jobs
Director (8)Screenplay (11)Writer (8)Characters (7)Producer (5)Story (3)Executive Producer (2)Co-Writer (1)Original Film Writer (1)
Biography
John Hughes (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, 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 Home Alone 3.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Hughes.
6.4
Curly Sue
Director
1991 Movie
6.8
Uncle Buck
Director
1989 Movie
5.9
She's Having a Baby
Director
1988 Movie
7.3
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Director
1987 Movie
7.6
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
1986 Movie
6.5
Weird Science
Director
1985 Movie
7.7
The Breakfast Club
Director
1985 Movie
6.8
Sixteen Candles
Director
1984 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Hughes.
7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.7
The Breakfast Club
Director
1985 Movie
7.6
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
1986 Movie
7.5
Home Alone
Screenplay
1990 Movie
7.3
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Director
1987 Movie
7.2
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
1989 Movie
7.1
National Lampoon's Vacation
Screenplay
1983 Movie
6.9
Career Opportunities
Writer
1991 Movie
6.8
Some Kind of Wonderful
Producer
1987 Movie
6.8
Uncle Buck
Director
1989 Movie
6.8
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Screenplay
1992 Movie
6.8
Mallrats
Thanks
1995 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Hughes.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Hughes.
6.8
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Screenplay
1992 Movie
6.7
Pretty in Pink
Executive Producer
1986 Movie
7.7
The Breakfast Club
Director
1985 Movie
5.9
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
1996 Movie
5.3
Home Alone 3
Producer
1997 Movie
6.3
Vacation
Characters
2015 Movie
7.6
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
1986 Movie
6.2
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Screenplay
1985 Movie
7.1
National Lampoon's Vacation
Screenplay
1983 Movie
7.3
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Director
1987 Movie
6.4
Baby's Day Out
Screenplay
1994 Movie
7.2
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
1989 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Hughes.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Hughes.
4.9
Home Sweet Home Alone
Story
2021 Movie
6.3
Vacation
Characters
2015 Movie
5.1
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Characters
2012 Movie
5.8
Drillbit Taylor
Story
2008 Movie
5.3
Beethoven's 5th
Characters
2003 Movie
6.1
Maid in Manhattan
Story
2002 Movie
4.5
Home Alone 4
Characters
2002 Movie
5.3
Beethoven's 4th
Characters
2001 Movie
3.9
New Port South
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
4.8
Just Visiting
Screenplay
2001 Movie
5.2
Beethoven's 3rd
Characters
2000 Movie
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
Producer
1999 Movie
6.3
Reach the Rock
Writer
1998 Movie
5.3
Home Alone 3
Producer
1997 Movie
5.7
Flubber
Screenplay
1997 Movie
5.9
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
1996 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Hughes.
7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.0
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Movie
6.6
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
7.6
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
1986 Movie
7.7
The Breakfast Club
as Brian’s Father (uncredited)
1985 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Hughes.