47 John Candy Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

Based on the assassination of the former U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, JFK centres around a New Orleans lawyer, Jim Garrison, who sets about investigating the mystery behind the assassination while battling opposition from the government. Widely acclaimed as well as heavily criticized, this political drama stars Kevin Costner as Garrison and delves deeper into the assassination of the former president.

The Blues Brothers is a musical-comedy that revoles around two brothers—one of whom is a criminal—who embark on a mission to save their childhood school from shutting down. Brothers, Jake and Elwood Blues, played by John Belushi and John Aykroyd, reunite with their band and meet noted music artists to raise money while evading the police and other enemies.

Home Alone is a classic family comedy that revolves around a small boy who is accidentally left behind at home while his entire extended family embarks on a Christmas holiday to Paris. A popular movie around Christmas time, it stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, whose brilliant attempts at saving his home from two burglars provide plenty of laughs.

Marketing executive, Neal Page, is returning home from a business trip for thanksgiving when his flight is diverted to a distant town due to a blizzard. He comes in clash with co-passenger Del Griffith, an annoyingly talkative traveling salesman with whom he spends the night, but after being robbed, they must work together to reach their destinations.

A weak-kneed bank teller Elliott Gould foresees a robbery in his bank. Before the robbery could actually take place, Elliot steals the money himself. When the crook, Christopher arrives, he realizes that he has been fooled. Christopher tracks down the teller and is after him as he wants the money back, by hook or by crook.

Clark Grisworld decides to take his family on a cross-country car trip from Chicago to Southern California amusement park Walley World. The family have numerous adventures along the way including a falling out, the death of a family member, getting lost in the desert and Clark becoming infatuated with a beautiful woman driving a red Ferrari. 

After carelessly wasting their atmospheric air, Planet Spaceball’s crooked President Scroob decides to force neighboring Planet Druidia’s King Roland to share their atmosphere by ordering Dark Helmet to kidnap Roland’s daughter, Princess Vespa, on her wedding day. But space-pilot Lone Starr and his loyal half-man/half-dog ‘Barf’ come to help her. They need super powers of ‘The Schwartz’ to save Druidia. 

Geeky orphan Seymour works in Mushnik’s failing flower shop and dreams about co-worker Audrey. After a solar eclipse, he finds a strange plant which he names Audrey II. The flourishing plant fetches good business, but weirdly, it has voracious appetite for human blood and flesh. Audrey’s sadistic boyfriend Orin appears to be a fitting candidate; but what about Audrey II’s next meal? 

When Cindy’s father suffers a heart-attack, Cindy and Bob Russell have to go to Indianapolis. As a last resort, Bob asks his unreliable, sloppy brother Buck to babysit their 3 children. Buck bonds well with younger Miles and Maizy, but finds difficult to manage rebellious teen Tia. While trying to shield Tia from her boyfriend, Buck learns more about life and responsibilities.

After losing his job and girlfriend, John Winger, with friend Russell Ziskey, joins army, to have some fun. Instead, they’ve to face grueling training with drill sergeant, Sergeant Hulka, but pretty MPs Stella and Louise compensate for the ordeal. Chosen front-man of a platoon of army-misfits, they inadvertently end up rescuing their platoon from behind the enemy line while testing an assault vehicle.  

Chet Ripley, who lives in Chicago, is on a vacation with his wife and two kids. They are having a great time till they are joined by Ripley’s obnoxious brother-in-law Roman Craig along with his wife and two daughters. 

Montgomery Brewster, a minor league baseball player, learns that a wealthy uncle he didn’t know existed has left him $300 million….but with a condition. Brewster must spend $30 million in 30 days; however, he cannot donate to charity, waste or destroy any money or possess any assets. Also, he can’t tell anyone about it. So, Brewster has an enormous task to tackle

A small boy meets a mermaid when he falls into the sea at Cape Cod. Although he is quickly pulled up, the memory lingers, jeopardizing all his later relationships. Twenty years later, he once again falls into the sea and becomes unconscious. Waking up on the beach, he sees a beautiful naked woman, who kisses him and then dives into the sea.  

A romantic comedy about a policeman from Chicago who falls in love with a woman whose father owns a funeral home. Their relationship has to overcome many obstacles because of his rude and controlling mother.

After an air traffic controller loses a plane, he is asked to take a vacation. Therefore, he decides to take a break and take his family to a vacation by the beach.

Canadian Bacon is a comedy film which revolves around a US President who talks about starting a war with Canada, in an attempt to boost his approval rating.

Harry Crumb is a descendant of the legendary detectives who had founded the detective agency Crumb & Crumb, but he has no detective skills of any kind. When a fashion model Jennifer Downing,  gets kidnapped, her father turns to Eliot, who is the chairman of Crumb & Crumb, to investigate the case. However, Eliot is the kidnapper himself, and to show everyone that he is taking the case seriously, he assigns Harry to the case.

After the Pearl Harbor attack, California, which is feared to be the next target of the Japanese, is gripped in a panic wave. As hysteria spreads after spotting a Japanese sub off the California coast, varied groups of Californians set their own defense actions in motion. Major-General Joseph Stilwell, sent to compose the paranoid public, tries to make sense of the goings-on. 

Jack is in love with Laura, who plays the role of Rachel in his soap opera. Things get complicated when he gets hit on the head, and wakes up believing himself to be a character in his own show.

Former Cop Frank Dooley was wrongly dismissed from his job. He joins his friend, Norman Cane, as a security guard. But when they realize that the company for which they work are involved in some shady dealings, they decide to initiate an investigation. 

In order to avoid his gambling debts that his rich dad is unwilling to pay, a womanizing man named Lawrence Bourne decides to take his roommate’s place as a Peace Corps Volunteer at the Thai Golden Triangle, and sets off on a plane. After landing, they find themselves in a small town where they are to construct a bridge. They begin work, but they soon discover that the bridge is being eyed by the CIA, the communists as well as a drug kingpin.

Nothing But Trouble is a comedy film which revolves around a businessman and his friends who are arrested and taken to court, where they face trouble from a sadistic judge.

This comedy film revolves around an American widower and an English divorcee who meet during a vacation. They soon find themselves attracted to each other, and get married. However, shortly after, the marriage loses its bloom, but they still can’t seem to leave each other.

After being tired of the Wild West, a group of dissatisfied settlers hire a cowboy named James Harlow to take back to the East. However, certain parties don’t want them to make it to their destination.

Find the Lady is a comedy film which revolves around a hoodlum who makes various plans to kidnap an heiress. However, every time his plans fail as a wrong woman gets taken.

Double Negative is a thriller film which tells the story of a mentally tortured photojournalist, who attempts to track down the person who killed his wife, along with his lover.

Sweeney, a divorced playwright whose career is on decline, is prepared to do anything to win his wife Georgina back. Though she is now married to a wealthy but mean builder, the two ex-s who are still in love, continue to sleep together. But as his slipshod plans, including abduction, crumble one by one, two inept police officers come chasing after him. 

The Rescuers Down Under is an animation adventure drama film, which tells the story of two agents, Blanca and Bernard, working for the Rescue Aid Society. They need to race to Australia to save a little boy and a rare golden eagle from a dangerous poacher. 

Heavy Metal is an animated adult comedy adventure film, which revolves around an evil glowing green orb which travels through space and time, spreading violence as well as discord.    

Rookie of the Year is an American sports comedy film which tells the story of a twelve year old boy Henry who wants to play for the Major League, although he is unskilled. After he suffers an accident, he finds that it has left him with a strong pitching arm miraculously. He soon finds himself playing among the Major League players for the Chicago Clubs.

She’s Having a Baby is a romantic comedy drama film which tells the story of Jake and Kristy Briggs, who are newly married, and are living a happy life with each other. However, when they try to have a baby, they face a number of challenges and learn how unprepared they are, for what lies ahead.

Career Opportunities is a romantic comedy drama film which tells the story of Jim, the dorky son of a local cement contractor, who lives at home without any direction in his life. His life takes a turn, when he gets locked inside a departmental store one night, and soon he bumps into a girl, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. They soon realize that they have a lot in common.    

Hermie, Oscy and Benjy are three friends who have graduated high school in the spring of 1944, during the time of the Second World War.  Soon, Hermie and Oscy receive a shock when Benjy informs them that he has enlisted in the Marines. He is soon sent to fight in the Pacific Theatre, while his friends begin to work at a loading dock.