Throughout the ’80s John Hughes defined the teen movie genre and spoke not only to that generation’s teens, but every generation that has followed. Then in 1991 he hung up his director’s hat and disappeared into obscurity ala J.D Salinger. In 2008, a group of young Canadian filmmakers set out to complete a documentary about the man with what they hoped would culminate with an interview, which would be his first since 1999.

Bully
2001
6.7/10

Titanic
1997
7.9/10

Shutter Island
2010
8.2/10

PK
2014
7.7/10

Ex Machina
2015
7.6/10

The Breakfast Club
1985
7.7/10

Batman Begins
2005
7.7/10

Inside Out
2015
7.9/10

The Mask
1994
7.0/10

Oppenheimer
2023
8.0/10

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012
7.8/10

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
6.6/10

2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
8.1/10

Back to the Future
1985
8.3/10

Joker
2019
8.1/10

The Bucket List
2007
7.2/10

Green Book
2018
8.2/10

Toy Story 3
2010
7.8/10

Scarface
1983
8.2/10

Avengers: Endgame
2019
8.2/10