Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

Evel Knievel

2004

English

5.3

♡ 2

35%

John Badham Director

Alan Van Sprang as John Derek

Jaime Pressly as Linda Bork

Martin Doyle as President of Ideal Toy Co.

Arnold Pinnock as Pryor

Legendary daredevil Robbie "Evel" Knievel (George Eads) is profiled in this action-packed biopic helmed by John Badham. Long before extreme sports became ubiquitous, the hard-living exhibitionist vaulted his motorcycle over steep canyons, crates of venomous snakes and snarling cougars. But as Knievel amassed wealth and world records (along with 35 broken bones), his taste for liquor and ladies equaled his appetite for adventure.

The Jack Bull

1999

English

6.8

♡ 9

80%

John Badham Director

Campbell Lane as Clay Williams

John Payne as Grady Mathes

John Goodman as Judge Tolliver

Ned Bellamy as Kermit Dover

When the law fails to punish a fellow rancher that has abused his horses, a Wyoming horse trader sacrifices it all in a quest for justice.

American Flyers

1985

English

6.5

♡ 14

70%

John Badham Director

David Marshall Grant as David

Robert Townsend as Jerome

Jennifer Grey as Leslie

Kevin Costner as Marcus Sommers

When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.

Saturday Night Fever

1977

English

6.8

♡ 51

82%

John Badham Director

Barry Miller as Bobby C.

Robert Costanzo as Paint Store Customer

John Badham as Pedestrian #1

John Travolta as Tony Manero

Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.

Point of No Return

1993

English

6.1

♡ 55

52%

new orleans, louisiana

Thriller

washington dc, usa

John Badham Director

François Chau as Building Security Guard

John Capodice as Detective

Dermot Mulroney as J.P.

John Badham as Room-Service Waiter

Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.

Another Stakeout

1993

English

5.6

♡ 25

17%

John Badham Director

Dan Lauria as Captain Coldshank

John Badham as Ferry Skipper

Cathy Moriarty as Lu Delano

Blu Mankuma as Seattle Det. Wills

A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where an important Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading.

Stakeout

1987

English

6.7

♡ 26

89%

John Badham Director

Blu Mankuma as 2nd Paramedic

Forest Whitaker as Jack Pismo

Dan Lauria as Phil Coldshank

Aidan Quinn as Richard 'Stick' Montgomery

Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.

Dracula

1979

English

6.5

♡ 26

64%

John Badham Director

Janine Duvitski as Annie

Trevor Eve as Jonathan Harker

Kate Nelligan as Lucy Seward

Tony Haygarth as Milo Renfield

Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seeks an immortal bride.

Nick of Time

1995

English

6.3

♡ 62

30%

los angeles, california

politics

Thriller

John Badham Director

Johnny Depp as Gene Watson

Rick Zieff as JBN Videographer

Christopher Walken as Mr. Smith

Roma Maffia as Ms. Jones

An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.

WarGames

1983

English

7.1

♡ 87

93%

76%

Action

Adventure

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

John Badham Director

Michael Ensign as Beringer's Aide

John Spencer as Jerry

William H. Macy as NORAD Officer

Jesse D. Goins as Sergeant

High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

Incognito

1997

English

6.4

♡ 15

33%

John Badham Director

Michael Cochrane as Deeks

Ian Holm as John

Jonathan Newth as Judge

Harry Fielder as Policeman

Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.

Drop Zone

1994

English

5.6

♡ 54

41%

transport of prisoners

washington dc, usa

John Badham Director

Melanie Mayron as Mrs. Willins

Wesley Snipes as Pete Nessip

Corin Nemec as Selkirk

John Badham as Yacht Captain

A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.

Blue Thunder

1983

English

6.4

♡ 31

79%

53%

Action

co-worker relationship

co-workers relationship

Crime

Drama

high technology

high tech surveillance

los angeles, california

Sci-Fi

Thriller

vietnam veteran

John Badham Director

Warren Oates as Capt. Jack Braddock

Norman Alexander Gibbs as Man in Beanie

Daniel Stern as Officer Richard Lymangood

John Badham as TV Director

Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.

Bird on a Wire

1990

English

6.0

♡ 57

26%

John Badham Director

Kevin McNulty as Brad

Paul Jarrett as Carl Laemmle

Blu Mankuma as Plainclothesman

Mel Gibson as Rick Jarmin

An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.

Short Circuit

1986

English

6.6

♡ 67

62%

67%

Action

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

John Badham Director

John Badham as Cameraman

Marvin J. McIntyre as Duke

Austin Pendleton as Howard Marner

Barbara Tarbuck as Senator Mills

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976

English

6.8

♡ 7

87%

John Badham Director

Billy Dee Williams as Bingo Long

Stan Shaw as Esquire Joe Callaway, All-Star

Ken Foree as Honey, Potter's Goon

Tony Burton as Issac, All-Star

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.

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