John Hughes Classics

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1 The Breakfast Club
Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, and co. spend the day together in a movie that echoed like a battle cry for alienated youths. 60 120

2 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
This playing-hooky classic inspired a generation of teens to strive to be half as cool as Matthew Broderick's iconic hero. 58 116

3 Sixteen Candles
Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald make movie magic as the nerd and pretty girl at the heart of this hilarious flick. 58 112

4 National Lampoon's Vacation
Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and their station wagon pave the way for family road trip disasters to come. 50 96

5 Home Alone
Hughes combines slapstick with good old-fashioned emotion in the family movie that made Macaulay Culkin a star. 35 109

6 Pretty in Pink
Lonely outsider Andy (Molly Ringwald) and rich kid Blane (Andrew McCarthy) come together in a romance for the ages. 35 105

7 Weird Science
Lovable geeks Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith, summon their dream woman with bras on their heads. 32 94

8 Mr. Mom
Michael Keaton wins hearts as a stay-at-home dad tackling daycare before such role reversals became commonplace. 32 94

9 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
John Candy is the perfect, slobby foil to Steve Martin's shtick in this curse-packed, crime-caper classic. 31 95

10 Some Kind of Wonderful
Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, and Mary Stuart Masterson pine as the three lonely hearts in Hughes' finest love triangle. 17 85

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