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John Candy

Actor · 48 credits · 28 in highly-rated films

Best known for JFK (1991)

Frequent collaborators: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, Dan Aykroyd, Rick Moranis

Best John Candy movies by genre

Movies (46 total, ranked by score)

  1. JFK

    1991 · ★ 7.6 (2,461 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, History

    1

  2. John Candy: I Like Me

    2025 · ★ 7.9 (108 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Spaceballs

    1987 · ★ 6.9 (3,467 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    3

  4. Little Shop of Horrors

    1986 · ★ 7.0 (1,680 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    4

  5. Cool Runnings

    1993 · ★ 7.0 (2,328 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure, Drama

    5

  6. Stripes

    1981 · ★ 6.6 (1,062 votes)

    Action, Comedy

    6

  7. Brewster's Millions

    1985 · ★ 6.6 (683 votes)

    Comedy

    7

  8. The Great Outdoors

    1988 · ★ 6.4 (626 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. Heavy Metal

    1981 · ★ 6.5 (811 votes)

    Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure

    9

  10. Splash

    1984 · ★ 6.3 (1,503 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Fantasy

    10

  11. The Rescuers Down Under

    1990 · ★ 6.6 (1,420 votes)

    Animation, Family, Adventure

    11

  12. Summer Rental

    1985 · ★ 6.1 (242 votes)

    Comedy

    12

  13. The Best of SCTV

    1988 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    13

  14. Only the Lonely

    1991 · ★ 6.1 (190 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    14

  15. Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    2015 · ★ 6.6 (67 votes)

    History, Comedy, Documentary

    15

  16. Really Weird Tales

    1986 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Science Fiction, Comedy, TV Movie

    16

  17. Friends of Gilda

    1993

    Documentary

    17

  18. Armed and Dangerous

    1986 · ★ 5.7 (214 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    18

  19. Once Upon a Crime

    1992 · ★ 5.7 (128 votes)

    Crime, Comedy, Mystery

    19

  20. Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

    1985 · ★ 9.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    20

  21. Jackie Gleason: The Great One

    1988 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    21

  22. Canadian Bacon

    1995 · ★ 5.8 (260 votes)

    Comedy

    22

  23. Nothing but Trouble

    1991 · ★ 5.3 (411 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    23

  24. Volunteers

    1985 · ★ 5.5 (185 votes)

    Comedy

    24

  25. Masters of Menace

    1990 · ★ 5.8 (15 votes)

    Comedy

    25

  26. Tears Are Not Enough

    1985 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    26

  27. Making a 'Splash'

    2004 · ★ 4.3 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    27

  28. Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

    2021 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. Delirious

    1991 · ★ 5.7 (165 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

    29

  30. Lost and Found

    1979 · ★ 6.4 (9 votes)

    Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.