Last Updated on 29 October 2024

The following list is the Official Definitive Ranked List of 38 John Candy movies.

I found 18 different ranked lists online of “best John Candy movies” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 18 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which movies you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list.

Best John Candy Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
  2. Uncle Buck (1989)
  3. Spaceballs (1987)
  4. Cool Runnings (1993)
  5. Stripes (1981)
  6. Splash (1984)
  7. Vacation (1983)
  8. JFK (1991)
  9. The Great Outdoors (1988)
  10. The Blues Brothers (1980)
  11. Home Alone (1990)
  12. Only the Lonely (1991)
  13. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
  14. Brewster’s Millions (1985)
  15. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
  16. Canadian Bacon (1995)
  17. The Silent Partner (1978)
  18. Heavy Metal (1981)
  19. Summer Rental (1985)
  20. Who’s Harry Crumb? (1989)
  21. Armed and Dangerous (1986)
  22. Delirious (1991)
  23. Follow That Bird (1985)
  24. 1941 (1979)
  25. Volunteers (1985)
  26. Rookie of the Year (1993)
  27. Once Upon a Crime… (1992)
  28. Nothing But Trouble (1991)
  29. Wagons East (1994)
  30. Career Opportunities (1991)
  31. She’s Having a Baby (1988)
  32. It Came from Hollywood (1982)
  33. Hot to Trot (1988)
  34. Draft Day (2014)
  35. Masters of Menace (1990)
  36. Going Berserk (1983)
  37. The Last Polka (1985)
  38. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

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