John Candy Movie Rankings
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John Candy scores a combined 3.2375 out of 4 stars for JFK
3.2375
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, begins investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Skeptical of the FBI's report Garrison presents a list of possible conspirators and motives, including Vice President Johnson. ... more about JFK
DVD from $1.45 
(13 sellers)
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John Candy scores a combined 3.2127 out of 4 stars for Blues Brothers
3.2127
When Jake and Elwood Blues are released from prison, they return home to find their local church is in danger of closing. Sent "on a mission from God" the two reunite with their old band and tour Chicago clubs and lounge bars to raise the $5,000 needed to save their church. ... more about Blues Brothers
DVD from $7.02 
(11 sellers)
3
John Candy scores a combined 3.0418 out of 4 stars for Planes
3.0418
All that Neal Page wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due to bad weather, so he decides on other means of transport. ... more about Planes
DVD from $5.64 
(12 sellers)
4
John Candy scores a combined 3.0260 out of 4 stars for Spaceballs
3.0260
King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) to Prince Valium, but Vespa is kidnapped by the evil race of the Spaceballs. ... more about Spaceballs
DVD from $3.87 
(11 sellers)
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John Candy scores a combined 3.0115 out of 4 stars for Little Shop of Horrors
3.0115
Seymour, an introverted and underappreciated flower shop boy becomes a local sensation when his strange little plant begins to grow at an astronomical rate. ... more about Little Shop of Horrors
DVD from $6.80 
(11 sellers)
6
John Candy scores a combined 2.9776 out of 4 stars for Stripes
2.9776
Thanks to a run of bad luck and go-nowhere jobs, John convinces Russell to join the army so they can get in shape, likening it to a health spa. Once in boot camp, wiseguy John tangles with his by-the-book Sgt. ... more about Stripes
DVD from $2.65 
(14 sellers)
7
John Candy scores a combined 2.9554 out of 4 stars for Splash
2.9554
Allen Bauer is rescued from drowning as a young boy off Cape Cod by a young mermaid. ... more about Splash
Actor Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $7.02 
(13 sellers)
8
John Candy scores a combined 2.8808 out of 4 stars for Heavy Metal
2.8808
Loc-Nar, a glowing green orb and embodiment of evil, shows a little girl nine animated shorts stories where it has performed its evil deeds. ... more about Heavy Metal
DVD from $16.88 
(12 sellers)
9
John Candy scores a combined 2.7378 out of 4 stars for Cool Runnings
2.7378
Irving Blitzer disgraced himself when putting extra weights into his team's bob in the Olympics, resulting in his gold medal being taken away from him. ... more about Cool Runnings
DVD from $7.02 
(11 sellers)
10
John Candy scores a combined 2.6825 out of 4 stars for 1941
2.6825
Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl harbour as an assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion in this big budget, big cast comedy. ... more about 1941
DVD from $5.02 
(10 sellers)
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John Candy scores a combined 2.6722 out of 4 stars for Home Alone
2.6722
8-year-old Kevin McAllister is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. ... more about Home Alone
DVD from $6.75 
(12 sellers)
12
John Candy scores a combined 2.6453 out of 4 stars for Brewster's Millions
2.6453
Brewster is a minor league baseball player. Unknown to him, he had a (recently deceased) rich relative. In order to test if Brewster knows the value of money, he is given the task of disposing of $30m in 30 days. ... more about Brewster's Millions
DVD from $3.00 
(12 sellers)
13
John Candy scores a combined 2.4940 out of 4 stars for Uncle Buck
2.4940
Uncle Buck has a reputation for being unreliable and a bit of a house wrecker. ... more about Uncle Buck
DVD from $3.25 
(12 sellers)
14
John Candy scores a combined 2.4502 out of 4 stars for Volunteers
2.4502
Tom Hanks stars as Lawrence, a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. ... more about Volunteers
DVD from $3.00 
(10 sellers)
15
John Candy scores a combined 2.3415 out of 4 stars for Canadian Bacon
2.3415
The US economy is in a rut, and so is the president's approval rating. What we need is a good war, but the Russians aren't interested. Hey -- how about that big polite country to the north? Niagara Fall Sheriff Bud B. ... more about Canadian Bacon
DVD from $2.99 
(12 sellers)
16
John Candy scores a combined 2.2638 out of 4 stars for Delirious
2.2638
Jack is the head writer for a successful soap opera, and he's sweet on the show's star, lovely Laura. It's easy for everyone but Jack to see that she's playing him for a sap. But a conk on the head brings Jack some new insights - and some new powers. ... more about Delirious
DVD from $3.31 
(11 sellers)
17
John Candy scores a combined 2.1666 out of 4 stars for Armed and Dangerous
2.1666
Dooley, a cop wrongly sacked for corruption, teams up with a useless defence lawyer in their new careers... as security guards. ... more about Armed and Dangerous
DVD from $3.92 
(11 sellers)
18
John Candy scores a combined 2.1397 out of 4 stars for Vacation
2.1397
The Griswold family, father Clark W., wife Ellen, daughter Audrey and son Rusty, set out in high spirit to spend their vacation driving cross-country from Chicago to a glorious climax in Walley World on the West Coast. ... more about Vacation
DVD from $3.45 
(12 sellers)
19
John Candy scores a combined 2.0707 out of 4 stars for Summer Rental
2.0707
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. ... more about Summer Rental
DVD from $4.52 
(11 sellers)
20
John Candy scores a combined 1.9771 out of 4 stars for Nothing But Trouble
1.9771
A financier [Chevy Chase] meets a spurned lover [Demi Moore] and agrees to take her to a business meeting. On the way there, they run a stop sign in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. They are arrested and taken to the local court. ... more about Nothing But Trouble
Actor Awards
Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actress
DVD from $2.30 
(10 sellers)
21
John Candy scores a combined 1.7899 out of 4 stars for Boris and Natasha
1.7899
Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale are still spies for the mean little country of Pottsylvania, where, sandwiched between the nations Wrestlemania and Yoursovania, the Cold War is still frigid. ... more about Boris and Natasha
Not Available on DVD
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John Candy scores a combined 1.7770 out of 4 stars for Clown Murders
1.7770
A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends who married a rich man who is about to close a major real estate deal. They plan to kidnap her and mess up the deal. ... more about Clown Murders
Not Available on DVD
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John Candy scores a combined 1.6355 out of 4 stars for Silent Partner
1.6355
This is an imaginative plot, yet one with which the viewer can readily identify. A bank teller (Elliot Gould) is held up at gun point in his bank. ... more about Silent Partner
DVD from $5.69 
(8 sellers)
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John Candy scores a combined 1.6028 out of 4 stars for Who's Harry Crumb?
1.6028
Harry is the latest generation of the Crumbs, famous and extremely talented detectives. Unfortunately, talent seems to have skipped a generation, and Harry is reduced to "gumshoe" work at a remote branch of the Crumb detective agency. ... more about Who's Harry Crumb?
DVD from $2.99 
(12 sellers)
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John Candy scores a combined 1.4457 out of 4 stars for Speed Zone!
1.4457
Our racers are back for a third time in Speed Zone, a continuation of cannonball run 1 and 2. It's the illegal race that takes place over the United States. Nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. ... more about Speed Zone!
Not Available on DVD
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John Candy scores a combined 1.4437 out of 4 stars for Tunnel Vision
1.4437
A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. ... more about Tunnel Vision
DVD from $48.95 
(1 sellers)
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John Candy scores a combined 1.3972 out of 4 stars for Once Upon a Crime...
1.3972
Phoebe and fellow American Julian Peters meet in Rome, find a lost dog, and agree to return it to Monte Carlo to split the five thousand dollar reward. Discovering the dog's owner dead, they panic and become fugitives. ... more about Once Upon a Crime...
DVD from $2.99 
(11 sellers)
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John Candy scores a combined 1.2579 out of 4 stars for Only the Lonely
1.2579
Danny, a cop, meets and falls in love with Theresa. They get engaged, despite sneaking around behind his mother's back, but when push comes to shove, he can't quite quit worrying about his mother long enough to be any kind of lover to Theresa. ... more about Only the Lonely
DVD from $4.95 
(9 sellers)
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John Candy scores a combined 0.6147 out of 4 stars for Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird
0.6147
After being evicted from Sesame Street, Big Bird begins a long adventure wandering the country. In the mean time, his friends search for him to bring him back. ... more about Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird
DVD from $1.96 
(9 sellers)
33
John Candy scores a combined 0.2936 out of 4 stars for Great Outdoors
0.2936
Big-hearted Chicago family man Chet has brought his family to a lakeside resort area, and although his wife and kids aren't quite as excited as he is, Chet has high hopes for the vacation. ... more about Great Outdoors
DVD from $7.20 
(12 sellers)
34
John Candy scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Find the Lady
0.0001
The daughter of a wealthy businessman has been kidnapped, and the chief of police, under a lot of pressure to find her as soon as possible, assigns officers Kopek and Broom to track her down and bring her back safe and sound. ... more about Find the Lady
Not Available on DVD
35
John Candy scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Going Berserk
0.0001
Limo driver John Bourgignon is engaged to Nancy Reese. Her father, Congressman Ed Reese, is running for president and crusading against cult leader Sun Yi. Misadventure and intrigue stalk John and Nancy's path to the altar. ... more about Going Berserk
Not Available on DVD
36
John Candy scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for It Came from Hollywood
0.0001
Dan Ackroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. ... more about It Came from Hollywood
Not Available on DVD
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John Candy scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Masters of Menace
0.0001
The Masters of Menace are actually a motorcycle gang. When one of their own dies while performing a dangerous bike stunt, they decide to cross the country to go bury him. ... more about Masters of Menace
Not Available on DVD
 
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