Jon Avnet Movies

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...