Search results for "John G. Avildsen"
Inferno (1999)

Inferno (1999)

Inferno (1999)
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95

Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny (Danny Trejo). Riding his motorcycle into a…

Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
8 Seconds (1994)

8 Seconds (1994)

8 Seconds (1994)
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105

This film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.

The Power of One (1992)

The Power of One (1992)

The Power of One (1992)
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127

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family’s political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with…

Genre: Drama
Rocky V (1990)

Rocky V (1990)

Rocky V (1990)
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104

A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training…

Genre: Drama
The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)

The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)

The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
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112

Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, visits Terry, a friend from Vietnam. Terry is a ruthless business man and a…

Genre: Adventure, Family
Lean On Me (1989)

Lean On Me (1989)

Lean On Me (1989)
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108

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he’s faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school…

Genre: Drama
For Keeps (1988)

For Keeps (1988)

For Keeps (1988)
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98

Darcy, editor at her highschool paper, and her long-term boyfriend Stan are in their last months of school and already have found places in good colleges. Recently they started to…

Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
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113

Mr. Miyagi and Daniel take a trip to Okinawa to visit Mr. Miyagi’s dying father. After arriving Mr. Miyagi finds he still has feelings for an old love. This stirs…

The Karate Kid (1984)

The Karate Kid (1984)

The Karate Kid (1984)
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126

Hassled by the school bullies, Daniel LaRusso has his share of adolescent woes. Luckily, his apartment building houses a resident martial arts master: Kesuke Miyagi, who agrees to train Daniel…

Genre: Drama
A Night in Heaven (1983)

A Night in Heaven (1983)

A Night in Heaven (1983)
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86

Faye Hanlon is a community-college professor with an emotionally depressed husband and an abundance of sexual frustration. Her sister drags her to a male strip-club for a girls-night out, where…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Neighbors (1981)

Neighbors (1981)

Neighbors (1981)
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94

One man’s quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious…

Genre: Comedy
The Formula (1980)

The Formula (1980)

The Formula (1980)
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117

A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Nazis in WW II to make gasoline from synthetic products, thereby eliminating the necessity for oil–and oil companies. A major…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Rocky (1976)

Rocky (1976)

Rocky (1976)
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119

When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated…

Genre: Drama
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
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91

Story of a happy-go-lucky small time crook who runs into a country music group looking for their big break. They end up helping each other out in unexpected ways.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Save the Tiger (1973)

Save the Tiger (1973)

Save the Tiger (1973)
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100

A businessman’s professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

Genre: Drama
Cry Uncle! (1971)

Cry Uncle! (1971)

Cry Uncle! (1971)
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87

Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Joe (1970)

Joe (1970)

Joe (1970)
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107

Ad executive Bill Compton confronts and murders his daughter’s drug-dealing boyfriend. Wandering into a local bar, Bill encounters a drunken, bigoted factory worker with a bloodlust, Joe Curran. When Bill…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller