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8 Seconds on DVD (1994)
Starring: Luke Perry, Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin
Director: John G. Avildsen
Certificate:
Director John G. Avildsen's 8 SECONDS is the true story of the meteoric rise and all-too-brief career of Lane Frost, the youngest national champion bull rider in history. Luke Perry stars as Lane, a shy but popular young bareback rodeo rider whose gutsy determination catapults him to stardom. As ..read more »

58% from 184 members

The Power of One (1992)
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Faye Masterson, Morgan Freeman
Director: John G. Avildsen
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7-year-old P.K. (Guy Witcher) is a white South African raised on his family's farm by his Zulu nanny. When his mother takes ill, he is sent away to an Afrikaner boarding school, where he is picked on and nearly killed by the school bully during a pep rally for Hitler. P.K. survives and is sent to ..read more »

81% from 248 members
Currently unavailable

Rocky 5 on DVD (1990)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Pataki, Sage Stallone
Director: John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone
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Reluctantly retired from boxing and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him; As the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy.

57% from 8,357 members

Lean on Me (1989)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume
Director: John G. Avildsen
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An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence and urban despair. Eventually his successful, though odd, methods lead to a clash with city officials that threatens to undo all his ..read more »

68% from 58 members
Currently unavailable

The Karate Kid 3 on DVD (1989)
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Robyn Lively
Director: John G. Avildsen
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The adventure continues...an old enemy, a new battle and a brutal quest for independence and inner strength. It all winds up with another tournament, where Daniel's non-violent martial arts abilities, that he learned from Miyagi, is tested.

59% from 3,267 members

The Karate Kid - Part 2 - Blu-ray (1986)
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Martin Kove
Director: John G. Avildsen
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Martial arts master Miyagi (Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) and his student Daniel (Ralph Macchio) return in director John G. Avildsen's sequel to the popular KARATE KID. After their triumphant victory, Daniel and Miyagi continue their training, focusing on the honour and discipline of karate and the deeper ..read more »

64% from 258 members

The Karate Kid - Part 2 on DVD (1986)
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Martin Kove
Director: John G. Avildsen
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Daniel accompanies his mentor to Okinawa who is off to see his dying father and confront his old rival, while Daniel inadvertently makes an enemy of his own.

62% from 4,601 members

The Karate Kid on DVD (1984)
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Elisabeth Shue
Director: John G. Avildsen
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A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting

71% from 8,502 members

Karate Kid - Blu-ray (1984)
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Elisabeth Shue
Director: John G. Avildsen
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In John G. Avildsen's THE KARATE KID, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and his mother (Randee Heller) move from New Jersey to Southern California, where he's not too keen about his new home--until he meets Ali (Elizabeth Shue), an attractive girl who seems to like him. But trouble looms when Ali's ex-..read more »

76% from 486 members

The Formula on DVD (1980)
Starring: Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller
Director: John G. Avildsen
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During World War II, Germany developed a method to derive cheap, pollution-free gasoline from coal. But when the Third Reich collapsed, the formula disappeared. A lone L.A. detective sets out to find it.

48% from 96 members

Rocky on DVD (1976)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith
Director: John G. Avildsen
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory ..read more »

70% from 20,457 members

Rocky - Blu-ray (1976)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith
Director: John G. Avildsen
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory ..read more »

77% from 2,263 members

Save The Tiger on DVD (1973)
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman
Director: John G. Avildsen
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An event-filled day (and a half) in the life of disillusioned, failing businessman Harry Stoner.

66% from 208 members

Joe on DVD (1970)
Starring: Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, Audrey Caire
Director: John G. Avildsen
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Bill is a wealthy businessman whose beautiful, promising daughter has just decided to run away with her heroin-addicted boyfriend. Whilst wandering the city streets in search his daughter, Bill takes refuge in a downtown bar where he meets Joe, a frustrated, patriotic, bigoted and hateful factory ..read more »

52% from 341 members

Rocky - The Complete Saga - Rocky/Rocky ... (7 discs)
Starring: Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Mr T
Director: John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone
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Features all six films in the ROCKY franchise: ROCKY, ROCKY 2, ROCKY 3, ROCKY 4, ROCKY 5, and ROCKY BALBOA. In ROCKY, Italian-American underdog Rocky Balboa gets a one-in-a-million chance at boxing glory when the handlers for heavyweight champion Apollo Creed decide to set up a sure-win title bout ..read more »

80% from 353 members

Neighbours on DVD
Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cathy Moriarty
Director: John G. Avildsen
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A quiet man's peace and quiet is shattered as he acquires an obnoxious couple as his new neighbours.

50% from 209 members

Rocky - The Complete Saga - Rocky 5 - Bl...
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Sage Stallone
Director: John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone
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Reluctantly retired from boxing and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him; As the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy.

61% from 292 members

Rocky - The Complete Saga - Rocky/Rocky ...
Starring: Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Mr T
Director: John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone
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Bonus Features Include: Making of Documentary Steadicam: Then and Now With Garrett Brown The Ring of Truth Behind the Scenes with John Avildsen Three Rounds With Legendary Trainer Lou Douva Video Commentary with Sylvester Stallone And more!

74% from 319 members

John G. Avildsen facts

5 most recent films

8 Seconds - 3.0 stars
The Power of One - 4.0 stars
Rocky 5 - 3.0 stars
Lean on Me - 3.5 stars
The Karate Kid 3 - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Power of One - 4.0 stars
Rocky - The Complete Saga - Rocky/Rocky 2/Rocky 3/Rocky 4/Rocky 5/Rocky Balboa - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Rocky - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Karate Kid - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Rocky - The Complete Saga - Rocky/Rocky 2/Rocky 3/Rocky 4/Rocky 5/Rocky Balboa - Bonus Features - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Formula - 2.5 stars
Neighbours - 2.5 stars
Joe - 2.5 stars
Rocky 5 - 3.0 stars
8 Seconds - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sylvester Stallone - 9 times - show films
Talia Shire - 9 times - show films
Carl Weathers - 9 times - show films
Burgess Meredith - 9 times - show films
Burt Young - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sylvester Stallone - 4 times - show films