Jon Avnet

Jon Avnet

1949-11-17 Brooklyn, New York, USA 60 Credits

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

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The Last Rodeo

The Last Rodeo

2025

as Dr. Agre

7.5
Acting

A retired rodeo legend risks it all to save his grandson. Facing his own painful past and the fears of his family, he enters a high-stakes bullriding ...

The Last Rodeo

The Last Rodeo

2025

Director, Writer, Producer

7.5
Directing Writing Producing

A retired rodeo legend risks it all to save his grandson. Facing his own painful past and the fears of his family, he enters a high-stakes bullriding ...

Four Good Days

Four Good Days

2021

Producer

6.8
Producing

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

Three Christs

Three Christs

2017

Writer, Producer, Director

6.7
Writing Producing Directing

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

Ape

Ape

2017

Executive Producer

7.3
Producing

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

Sickhouse

Sickhouse

2016

Producer

3.3
Producing

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

Gumdrop

2012

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

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

Celia

Celia

2012

Executive Producer

5.2
Producing

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

Allison

2012

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

What happens when you go 90% of the way?

Denise

2012

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

A girl helps a guy untangle his web of lies.

Serena

2012

Executive Producer

4.9
Producing

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

Have a Little Faith

Have a Little Faith

2011

Director

6.4
Directing

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 t...

Black Swan

Black Swan

2010

Executive Producer

7.7
Producing

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 ...

Pleading Guilty

Pleading Guilty

2010

Director

Directing

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 a...

Bunker Hill

2009

Director

Directing

In this unaired TNT TV pilot, a Charlestown native returns to his hometown from serving in Afghanistan to join the Boston Police force like his father...

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009

as Self

6.0
Acting

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 the...

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

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

2008

as Self

5.5
Acting

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

Righteous Kill

Righteous Kill

2008

Director, Producer

5.9
Directing Producing

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; i...

Nobel Son

Nobel Son

2007

Thanks

6.1

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

88 Minutes

88 Minutes

2007

Director, Producer

5.8
Directing Producing

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

Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

2006

Producer

5.8
Producing

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

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004

Producer, Presenter

5.9
Producing

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 ...

Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star

Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star

2003

as Self - Director: 'Fried Green Tomatoes'

6.0
Acting

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 marvel...

Uprising

Uprising

2001

Director, Writer, Producer

6.6
Directing Writing Producing

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

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000

Producer

5.8
Producing

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

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

1999

Executive Producer

4.5
Producing

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 labo...

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

1998

as Self

Acting

An original documentary exploring one of America's most beloved films. Take a journey with director Jon Avnet, actresses Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, M...

Poodle Springs

Poodle Springs

1998

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

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

Red Corner

Red Corner

1997

Director, Producer

6.3
Directing Producing

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 co...

George of the Jungle

George of the Jungle

1997

Producer

5.6
Producing

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 k...

D3: The Mighty Ducks

D3: The Mighty Ducks

1996

Producer

5.9
Producing

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 t...

Up Close & Personal

Up Close & Personal

1996

Director, Producer

6.3
Directing Producing

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 tap...

Miami Rhapsody

Miami Rhapsody

1995

Executive Producer

5.4
Producing

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

The War

The War

1994

Director, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

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 ...

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994

Producer

6.6
Producing

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 safety....

D2: The Mighty Ducks

D2: The Mighty Ducks

1994

Producer

6.2
Producing

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 Duck...

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1993

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

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 disbande...

For Their Own Good

For Their Own Good

1993

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

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

The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

1992

Producer

6.6
Producing

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

The Nightman

The Nightman

1992

Executive Producer

1.0
Producing

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

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Director, Producer

7.7
Directing Producing

Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two...

Funny About Love

Funny About Love

1990

Producer

4.7
Producing

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

Men Don't Leave

Men Don't Leave

1990

Producer, Second Unit Director

6.5
Producing Directing

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

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

1989

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

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 d...

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

1989

Producer

4.7
Producing

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 offi...

My First Love

My First Love

1988

Executive Producer

10.0
Producing

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 thi...

Side by Side

Side by Side

1988

Executive Producer

Producing

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.

Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero

1987

Producer

6.4
Producing

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

In Love and War

In Love and War

1987

Executive Producer

4.0
Producing

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 infa...

Between Two Women

Between Two Women

1986

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

4.7
Directing Writing Producing

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 h...

The Burning Bed

The Burning Bed

1984

Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

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 he...

Calendar Girl Murders

Calendar Girl Murders

1984

Producer

4.5
Producing

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 again,...

Deal of the Century

Deal of the Century

1983

Executive Producer

4.6
Producing

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

Risky Business

Risky Business

1983

Producer

6.6
Producing

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 ...

Something So Right

Something So Right

1982

Executive Producer

5.0
Producing

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 r...

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

1982

Producer

6.6
Producing

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 his...

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

1980

Producer

1.0
Producing

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 o...

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

1980

Producer

4.5
Producing

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 tria...

Outlaw Blues

Outlaw Blues

1977

Post Production Supervisor

4.2

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 countr...

Checkered Flag or Crash

Checkered Flag or Crash

1977

Associate Producer

2.8
Producing

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 1000...