Movies Written By John Hughes

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This is a list of films written by John Hughes, screenwriter. This list of movies written by John Hughes is alphabetical and can be sorted for other bits of information such as who directed the film and what genre it falls under. These John Hughes screenplays are not unfinished works; they have all been produced and released somewhere in the world. Any unreleased John Hughes films are not included on this list. John Hughes has written some very iconic movies over the years, so if you're trying to find popular John Hughes films that you haven't seen already then this list is the perfect guide for doing so.

List contains movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Breakfast Club.

You can use this list to answer the questions, "What movies did John Hughes write?" and "How many movies did John Hughes write?"

This list includes almost all of John Hughes's screenplay credits. You can click on the names of the movies John Hughes wrote in order to find out more about each individual John Hughes film. Trailers for each movie can also be seen if you click on the video previews for these John Hughes films. {#nodes}

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101 Dalmatians
Hugh Laurie, Glenn Close
Released: 1996
101 Dalmatians is a 1996 family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed... more on Wikipedia
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Baby's Day Out
Cynthia Nixon, Lara Flynn Boyle
Released: 1994
Directed by: Patrick Read Johnson
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Beethoven
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Duchovny
Released: 1992
Directed by: Brian Levant
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Beethoven's 3rd
Julia Sweeney, Judge Reinhold
Released: 2000
Directed by: David M. Evans
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Career Opportunities
Jennifer Connelly, John Candy
Released: 1991
Directed by: Bryan Gordan
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Curly Sue
Steve Carell, Jim Belushi
Released: 1991
Directed by: John Hughes
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Dennis the Menace
Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Released: 1993
Directed by: Nick Castle
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Dutch
Ed O'Neill, JoBeth Williams
Released: 1991
Directed by: Peter Faiman
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Charlie Sheen, Matthew Broderick
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Hughes
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Flubber
Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden
Released: 1997
Directed by: Les Mayfield
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Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci
Released: 1990
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Donald Trump, Macaulay Culkin
Released: 1992
Directed by: Chris Columbus
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Home Alone 3
Scarlett Johansson, Seth Smith
Released: 1997
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
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Just Visiting
Christina Applegate, Tara Reid
Released: 2001
Directed by: Jean-Marie Poiré
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Miracle on 34th Street
Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson
Released: 1994
Directed by: Les Mayfield
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Mr. Mom
Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1983
Directed by: Stan Dragoti
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Nate and Hayes
Tommy Lee Jones, Jenny Seagrove
Released: 1983
Directed by: Ferdinand Fairfax
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chevy Chase
Released: 1989
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
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Chuck Berry, Michael Lerner
Released: 1982
Directed by: Michael Miller
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Chevy Chase, Anthony Michael Hall
Released: 1985
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Steve Martin, Kevin Bacon
Released: 1987
Directed by: John Hughes
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Pretty in Pink
James Spader, Gina Gershon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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Quest for Fire
Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong
Released: 1982
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
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Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong
Released: 1981
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
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Reach the Rock
Norman Reedus, Brooke Langton
Released: 1998
Directed by: William Ryan
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