John Hughes
#1
Home Sweet Home Alone
Synopsis:
After being left at home by himself for the holidays, 10-year-old Max Mercer must work to defend his home from a married couple who tries to steal back a valuable heirloom.
Starring:
Ellie Kemper,
Chris Parnell,
Timothy Simons
Plot:
christmas,
couple,
home,
kid,
defend,
holiday,
disney plus,
alone,
sequel,
sixth part
...
#2
Vacation
Synopsis:
Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.
Starring:
Chris Hemsworth,
Leslie Mann,
Steele Stebbins
#3
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Synopsis:
8-year-old Finn is terrified to learn his family is relocating from sunny California to Maine in the scariest house he has ever seen! Convinced that his new house is haunted, Finn sets up a series of elaborate traps to catch the “ghost” in action. Left home alone with his sister while their parents are stranded across town, Finn’s traps catch a new target – a group of thieves who have targeted Fi…
Starring:
Malcolm McDowell,
Jodelle Ferland,
Christian Martyn
#4
Home Alone 4
Synopsis:
Kevin McCallister's parents have split up. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his father's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Meanwhile robber Marv Merchants, one of the villains from the first two movies, partners up with a new criminal named Vera to hit Natalie's mansion.
Starring:
Missi Pyle,
Erick Avari,
French Stewart
#5
Maid in Manhattan
Synopsis:
Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and socia…
Starring:
Jennifer Lopez,
Stanley Tucci,
Ralph Fiennes
#6
Home Alone 4
Synopsis:
Kevin McCallister's parents have split up. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his father's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Meanwhile robber Marv Merchants, one of the villains from the first two movies, partners up with a new criminal named Vera to hit Natalie's mansion.
Starring:
Missi Pyle,
Erick Avari,
French Stewart
#7
101 Dalmatians
Synopsis:
An evil high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
Starring:
Glenn Close,
Jeff Daniels,
Joely Richardson
Plot:
live action remake,
cruella de vil character,
lover,
bowl,
garden,
bicycle,
love,
canine,
street,
jacket
...
#8
Baby's Day Out
Synopsis:
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents—especially the three enterprising kidnappers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper. Successfully kidnapping Baby Bink, they have a harder …
Starring:
Lara Flynn Boyle,
Joe Pantoliano,
Joe Mantegna
#9
Dennis the Menace
Synopsis:
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Starring:
Joan Plowright,
Christopher Lloyd,
Natasha Lyonne
Plot:
problem child,
villain,
copy machine,
gold coin,
robbing,
dentures,
glob,
barbecue grill,
suburb,
neighbor
...
#10
Beethoven
Synopsis:
The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.
Starring:
Oliver Platt,
Stanley Tucci,
Bonnie Hunt
Plot:
dog,
animal,
husband wife relationship,
mother,
father,
pet dog,
family relationships,
dysfunctional family,
animal actor,
rescue
...
#11
Career Opportunities
Synopsis:
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly,
Noble Willingham,
Dermot Mulroney
Plot:
department store,
night shift,
liar,
janitor,
locked in a store,
coming of age,
flirting,
fired from a job,
criminal,
bicycle
...
#12
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Synopsis:
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Starring:
Juliette Lewis,
Johnny Galecki,
Randy Quaid
Plot:
christmas,
sequel,
holiday,
christmas gathering,
sexy woman,
squirrel,
pantyhose,
christmas tree,
christmas movie,
cat
...
#13
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Synopsis:
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.
Starring:
Michael McKean,
Kevin Bacon,
Steve Martin
Plot:
thanksgiving,
airport,
road movie,
on the road,
train,
airplane,
buddy movie,
car on fire,
driving,
motel
...
#14
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Synopsis:
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Starring:
Jeffrey Jones,
Matthew Broderick,
Alan Ruck
#15
Weird Science
Synopsis:
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Anthony Michael Hall
#16
The Breakfast Club
Synopsis:
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Starring:
Paul Gleason,
Anthony Michael Hall,
Judd Nelson
Plot:
high school,
detention,
antihero,
teenage rebellion,
chicago illinois,
teenage girl,
misfit,
brat pack,
geek,
white panties
...
#17
Sixteen Candles
Synopsis:
A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.
Starring:
Paul Dooley,
Anthony Michael Hall,
Haviland Morris
#18
National Lampoon's Vacation
Synopsis:
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family on a quest to Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Starring:
Anthony Michael Hall,
Randy Quaid,
Chevy Chase