The 10 Best John Hughes Films Of The 90s (According To IMDb)

The 10 Best John Hughes Films Of The 90s (According To IMDb)

John Hughes is a beloved director and screenwriter, and these are his highest rated movies of the 90s, according to IMDb.

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John Hughes is best known for his work he did the 1980s, which focused mainly on unfiltered teen angst. However, Hughes was more than just a screenwriter and director who told stories about bratty teens. The late auteur began branching out in the late 1980s with films like National Lampoon’s Vacation and the popular Planes, Trains, & Automobiles.

It was truly the 1990s though that Hughes took a step away from coming-of-age films and focused more on family-friendly ones. Though his films of the 90s were never as highly praised as the ones he wrote and directed in the 80s, Hughes did have several hits in the 90s.

10 Dennis the Menace (1993) – 5.6

Landing in the number 10 spot of John Hughes’ best films of the 1990s is the family comedy Dennis the Menace. Hughes based the screenplay off of Hank Ketcham’s comic strip of the same name. Dennis the Menace follows 5-year-old Dennis, who loves to terrorize his next-door neighbor George.

Though the film isn’t highly praised like many of Hughes’ films of the previous decade are, it still is considered a commercial success, bringing in $117.2 million at the box office against a budget of $35 million.

9 Beethoven (1992) – 5.7

Another Hughes’ family comedy to earn a top 10 spot is Beethoven. The film centers on Beethoven, a St. Bernard puppy who accidentally displaces the Newton family patriarch. At first, George isn’t pleased with being replaced by the dog, but when an evil vet tries to steal Beethoven, George jumps into action to keep him safe.

While John Hughes co-wrote the screenplay for Beethoven, he originally did so under the pseudonym Edmond Dantes. Beethoven went on to become a franchise spanning four sequels and three standalone movies.

8 Career Opportunities (1991) – 5.7

While Hughes had made a name for himself with his angsty coming-of-age films, Career Opportunities was in direct contrast with those films despite it being billed a “teen rom-com.” The films follow Jim Dodge (Frank Whaley) who takes a job as a night clean up boy at his local Target. On his first day, he meets Josie McClennan (Jennifer Connelly), a rich girl that has fallen asleep in the dressing room.

While the film has all the usual tropes audiences had come to expect with Hughes, its overall tone did not live up to his reputation. In fact, Hughes went on record saying the was “a disappointment” and considered it to be “cheap and vulgar.” He even tried to take his name off the film, but was unable too.

7 101 Dalmatians (1996) – 5.7

Though Hughes had retired from Hollywood in 1994, he reentered Hollywood in 1995 to work with Walt Disney Pictures, who had given him a production deal. A year later they released 101 Dalmatians, which Hughes penned.

Based on the 1961 animated film of the same name, the live-action version follows Pongo and Perdy as they attempt to rescue their Dalmatian pups from the evil Cruella De Vil. The film was a huge success and even earned Glenn Close a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Motion Pictures Musical or Comedy.

6 Curly Sue (1991) – 5.9

Curly Sue has a little bit of everyone’s favorite movie tropes. It follows Bill (James Belushi), a homeless man who makes a living out of scamming strangers with Curly Sue (Alisan Porter), an orphan girl. Their schemes are usually successful until they decide to target Grey (Kelly Lynch), a successful lawyer who ends up taking a liking to Bill and Curly Sue.

Curly Sue was the last film that Hughes wrote and directed by himself. The film was negatively reviewed by critics who believed Hughes has lost the spark that carried him to success in the 1980s.

5 Baby’s Day Out (1994) – 6.1

If there’s one thing Hughes films in the 1990s loved, it was pairing children with criminals, and Baby’s Day Out is no exception. The film follows three criminals who pose as children’s photographers to kidnap a rich infant. While they do kidnap the boy, he ends up escaping leading them on a wild goose chase to find him.

Despite landing in the number 5 spot on the list of John Hughes’ best films of the 1990s, it was a commercial failure, failing to earn a profit or break even at the box office.

4 Dutch (1991) – 6.5

1991 was a rough year for Hughes, who had just released Career Opportunites against his better judgment. And unfortunately, his bad luck continued with the release of the 1991 film Dutch. Going back to his roots of road comedy films, Dutch tells the story of Dutch (Ed O’Neill) who volunteers to pick up his girlfriend’s snobby teenage son from his private school and drive him home for the holidays.

The film grossed $4.6 million at the box office against a $17 million budget, making it a huge flop for the once esteemed screenwriter. In addition, critics found the film to be a knock off version of Hughes’ more successful road trip films of the 80s.

3 Miracle On 34th Street (1994) – 6.5

After creating his own Christmas classics, Hughes was given the chance to remake the 1947 Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street. The film starred Mara Wilson, who had burst onto the scene a year prior in Mrs. Doubtfire, as Susan Walker, a 6-year-old who is skeptical about Santa Claus.

Miracle on 34th Street lands itself in the number 3 spot of the best John Hughes films of the 1990s, but the jury is still out on whether or not its better than the 1947 film.

2 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) – 6.8

After the massive success of Home Alone in 1990, Hughes got to work writing a sequel to the film which opened in theaters in 1992. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York once again focused on Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), only this time, he gets on the wrong flight instead of being left at home for the holidays.

The entire original cast returned for the sequel, which surely helped lead to the success of the film, which grossed $359 million worldwide.

1 Home Alone (1990) – 7.6

Rightfully landing in the number one spot on John Hughes’ best film of the 1990s is the Christmas classic Home Alone. The 1990 films follow 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) who is accidentally left behind and forced to fend off criminals while his family struggles to fly home from Paris.

Home Alone became the highest-grossing live-action comedy film ever, earning $476.7 million. It held the record until 2011 where it was dethroned by The Hangover Part 2 after 27 years. The film also earned two Golden Globe nominations including Best Motion Picture – Musial or Comedy and two Academy Award nominations for score and original song.

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