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1	The Power of One (1992) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Stephen Dorff, Morgan Freeman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Gielgud, Maria Marais John G. Avildsen, director of Rocky and The Karate Kid, adapts Bryce Courtenay's compassionate novel about the coming of age of a white anti-apartheid activist during the years of World War II in South Africa. Avildsen cumbersomely grafts Courtenay's tale of fighting apartheid onto a Hollywood-style fight-for-the-championship bout. Seven-year-old ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.53!
2	The Karate Kid (1984) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka Newly arrived in California from New Jersey, teenager Daniel (Ralph Macchio) almost immediately runs afoul of karate-trained high school bullies. He is rescued by Japanese janitor Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), who agrees to teach Daniel how to harness karate for good instead of brutality. The film culminates in a championship karate bout, ... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $6.75!
3	Lean on Me (1989) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Morgan Freeman, Robert Guillaume, Beverly Todd, Lynne Thigpen, Jermaine Hopkins After earning rave notices for powerful supporting turns as a pimp in Street Smart (1987) and an alcohol abuse counselor in Clean and Sober (1988), actor Morgan Freeman began his ascent to stardom with this, his first lead role in a major motion picture. Freeman is real-life high school principal Joe Clark, a tough, harsh educator and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.57!
4	8 Seconds (1994) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin, James Rebhorn, Carrie Snodgress, Red Mitchell Luke Perry stars in this biography of the late Lane Frost, a champion bull rider who in 1987 won a rodeo world championship at the tender age of 21. In Eight Seconds (the title refers to the minimum amount of time a rider must stay on a bull in competition), Lane Frost is a young man from Oklahoma who learns to ride, hoping to win the approval of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.79!
5	The Karate Kid Part II (1986) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Nobu McCarthy, Danny Kamekona, Yuji Okumoto This sequel to the 1984 surprise hit The Karate Kid reunites Ralph Macchio as high-schooler Danny and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita as Danny's martial-arts mentor Miyagi. Picking up where the first film left off, The Karate Kid Part II finds Danny and Miyagi making an emergency trip to Okinawa, where Miyagi's father is dying. Here they revisit Miyagi's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.14!
6	Rocky (1976) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a Philadelphia boxer, is but one step removed from total bum-hood. A once-promising pugilist, Rocky is now taking nickel-and-dime bouts and running strongarm errands for local loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), has given up on Rocky. All this changes thanks to Muhammad ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
7	Desert Heat (1998) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Gregory Scott Cummins, Neil Delama, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Danny Trejo, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick A group of bullies terrorizing a small town meet their match in the Muscles From Brussels in this action drama. 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 small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.15!
8	For Keeps (1988) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Molly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff, Kenneth Mars, Miriam Flynn, Conchata Ferrell Young, ambitious high school students Darcy Elliot (Molly Ringwald) and Stan Bobrucz (Randal Batinkoff) have a hitch thrown into their plans to attend college and pursue professional careers when they discover that Darcy is pregnant. Deciding against abortion or adoption, the couple decides to carry the child to term and to try to raise it ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $7.10!
9	Rocky V (1990) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone, Burgess Meredith Touted upon its release as the finale of the Rocky saga, this fifth entry in the long-running series of sports dramas reunites star Sylvester Stallone with John G. Avildsen, director of the Oscar-winning original. Stallone is Rocky Balboa, suffering from career-ending brain damage as a result of his punishing bout with Ivan Drago at the finale of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50!
10	The Karate Kid Part III (1989) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Robyn Lively, Thomas Ian Griffith, Martin Kove John G. Avildsen rehashes his shopworn formula for another go-round in The Karate Kid Part III. Going against the wishes of his mentor Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), Daniel (Ralph Macchio) will defend his karate title in an All-Valley Championship match arranged by his nemesis Kreese (Martin Kove), whose karate studio folded after his star ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.14!
11	Joe (1970) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Dennis Patrick, Peter Boyle, Susan Sarandon, Patrick McDermott, Audrey Caire Peter Boyle delivers a strong and raw performance as Joe Curran, a racist factory worker who hates "hippies and niggers." The film deals with New York City advertising executive Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick), who kills Frank (Patrick McDermott), the junkie lover of his daughter Melissa (Susan Sarandon, in her film debut), when she ends up in a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75!
12 view cover	The Formula (1980) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring George C. Scott, Marthe Keller, Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, John van Dreelen, Calvin Jung, G.D. Spradlin With George C. Scott and Marlon Brando heading the cast, The Formula should have been far better than it is. Adapted by Steve Shagan from his own best-selling novel, the film is predicated on the concept that a formula for synthetic fuel had been developed by the Nazis during WW II. In the intervening 35 years since the war's end, the formula has ... see all copies from $1.99!
13 view cover	A Night in Heaven (1983) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Christopher Atkins, Lesley Ann Warren, Robert Logan, Carrie Snodgress Veering off in several thematic directions at once, A Night in Heaven starts with a torrid student-teacher romance which becomes somewhat derailed by adding on a failing marriage, political allusions related to NASA, a frustrated sister of the teacher, and several additional characters, many of whom are stuffing bills into male dancer's jock ... see all copies from $7.02! new only from $7.02!
14 view cover	Cry Uncle (1971) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen A private detective is hired to study an alleged blackmailing scheme, but discovers that he is involved himself in the plot. John Bush, All Movie Guide see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.59!
15 view cover	Save the Tiger (1973) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton, Patricia Smith Star Jack Lemmon was so eager to see Save the Tiger make it to the big screen that he waived his salary rather than have the film exceed its tiny budget. Lemmon portrays "the great American tragedy" as upwardly mobile garment manufacturer Harry Stoner, whose underhanded business tactics are beginning to catch up with him, and whose keeping-up ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.94!
16 view cover	Happy New Year (1987) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Peter Falk, Charles Durning, Wendy Hughes, Tom Courtenay, Joan Copeland Happy New Year is an Americanized remake of the 1974 French film of the same name. Peter Falk and Charles Durning play Nick and Charlie, a pair of seedy but suave jewel thieves. Preparing to rob the exclusive Florida jewelry store managed by Tom Courtenay, Nick and Charlie meticulously pre-plan their heist, adopting a variety of false identities ... see all copies from $10.00!
17 view cover	Neighbors (1981) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring John Belushi, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty, Dan Aykroyd, Igors Gavon No one knows what evil lurks with the folks next door in this black comedy. Earl Keese (John Belushi) is a middle-aged suburbanite whose life is dull and uneventful, and that's just the way he likes it, though his wife, Enid (Kathryn Walker), isn't quite so happy. Earl soon learns that a new couple has just moved into the house next door, loudly ... see all copies from $12.90! new only from $12.90!

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