John Candy movies ranked
John Candy's best-rated film as an actor is The Blues Brothers, at 7.7 with 4,707 votes.
Films
47
as an actor
Average
6.34
39 rated films
Best rated
8.0
Marty, Life Is Short
Years
1973 to 2026
first to latest
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Blues Brothers | 1980 | Burton Mercer | 7.7 | 4,707 |
| 2 |  JFK | 1991 | Dean Andrews | 7.6 | 2,518 |
| 3 |  Home Alone | 1990 | Gus Polinski | 7.5 | 12,929 |
| 4 |  Planes, Trains and Automobiles | 1987 | Del Griffith | 7.3 | 2,338 |
| 5 |  National Lampoon's Vacation | 1983 | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | 7.1 | 1,822 |
| 6 |  Cool Runnings | 1993 | Irv | 7.0 | 2,368 |
| 7 |  Little Shop of Horrors | 1986 | Wink Wilkinson | 7.0 | 1,716 |
| 8 |  Career Opportunities | 1991 | C.D. Marsh (uncredited) | 6.9 | 781 |
| 9 |  Spaceballs | 1987 | Barf | 6.9 | 3,582 |
| 10 |  Uncle Buck | 1989 | Buck Russell | 6.8 | 1,424 |
| 11 |  The Rescuers Down Under | 1990 | Wilbur (voice) | 6.6 | 1,438 |
| 12 |  Stripes | 1981 | Dewey "Ox" Oxberger | 6.6 | 1,082 |
| 13 |  Brewster's Millions | 1985 | Spike Nolan | 6.6 | 706 |
| 14 |  Heavy Metal | 1981 | Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) | 6.5 | 833 |
| 15 |  The Great Outdoors | 1988 | Chet Ripley | 6.4 | 645 |
| 16 |  Splash | 1984 | Freddie Bauer | 6.3 | 1,545 |
| 17 |  Rookie of the Year | 1993 | Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) | 6.2 | 411 |
| 18 |  Who's Harry Crumb? | 1989 | Harry Crumb | 6.0 | 371 |
| 19 |  1941 | 1979 | Pvt. Foley | 5.8 | 740 |
| 20 |  Canadian Bacon | 1995 | Sheriff Bud B. Boomer | 5.7 | 270 |
| 21 |  Oh. What. Fun. | 2025 | Del Griffith (Archive Footage) | 5.7 | 265 |
| 22 |  Nothing but Trouble | 1991 | Dennis / Eldona | 5.3 | 419 |
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