John Candy

Uncle Buck
7.0

Uncle Buck

1989

Uncle Buck

As an idle, good-natured bachelor, Uncle Buck is the last person you would think of to watch the kids. However, during a family crisis, he is ...
Cool Runnings
6.9

Cool Runnings

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
Home Alone
7.5

Home Alone

1990

Home Alone

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas ...
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
7.6

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.
Summer Rental
6.2

Summer Rental

Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the ...
Stripes
6.9

Stripes

1981

Stripes

John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
Spaceballs
7.1

Spaceballs

1987

Spaceballs

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet’s air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his ...