Jon Avnet

Jon Avnet

Jonathan Michael "Jon" Avnet (born November 17, 1949) is an American director, writer and producer.

  • Title: Jon Avnet
  • Popularity: 3.982
  • Known For: Production
  • Birthday: 1949-11-17
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Jonathan Michael Avnet, 존 애브넷, 존 아브넷
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Jon Avnet Movies

  • 2009
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    Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

    Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

    6 2009 HD

    Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary takes a closer look at the genre's origins and...

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  • 2008
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    The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

    The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

    5.5 2008 HD

    Set against the landscape of 80s teen culture and the dawn of yuppiedom, this documentary relishes 'Risky Business' for having the brains to break...

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  • 2003
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    Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star

    Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star

    6 2003 HD

    This is a lovely documentary that pays tribute to the career of star Jessica Tandy, as the filmmakers recall what it was like to work with this...

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  • 1991
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    Fried Green Tomatoes

    Fried Green Tomatoes

    7.7 1991 HD

    Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode...

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  • 1993
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    6.387 1993 HD

    D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been...

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  • 1992
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    The Mighty Ducks

    The Mighty Ducks

    6.558 1992 HD

    After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has...

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  • 1994
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    When a Man Loves a Woman

    When a Man Loves a Woman

    6.5 1994 HD

    An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's...

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  • 1994
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    D2: The Mighty Ducks

    D2: The Mighty Ducks

    6.179 1994 HD

    After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty...

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  • 1997
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    George of the Jungle

    George of the Jungle

    5.606 1997 HD

    Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable...

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  • 2000
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    Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

    Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

    5.8 2000 HD

    In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker...

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  • 2007
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    88 Minutes

    88 Minutes

    5.8 2007 HD

    Famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profilers around. His expert testimony has resulted in...

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  • 2007
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    88 Minutes

    88 Minutes

    5.8 2007 HD

    Famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after profilers around. His expert testimony has resulted in...

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  • 1996
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    D3: The Mighty Ducks

    D3: The Mighty Ducks

    5.9 1996 HD

    The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain...

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  • 2004
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    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

    5.89 2004 HD

    When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has...

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  • 2001
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    Uprising

    Uprising

    6.7 2001 HD

    In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

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  • 2001
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    Uprising

    Uprising

    6.7 2001 HD

    In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

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  • 1996
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    Up Close & Personal

    Up Close & Personal

    6.3 1996 HD

    Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo...

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  • 1996
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    Up Close & Personal

    Up Close & Personal

    6.3 1996 HD

    Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo...

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  • 1983
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    Risky Business

    Risky Business

    6.608 1983 HD

    Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home...

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  • 1997
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    Red Corner

    Red Corner

    6.33 1997 HD

    An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the...

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  • 2017
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    Three Christs

    Three Christs

    6.8 2017 HD

    Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they...

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  • 2017
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    Three Christs

    Three Christs

    6.8 2017 HD

    Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they...

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  • 2008
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    Righteous Kill

    Righteous Kill

    5.903 2008 HD

    Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago;...

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  • 2010
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    Black Swan

    Black Swan

    7.688 2010 HD

    The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She...

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  • 1994
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    The War

    The War

    6.635 1994 HD

    The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep...

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  • 1994
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    The War

    The War

    6.635 1994 HD

    The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep...

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  • 1990
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    Men Don't Leave

    Men Don't Leave

    6.403 1990 HD

    A widowed mother and her two sons move to Baltimore and struggle to adjust to urban life, encountering numerous eccentric characters along the way.

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  • 1984
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    The Burning Bed

    The Burning Bed

    6.9 1984 HD

    An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes...

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  • 2011
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    Have a Little Faith

    Have a Little Faith

    6.538 2011 HD

    At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give his eulogy when the time comes. Albom makes a visit...

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  • 1986
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    Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

    4.7 1986 HD

    When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly discovers that Harry's mother, Barbara, is not very...

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  • 1986
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    Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

    4.7 1986 HD

    When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly discovers that Harry's mother, Barbara, is not very...

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  • 1986
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    Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

    4.7 1986 HD

    When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly discovers that Harry's mother, Barbara, is not very...

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  • 2012
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    Allison

    Allison

    7 2012 HD

    What happens when you go 90% of the way?

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  • 2006
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    Land of the Blind

    Land of the Blind

    5.9 2006 HD

    A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.

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  • 2016
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    Sickhouse

    Sickhouse

    3.3 2016 HD

    A group of teenagers film a live documentary on the Sickhouse legend to millions around the world. Stealth launched on Snapchat and experienced by...

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  • 1990
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    Men Don't Leave

    Men Don't Leave

    6.403 1990 HD

    A widowed mother and her two sons move to Baltimore and struggle to adjust to urban life, encountering numerous eccentric characters along the way.

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  • 1991
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    Fried Green Tomatoes

    Fried Green Tomatoes

    7.7 1991 HD

    Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode...

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  • 2012
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    Denise

    Denise

    7 2012 HD

    A girl helps a guy untangle his web of lies.

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  • 1990
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    Funny About Love

    Funny About Love

    4.6 1990 HD

    As political cartoonist Duffy and his bride Meg fail to conceive, he and sorority girl Daphne succeed.

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  • 1982
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    Something So Right

    Something So Right

    4.667 1982 HD

    Joey lives with his mother. His father isn't around, he doesn't like school, he is bored and doesn't take orders from anyone. In other words he is a...

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  • 1977
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    Outlaw Blues

    Outlaw Blues

    4.2 1977 HD

    An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a...

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  • 1984
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    Calendar Girl Murders

    Calendar Girl Murders

    4.5 1984 HD

    During the launch party of a nude calendar, one of the models is thrown to her death by a black gloved killer. When the killer begins to strike...

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  • 1977
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    Checkered Flag or Crash

    Checkered Flag or Crash

    2.8 1977 HD

    Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden, nicknamed so for his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla...

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  • 1980
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    Homeward Bound

    Homeward Bound

    1 1980 HD

    The relationship among a divorced man, his incurably ill teenage son, and his long-estranged father is explored when the youngster joins his dad for...

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  • 1992
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    The Nightman

    The Nightman

    1 1992 HD

    A drifter comes between an aging Southern beauty and her teenaged daughter.

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  • 1988
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    My First Love

    My First Love

    10 1988 HD

    Widow Jean Miller thinks she's ready for a new romance with her high school sweetheart, Sam Morrissey, a physician of considerable means. The only...

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  • 2017
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    Three Christs

    Three Christs

    6.8 2017 HD

    Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they...

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  • 1980
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    Coast to Coast

    Coast to Coast

    4.3 1980 HD

    Madie is a neurotic, wealthy woman who escapes from a New York state mental hospital where her unwholesome husband had her committed to avoid the...

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  • 2001
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    Uprising

    Uprising

    6.7 2001 HD

    In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

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  • 1987
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    In Love and War

    In Love and War

    3.7 1987 HD

    This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the...

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  • 2017
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    Ape

    Ape

    7.4 2017 HD

    To take control of his life, Travis Wilker must conquer the hallucinations that plagued his childhood.

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  • 2010
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    Pleading Guilty

    Pleading Guilty

    1 2010 HD

    The story is a legal thriller about Mack Malloy, a middle-aged lawyer basically waiting to retire, who is assigned by his firm to track down another...

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  • 1998
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    Poodle Springs

    Poodle Springs

    5.4 1998 HD

    Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.

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  • 2008
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    Righteous Kill

    Righteous Kill

    5.903 2008 HD

    Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago;...

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  • 1982
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    Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

    6.6 1982 HD

    A respectable businessman becomes the prime suspect in the abduction and murder of several young girls. He is hounded by the media and disowned by...

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  • 1987
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    Less Than Zero

    Less Than Zero

    6.4 1987 HD

    A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an...

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  • 1988
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    Side by Side

    Side by Side

    1 1988 HD

    Three men who have just been forced to retire convince their bank to finance their dream: To produce a line of clothing for senior citizens.

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  • 2012
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    Serena

    Serena

    4.9 2012 HD

    A short film that deals with the forbidden love of a woman for her pastor, which she reveals to him while confessing.

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  • 2012
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    Gumdrop

    Gumdrop

    7 2012 HD

    A robot's life story emerges during a casting session.

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  • 2012
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    Celia

    Celia

    5.2 2012 HD

    A doctor is forced into an uncomfortable decision when her patient turns out to be the daughter of an old friend.

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  • 1993
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    For Their Own Good

    For Their Own Good

    7.2 1993 HD

    A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.

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  • 2004
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    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

    5.89 2004 HD

    When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has...

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  • 1989
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    Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

    4.5 1989 HD

    With D-Day less than 72 hours off, top US intelligence officer Jefferson Pike (Corbin Bernsen), is captured by the enemy. Pike, one of handful of...

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  • 1999
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    Inspector Gadget

    Inspector Gadget

    4.5 1999 HD

    John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a...

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  • 2021
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    Four Good Days

    Four Good Days

    6.812 2021 HD

    A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.

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  • 1997
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    Red Corner

    Red Corner

    6.33 1997 HD

    An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the...

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  • 1995
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    Miami Rhapsody

    Miami Rhapsody

    5.29 1995 HD

    Even though Gwyn Marcus is engaged to her boyfriend, Matt, she is still afraid of commitment. While she admires her parents' loving relationship, she...

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  • 1989
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    Do You Know the Muffin Man?

    Do You Know the Muffin Man?

    6 1989 HD

    Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a...

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  • 1983
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    Deal of the Century

    Deal of the Century

    4.6 1983 HD

    Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator. There are complications;...

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  • 2007
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    Nobel Son

    Nobel Son

    6.074 2007 HD

    Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who...

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  • 2007
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    5.8 2007 HD

    On the Lot is a short-lived reality show competition for filmmaking, produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett. The show, which aired on Fox,...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    5 1970 HD

    The events of one woman's life following her divorce after years of marriage to a Hollywood studio executive. Based on the best-selling novel by Gigi...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    6.5 1970 HD

    Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives,...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    6.5 1970 HD

    Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives,...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    6.5 1970 HD

    Family melodrama set at Loughlin AFB in Texas, Edwards AFB in California and Vietnam from the early 1960s thru 1973. Col. Raynor Sarnac (Nelson)...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    7.951 1970 HD

    A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    1 1970 HD

    Mary Elizabeth Ellis stars as Georgia

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    8.9 1970 HD

    Five high school students from Chicago experience a life-changing event, told from different points of view. Each perspective is crucial to unveiling...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    7.486 1970 HD

    A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting”...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    7.486 1970 HD

    A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting”...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    6.5 1970 HD

    Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives,...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    8.1 1970 HD

    In present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    7.583 1970 HD

    Inspired by actual events, this true crime anthology series takes a deep dive into the dark, twisted minds of terrorists and follows the brave souls...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    6.92 1970 HD

    Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens is now based in Miami, balancing life as a marshal and part-time father of a...

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  • 1970
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    On the Lot

    On the Lot

    8 1970 HD

    A woman struggles with her mother's reluctance to make the life changes necessary in light of her increasing frailty.

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