Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-john-hughes"

1. Ready Player One (2018)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe

Votes: 488,649 | Gross: $137.69M

2. Dogma (1999)

R | 130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loop-hole and reenter Heaven.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Bud Cort

Votes: 229,039 | Gross: $30.65M

3. Easy A (2010)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.

Director: Will Gluck | Stars: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Dan Byrd

Votes: 419,184 | Gross: $58.40M

4. Ma (I) (2019)

R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host.

Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, McKaley Miller

Votes: 59,821 | Gross: $45.37M

5. Wayne's World 2 (1993)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Music

The inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.

Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken, Tia Carrere

Votes: 88,268 | Gross: $48.20M

6. Braking for Whales (2019)

103 min | Comedy, Drama

A dysfunctional brother and sister are forced to come to terms with each other and themselves over their recently deceased mother's final wish.

Director: Sean McEwen | Stars: Tom Felton, Tammin Sursok, Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Koechner

Votes: 546

7. Scare Package (I) (2019)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Horror

Chad, the owner of Rad Chad's Horror Emporium, recounts a series of bone-chilling, blood-splattered tales to illustrate the rules of the horror genre to his newest employee.

Directors: Courtney Andujar, Hillary Andujar, Anthony Cousins, Emily Hagins, Aaron B. Koontz, Chris McInroy, Noah Segan, Baron Vaughn | Stars: Jon Michael Simpson, Luxy Banner, Sydney Huddleston, Haley Alea Erickson

Votes: 5,081

8. The Girl I Want (1990)

92 min | Comedy

A brainy girl turns bimbo and a football star turns brainy in order to attract each other's attention, only to discover that they liked each other the way they were in the first place.

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Elizabeth Kaitan, Steven Craig Daugherty, John Schouweiler, Scott Spiegel

Votes: 122

9. And the Oscar Goes to... (2014 TV Movie)

87 min | Documentary, History

The history of the Academy Awards.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks, Cher

Votes: 1,529

10. The Hall Monitor

Action, Comedy, Family | Pre-production

All Drew Miller wanted was to start things off right in his new school. In just under a month, he makes an enemy out of the school bully, embarrasses himself in front of the whole school, ... See full summary »

Directors: Melissa Thouviner, Kevin L. Coffman | Stars: Quinn Copeland, Joel Antony, Don McClendon, Kevin L. Coffman

11. An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006 Video)

Unrated | 239 min | Documentary, Comedy

In this second Q&A with Kevin Smith he now enters the homes of some of his fans in Toronto and London.

Director: J.M. Kenny | Stars: Kevin Smith, Andre H. Arruda, Jason Mewes, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith

Votes: 3,159

12. Someday Soon (2020)

11 min | Short, Comedy

Add a Plot

Director: Shimashi Dammalage | Stars: Lauren Laverdiere, Jimmy Romano

13. Spud (2009)

27 min | Short, Comedy

It is the summer of 1988, and nerdy 12-year-old Nintendo addict Ivan "Spud" Spudofsky III decides he's been a victim of the neighborhood bullies for too long and reinvents himself as a video-game superhero.

Director: Tyler Norman | Stars: Dalton O'Dell, A.J. Walsh, Tristan Jarred, Sterling Beaumon

Votes: 22

14. Popular (1999–2001)
Episode: Don't Tug on Superman's Cape... (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Josh must choose between his parents' wishes and Lily. She proposes marriage. Sam and Brooke agree to make Harrison pay for the way he treated them. It backfires. The biggest girl in school challenges terrified Mary Cherry to a fight.

Director: Lawrence Trilling | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 66

15. Weird Science (1994–1998)
Episode: She's Alive (1994)

Approved | 23 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Gary and Wyatt in the quest to create the perfect woman use their computer during a raging lightning storm and create "Lisa," a computer genie who can grant their every wish.

Director: Max Tash | Stars: Michael Manasseri, John Asher, Lee Tergesen, Vanessa Angel

Votes: 88

16. American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode: Rest in Pieces (2019)

TV-MA | 38 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A deadly trio emerges, hell-bent on unleashing a new era at Camp Redwood. Our former counselors desperately try to keep history from repeating itself.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Leslie Grossman, Cody Fern

Votes: 2,510

17. Ginny & Georgia (2021– )
Episode: Pilot (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy, Drama

Georgia Miller is the mother of Ginny and her little brother Austin. After the death of her latest husband, Georgia moves her family to Wellsbury, Massachusetts.

Director: Anya Adams | Stars: Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Diesel La Torraca, Jennifer Robertson

Votes: 1,290

18. Psych (2006–2014)
Episode: Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller? (2008)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Shawn believes that a murder has taken place at his and Gus's high school reunion...but has a hard time getting anyone to believe him, as he's unable to come up with a suspect, a victim, or a motive.

Director: Michael McMurray | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson

Votes: 1,414

19. Nostalgia Critic (2007– )
Episode: Home Alone 3 (2010)

TV-MA | 15 min | Comedy

The Nostalgia Critic reviews the movie Home Alone 3, discusses it's faults, and ridicules John Hughes.

Star: Doug Walker

Votes: 113

20. No Ordinary Family (2010–2011)
Episode: No Ordinary Ring (2010)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

While Jim and George crash weddings looking for the bold band of wedding bandits who took Stephanie's ring, Katie covers Stephanie's blood test.

Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Kay Panabaker, Jimmy Bennett

Votes: 188

21. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Damned If You Do (2010)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A mother identifies her son as the attacker in a brutal assault that left her seriously injured and her husband dead. But later she recants her positive identification, and another unrelated person confesses to the crime.

Director: Christine Moore | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 277

22. Sventoonie (2022– )
Episode: Specimen Container! (2022)

TV-PG | Comedy, Horror

It's a Creature (1985) feature. Sventoonie wants to watch some Eighties alien horror, but an undead video store employee wants his tape back.

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Kevin Fleming, Katie Nahnsen, Steven Fleming, Rich Koz

Votes: 13

23. Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Episode: The Making of a Revolutionary (2002)

Documentary, Biography, History

As Benjamin Franklin makes a brief fifteen year visit to England animosity develops between England and the Colonies. Franklin's efforts to mediate the disputes are costly to his reputation... See full summary »

Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Richard Easton, Dylan Baker, Colm Feore, Douglas Anderson

24. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Heartbreak Hotel (2011)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A hotel-casino co-owner from Jersey is found murdered. The boys go to Atlantic City to investigate "and have Ryan's Bachelor party", while Beckett stays in New York.

Director: Bill Roe | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,250

25. Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode: ...lived the dream (2022)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Drama

The end of the school year has the Sherman Oaks crew all up in their feels. Devi is torn between planning the future and enjoying the present.

Director: Lang Fisher | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet

Votes: 932

26. Franklin & Bash (2011–2014)
Episode: Waiting on a Friend (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Peter and Jared must clear their name when a former client (Carla Gallo) is arrested for skipping trial, only to accuse her two lawyers of paying her to disappear. While under investigation... See full summary »

Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Reed Diamond, Dana Davis

Votes: 117

27. The New Normal (2012–2013)
Episode: Stay-At-Home Dad (2013)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Mr. Mom.

Director: Bradley Buecker | Stars: Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, Bebe Wood

Votes: 113

28. The Goldbergs (2013–2023)
Episode: Barry Goldberg's Day Off (2015)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Taking inspiration from one of his favorite movies, Barry decides to skip school.

Director: David Katzenberg | Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia

Votes: 724

29. The Mysteries of Laura (2014–2016)
Episode: The Mystery of the Dark Heart (2016)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A body is found and when they check it out, they can't help but see that the mo resembles that of a serial killer who was active 20 years ago. And the victim's girlfriend is missing another... See full summary »

Director: David Warren | Stars: Debra Messing, Josh Lucas, Laz Alonso, Janina Gavankar

Votes: 122

30. Conan (2010–2021)
Episode: Chris Hardwick/Jim Jefferies/Matthew Broussard (2016)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Chris Hardwick (Sanjay and Craig (2013)); Jim Jefferies (Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)); Matthew Broussard (Presidents Day (2016)) performs.

Director: Billy Bollotino | Stars: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Chris Hardwick, Jim Jefferies

Votes: 15

31. Siskel & Ebert (1986–2010)
Episode: They'll Do it Every Time: Part One (1989)

TV-PG | Talk-Show

Siskel and Ebert share some of their favorite cliches that keep cropping up in film after film.

Stars: Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel

32. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes (2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Determined to uncover Hiram's plans, Jughead presses Veronica about what she may know; Cheryl makes a surprising connection with an unlikely friend.

Director: David Katzenberg | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 1,598

33. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Memorabilia (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When Sherloque wants to use a memory machine on Barry and Nora to help gain access to Grace's memories, Nora panics, fearing her parents will find out the secrets she's been keeping from ... See full summary »

Director: Rebecca Johnson | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 2,287

34. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: Slay Anything (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When the Legends discover a new Encore, Sara, Rory and Ava end up crashing a high school reunion to attempt to stop a serial killer from finishing unfinished business. The Legends devise a ... See full summary »

Director: Alexandra La Roche | Stars: Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe

Votes: 1,367

35. Reef Break (2019)
Episode: The Hohenzollern Collection (2019)

TV-PG | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cat gets an offer that is too good to refuse from a newcomer to the reef. She considers returning to her old, outlaw ways.

Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith | Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Ray Stevenson, Desmond Chiam, Melissa Bonne

Votes: 91

36. Um, Actually (2018– )
Episode: Animalities, Maple Street Monsters, Mutagen Ooze (2018)

23 min | Game-Show

Brennan Lee Mulligan, Siobhan Thompson, and Adam Conover name dragons and parse nonlinear timelines.

Director: Michael Schaubach | Stars: Mike Trapp, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Adam Conover, Siobhan Thompson

Votes: 10

37. First Viewing (2017– )
Episode: Home Alone 2 (2018)

TV-14 | Comedy

Doug and Rob were pretty hard on it in the Nostalgia Critic review, but do they really get that angry at the hit sequel? Doug and Rob do a 1st Viewing on Home Alone 2.

Directors: Doug Walker, Rob Walker | Stars: Doug Walker, Rob Walker