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

The Last Rodeo
2025
as Dr. Agre
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
2025
Director, Writer, Producer
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
2021
Producer
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.

Three Christs
2017
Writer, Producer, Director
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
2017
Executive Producer
To take control of his life, Travis Wilker must conquer the hallucinations that plagued his childhood.

Sickhouse
2016
Producer
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
A robot's life story emerges during a casting session.

Celia
2012
Executive Producer
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
What happens when you go 90% of the way?
Denise
2012
Executive Producer
A girl helps a guy untangle his web of lies.
Serena
2012
Executive Producer
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
2011
Director
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
2010
Executive Producer
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
2010
Director
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
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
2009
as Self
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
2008
as Self
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
2008
Director, Producer
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
2007
Thanks
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
2007
Director, Producer
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
2006
Producer
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
2004
Producer, Presenter
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
2003
as Self - Director: 'Fried Green Tomatoes'
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
2001
Director, Writer, Producer
In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
Producer
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
1999
Executive Producer
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
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
1998
Executive Producer
Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.

Red Corner
1997
Director, Producer
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
1997
Producer
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
1996
Producer
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
1996
Director, Producer
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
1995
Executive Producer
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
1994
Director, Producer
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
1994
Producer
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
1994
Producer
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
1993
Executive Producer
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
1993
Executive Producer
A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.

The Mighty Ducks
1992
Producer
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
1992
Executive Producer
A drifter comes between an aging Southern beauty and her teenaged daughter.

Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
Director, Producer
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
1990
Producer
As political cartoonist Duffy and his bride Meg fail to conceive, he and sorority girl Daphne succeed.

Men Don't Leave
1990
Producer, Second Unit Director
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?
1989
Executive Producer
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
1989
Producer
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
1988
Executive Producer
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
1988
Executive Producer
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
1987
Producer
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
1987
Executive Producer
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
1986
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
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
1984
Executive Producer
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
1984
Producer
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
1983
Executive Producer
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
1983
Producer
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
1982
Executive Producer
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
1982
Producer
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
1980
Producer
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
1980
Producer
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
1977
Post Production Supervisor
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
1977
Associate Producer
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...