Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.

Directed by John Hughes

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Hughes Entertainment

198792 min7.3 / 10

A heartwarming buddy comedy about two mismatched travelers forced together by circumstance, discovering unexpected friendship and the true meaning of the holiday.

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 curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.

Where to watch

Questions people ask

  • Does Planes, Trains and Automobiles end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and what each one shares →

Like Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit