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John Hughes

American filmmaker (1950–2009)

1.54body-of-work score · ranked #617 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
February 18, 1950 · Lansing
Died
August 6, 2009 · New York City
Nationality
United States
Work
screenwriter, film producer, film director, writer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of John Hughes
Glenbrook North High School · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Breakfast Club

    1985 · United States · comedy, drama

    National Film Registry (inducted 2016) · Empire 500 (2008) #369 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.734 citations
  2. 2
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986 · United States · comedy

    Empire 500 (2008) #88 · National Film Registry (inducted 2014) · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.573 citations
  3. 3
    Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    1987 · United States · comedy

    Roger Ebert's Great Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.242 citations

Complete filmography

All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.