Jon Avnet Movies

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...