Best John Candy movies
We present our ranking of the best John Candy movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about John Candy.
TOP 25:
1941
John Candy as: Pvt. Foley
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Release: 1979
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Nancy Allen movies?
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Release: 1979
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Nancy Allen movies?
TOP 24:
She's Having a Baby
John Candy as: Chet (uncredited)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 1988
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Nancy Lenehan movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 1988
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Nancy Lenehan movies?
TOP 23:
Once Upon a Crime
John Candy as: Augie Morosco
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Mystery
Release: 1992
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling with a lost dog they plan to return to its wealthy owner for a large reward. But, when the dog's mistress is murdered, the travelers become the prime suspects, and Inspector Bonnard is determined to track them all down.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Richard Lewis movies?
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Mystery
Release: 1992
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling with a lost dog they plan to return to its wealthy owner for a large reward. But, when the dog's mistress is murdered, the travelers become the prime suspects, and Inspector Bonnard is determined to track them all down.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Richard Lewis movies?
TOP 22:
Only the Lonely
John Candy as: Danny Muldoon
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1991
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Ally Sheedy movies?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1991
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Ally Sheedy movies?
TOP 21:
Rookie of the Year
John Candy as: Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1993
12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Daniel Stern movies?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1993
12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Daniel Stern movies?
TOP 20:
Summer Rental
John Candy as: Jack Chester
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1985
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Richard Crenna movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1985
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Richard Crenna movies?
TOP 19:
Splash
John Candy as: Freddie Bauer
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 1984
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Matthias Schoenaerts movies?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 1984
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Matthias Schoenaerts movies?
TOP 18:
Heavy Metal
John Candy as: Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music
Release: 1981
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Michael Ironside movies?
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music
Release: 1981
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Michael Ironside movies?
TOP 17:
Follow That Bird
John Candy as: State Trooper
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Release: 1985
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Chevy Chase movies?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Release: 1985
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Chevy Chase movies?
TOP 16:
The Great Outdoors
John Candy as: Chet Ripley
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1988
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Annette Bening movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1988
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Annette Bening movies?
TOP 15:
Brewster's Millions
John Candy as: Spike Nolan
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1985
Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Mike Hagerty movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1985
Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Mike Hagerty movies?
TOP 14:
Stripes
John Candy as: Dewey 'Ox' Oxberger
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 1981
John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best David Bowie movies?
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release: 1981
John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best David Bowie movies?
TOP 13:
Career Opportunities
John Candy as: C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Release: 1991
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Barry Corbin movies?
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Release: 1991
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Barry Corbin movies?
TOP 12:
The Rescuers Down Under
John Candy as: Wilbur (voice)
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Release: 1990
A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Release: 1990
A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.
TOP 11:
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
John Candy as: Himself / Actor (archive footage)
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, History
Release: 2015
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, History
Release: 2015
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
TOP 10:
Uncle Buck
John Candy as: Buck Russell
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Release: 1989
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Release: 1989
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
TOP 9:
Spaceballs
John Candy as: Barfolemew 'Barf'
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Release: 1987
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Release: 1987
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
TOP 8:
Little Shop of Horrors
John Candy as: Wink Wilkinson
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Release: 1986
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Release: 1986
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.
TOP 7:
Cool Runnings
John Candy as: Irv
Genre: Comedy, History
Release: 1993
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
Genre: Comedy, History
Release: 1993
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
TOP 6:
National Lampoon's Vacation
John Candy as: Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Release: 1983
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family on a quest to Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Release: 1983
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family on a quest to Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
TOP 5:
The Silent Partner
John Candy as: Simonsen
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1978
Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters…
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1978
Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters…
TOP 4:
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
John Candy as: Del Griffith
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1987
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1987
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.
TOP 3:
Home Alone
John Candy as: Gus Polinski
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1990
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release: 1990
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
TOP 2:
JFK
John Candy as: Dean Andrews
Genre: Drama, Thriller, History
Release: 1991
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Genre: Drama, Thriller, History
Release: 1991
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
TOP 1:
The Blues Brothers
John Candy as: Burton Mercer
Genre: Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
Release: 1980
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Genre: Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
Release: 1980
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
If you like the best John Candy movies, then you will also like the best Rick Moranis movies, where many of their films coincide.
