Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1h 33m · 1987 · Directed by John Hughes · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) runs 1h 33m, directed by John Hughes. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Comedy

Where to watch: Paramount+ (US, checked 9 July 2026)