Jon Avnet Movies

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

Love and life can never be planned. That's the message of the heartwarming love story of Susan Morton, a single mother facing a terminal illness who...

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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...