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John G. Avildsen (1935-2017) was a Best Director Oscar®-winning American film director, and writer. Avildsen is best remembered as the director of Rocky and The Karate Kid. His IMDb page shows 30 directing credits from 1964 to 2014. This page will rank John G. Avildsen movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
John G. Avildsen Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1976 | Rocky (1976) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Win |
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| 1970 | Joe (1970) |  |
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| 1984 | The Karate Kid (1984) | |
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| 1986 | The Karate Kid Part II (1986) |  |
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| 1989 | Lean on Me (1989) | |
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| 1973 | Save the Tiger (1973) | |
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| 1981 | Neighbors (1981) |  |
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| 1975 | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) | |
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| 1990 | Rocky V (1990) |  |
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| 1988 | For Keeps? (1988) | |
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| 1989 | The Karate Kid Part III (1989) |  |
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| 1992 | The Power of One (1992) |  |
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| 1994 | 8 Seconds (1994) | |
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| 1971 | Cry Uncle (1971) |  |
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| 1987 | Happy New Year (1987) | |
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| 1978 | Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978) |  |
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| 1980 | The Formula (1980) | |
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| 1983 | A Night in Heaven (1983) | |
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| 1970 | Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970) |  |
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| 1999 | Inferno (1999) | |
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| 1975 | Foreplay (1975) | |
John G. Avildsen Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort John G. Avildsen movies by the stars of his movies
- Sort John G. Avildsen movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort John G. Avildsen movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort John G. Avildsen movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each John G. Avildsen movie received.
- Sort John G. Avildsen movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)
Review
Oscar Nom / Win
UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1
Rocky (1976)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Director WinSylvester Stallone &
Talia Shire117.00
592.1
1,137.70
1
79
10 / 03
99.8
3
Joe (1970)
Peter Boyle &
Dennis Patrick28.80
200.2
200.20
12
77
01 / 00
97.1
2
The Karate Kid (1984)
Ralph Macchio &
Pat Morita90.80
291.4
291.40
5
75
01 / 00
96.6
4
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
Ralph Macchio &
Pat Morita115.10
334.5
334.50
5
47
01 / 00
88.3
6
Lean on Me (1989)
Morgan Freeman &
Beverly Todd31.90
86.6
86.60
37
69
00 / 00
82.2
5
Save the Tiger (1973)
Jack Lemmon &
Jack Gilford7.10
43.4
43.40
49
80
03 / 01
82.2
7
Neighbors (1981)
John Belushi &
Dan Aykroyd29.90
116.0
116.00
26
55
00 / 00
79.0
8
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
Burt Reynolds &
Art Carney23.60
124.1
124.10
29
48
00 / 00
75.0
9
Rocky V (1990)
Sylvester Stallone &
Talia Shire40.90
104.4
305.70
31
43
00 / 00
62.1
10
For Keeps? (1988)
Molly Ringwald &
Randall Batinkoff17.50
45.9
45.90
59
58
00 / 00
56.1
12
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
Ralph Macchio &
Pat Morita39.00
105.8
105.80
33
33
00 / 00
43.2
11
The Power of One (1992)
Stephen Dorff &
Armin Mueller-Stahl2.80
7.3
7.30
140
61
00 / 00
36.9
13
8 Seconds (1994)
Luke Perry &
Stephen Baldwin19.60
51.8
51.80
73
47
00 / 00
36.2
14
Cry Uncle (1971)
Jackson Beck
3.30
21.4
21.40
80
52
00 / 00
26.9
15
Happy New Year (1987)
Peter Falk
0.00
0.1
0.10
262
56
01 / 00
22.8
16
Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)
Paul Sorvino
1.60
7.2
7.20
119
49
00 / 00
14.1
18
The Formula (1980)
George C. Scott &
Marlon Brando9.60
39.8
39.80
76
37
01 / 00
12.8
17
A Night in Heaven (1983)
Christopher Atkins &
Lesley Ann Warren5.60
19.0
19.00
87
44
00 / 00
12.6
19
Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970)
Dick Carballo
0.70
4.8
4.80
155
41
00 / 00
5.4
20
Inferno (1999)
Jean-Claude Van Damme
1.50
3.1
3.10
184
39
00 / 00
4.2
21
Foreplay (1975)
Estelle Parsons
0.20
1.1
1.10
152
37
00 / 00
2.9
John G. Avildsen’s Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Rocky (1976) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Win |
Sylvester Stallone & Talia Shire |
1,137.70 | |
| Rocky V (1990) | Sylvester Stallone & Talia Shire |
305.70 |
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Adriaaaaan!! I’ve seen 8 of the 21 films on the chart. Favorites are Rocky (1976) Karate Kid (1984) and Karate Kid II (1986).
I’ve also seen Rocky V, Karate Kid III, Neighbors, The Power of One and The Formula.
Rocky tops the UMR and box office charts but not the critics, aka review, chart.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!