- Films
- 8
- Avg rating
- 6.98
- Peak run
- 1984’87
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.98
8 rated films
Vote weighted
7.04
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.76
rating spread
Career
8y
1984 to 1991
Total votes
1.49M
across every film
Best
7.8
The Breakfast Club
Worst
5.9
Curly Sue
Newest first
Filmography
| 1991 |  Curly Sue | 5.9 | 25,208 |
| 1989 |  Uncle Buck | 7.1 | 123K |
| 1988 |  She's Having a Baby | 6.0 | 14,663 |
| 1987 |  Planes, Trains & Automobiles | 7.6 | 182K |
| 1986 |  Ferris Bueller's Day Off | 7.8 | 421K |
| 1985 |  The Breakfast Club | 7.8 | 478K |
| 1985 |  Weird Science | 6.6 | 107K |
| 1984 |  Sixteen Candles | 7.0 | 137K |
Better together?
John Hughes's regulars
- Ira NewbornComposer · 5 films · 7.22 avg
- Anthony Michael HallDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.13 avg▲+0.72
- Howard DeutchWriter · 3 films · 6.77 avg▲+0.49
- Molly RingwaldDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+1.20
- Chris ColumbusWriter · 2 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.92
- John CandyDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.35 avg▲+0.72
- Donald PetermanCinematographer · 2 films · 6.80 avg
- Kevin BaconDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.12
- Les MayfieldWriter · 2 films · 6.00 avg●−0.04
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On John Hughes
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