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  • The Jack Bull (1999)
    Starring: John Cusack,  John Goodman,  L.Q. Jones
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    At a time in the West when colonies dreamt of statehood and men forged their own laws with power and pride, a honest rancher is forced to face the injustices of a power-hungry neighbor. John Cusack stars as Myrl Redding, a just and forthright horse trader who becomes the brutal victim of his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 600 members
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  • Nick Of Time on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Christopher Walken,  Charles S. Dutton
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In John Badham's NICK OF TIME, Johnny Depp stars as Gene Watson, a mild-mannered, widowed accountant, and the father of six-year-old Lynn (Courtney Chase). While in Los Angeles's Union Station, they are abducted by a mysterious couple posing as police officers, Mr. Smith (Christopher Walken) and Ms...read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 4,950 members
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  • Drop Zone on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Wesley Snipes,  Gary Busey,  Yancy Butler
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When U.S. marshals Pete Nessip (Wesley Snipes) and his brother, Terry (Malcolm Jamal Warner), escort Earl Leedy (Michael Jeter), a criminal computer hacker, on a flight headed straight to federal prison, little do they expect terrorist skydivers to foil their mission and capture the hacker. Terry ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 4,445 members
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  • Another Stakeout on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss,  Emilio Estevez,  Rosie O'Donnell
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this sequel to director John Badham's STAKEOUT, Seattle detectives Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) and Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez) are assigned another stakeout operation. When Lu Delano (Cathy Moriarty), an important witness against the mafia mysteriously disappears, the district attorney's ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,288 members
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  • Point of No Return on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Bridget Fonda,  Gabriel Byrne,  Harvey Keitel
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    In a grim future America, Maggie (Bridget Fonda), a beautiful young street punk, is about to be executed for killing a cop during a robbery, and is given the choice between death or becoming a government assassin. She accepts the latter and is trained in all manner of martial (and feminine) arts. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6,704 members
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  • Point of No Return - Blu-ray (1993)
    Starring: Bridget Fonda,  Gabriel Byrne,  Harvey Keitel
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In a grim future America, Maggie (Bridget Fonda), a beautiful young street punk, is about to be executed for killing a cop during a robbery, and is given the choice between death and becoming a government assassin. She accepts the latter and is trained in all manner of martial (and feminine) arts. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 602 members
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  • The Hard Way on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Michael J. Fox,  James Woods,  Stephen Lang
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Los Angeles glitz meets New York grit in director John Badham's action-packed comedy. In New York's Times Square a billboard looms larger than life for a new Hollywood blockbuster starring Nick Lang (Michael J. Fox), an Indiana Jones-style superstar. The real Nick Lang is holed up in a neighboring ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,987 member
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  • Bird On A Wire on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Mel Gibson,  Goldie Hawn,  David Carradine
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Rick Jarmin is in deep trouble. An old flame has recognised him, even though he is part of the FBI witness-relocation programme. And the man he put behind bars is out to get him....
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 4,702 members
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  • Stakeout on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Emilio Estevez,  Richard Dreyfuss,  Madeline Stowe
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    While on an FBI stakeout, detective Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) falls hard for Maria (Madeleine Stowe), the woman he's supposed to be watching. Soon he's inside her home enjoying a torrid love affair, while his young partner Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez), waits across the street, looking through ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 3,712 members
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  • Short Circuit (1986)
    Starring: Ally Sheedy,  Steve Guttenberg,  Fisher Stevens
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When a laser-armed Department of Defence robot named Number 5 gets zapped by a lightning bolt, he "malfunctions" and starts spouting peace slogans and developing a human-like consciousness. Naturally, the newly pacifist machine wants out of the military and escapes. As a frantic search for the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 9,495 members
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  • American Flyers (1985)
    Starring: Kevin Costner,  David Marshall Grant
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Kevin Costner and David Marshall Grant star as two estranged brothers driven apart by the untimely death of their father. Marcus (Costner), the older brother, is a renegade bicycle racer and doctor who returns to his family home and discovers that David (Grant) may suffer from cerebral aneurysms, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 97 members
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  • Blue Thunder - Blu-ray (1983)
    Starring: Roy Scheider,  Warren Oates,  Candy Clark
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The air above Los Angeles has become a battle ground in this explosive action thriller. Roy Scheider (JAWS) stars as Frank Murphy, a courageous and honorable Los Angeles police officer who is chosen to test run Blue Thunder, a high-tech experimental attack helicopter that comes complete with ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 344 members
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  • WarGames on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Matthew Broderick,  Ally Sheedy,  Dabney Coleman
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    In director John Badham's WARGAMES, Matthew Broderick stars as David Lightman, a young hacker who accidentally logs on to the Department of Defense's network. Thinking that he's found a cool new computer game manufacturer, David plays checkers, chess, and other more intriguing games like Global ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 7,132 members
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  • Blue Thunder on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Roy Scheider,  Warren Oates,  Malcolm McDowell
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The air above Los Angeles has become a battle ground in this explosive action thriller. Roy Scheider (JAWS) stars as Frank Murphy, a courageous and honorable Los Angeles police officer who is chosen to test run Blue Thunder, a high-tech experimental attack helicopter that comes complete with ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,157 member
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  • Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
    Starring: Richard Dreyfuss,  John Cassavetes,  Kenneth McMillan
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Ken Harrison is an artist that makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he make friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 7 members
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  • Saturday Night Fever on DVD (1978)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Karen Gorney,  Barry Miller
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    John Travolta graduated from minor celebrity to superstar with Saturday Night Fever. Travolta plays Tony Manero, a Brooklyn paint-store clerk who'd give anything to break out of his dead-end existence. In life, Tony is a peasant; on the disco dance floor, he's a king. As the soundtrack plays one ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 9,188 members
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  • Obsessed
    Starring: Jenna Elfman,  Sam Robards,  Kate Burton
    Director: John Badham
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Jenna Elfman (Dharma & Greg) stars in this Lifetime original movie that explores the slippery nature of truth and perception. Gleaned in flashback from the confines of a Chicago jail cell, the story centres on the smart and engaging Ellena Roberts (Elfman) as she reveals the details of her love ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 91 members
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John Badham facts

5 most recent films

Saturday Night Fever / Grease - Karaoke - 2.5 stars
The Jack Bull - 3.0 stars
Nick Of Time - 3.0 stars
Drop Zone - 3.0 stars
Another Stakeout - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Heroes - Series 1 - Complete - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Short Circuit - 3.5 stars
WarGames - 3.5 stars
American Flyers - 3.5 stars
Saturday Night Fever - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars And Motor Kings - 3.0 stars
Whose Life Is It Anyway? - 3.5 stars
Obsessed - 2.5 stars
Saturday Night Fever / Grease - Karaoke - 2.5 stars
Another Stakeout - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ally Sheedy - 3 times - show films
Harvey Keitel - 3 times - show films
Barry Miller - 3 times - show films
Gabriel Byrne - 3 times - show films
Joseph Cali - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Randal Kleiser - 2 times - show films
jack - 1 times - show films
Allan Arkush - 1 times - show films
Greg Beeman - 1 times - show films
Michael Dinner - 1 times - show films