John Guilbert Avildsen was an American film director perhaps best known for directing Rocky, Rocky V, Lean On Me, Inferno and the first three The Karate Kid films
| Movie | Rocky | 1976 |
| Movie | The Karate Kid | 1984 |
| Movie | Rocky V | 1990 |
| Movie | The Karate Kid, Part II | 1986 |
| Movie | The Karate Kid Part III | 1989 |
| Movie | Inferno | 1999 |
| Movie | Happy New Year | 1987 |
| Movie | A Night in Heaven | 1983 |
| Movie | Slow Dancing in the Big City | 1978 |
| Movie | Lean On Me | 1989 |
| Movie | Traveling Hopefully | 1982 |
| Movie | Cry Uncle! | 1971 |
| Movie | Guess What We Learned in School Today? | 1971 |
| Movie | 8 Seconds | 1994 |
| Movie | Fore Play | 1975 |
| Movie | For Keeps | 1988 |
| Movie | Karate Kid: Legends | 2025 |
| Movie | The Power of One | 1992 |
| Movie | Save the Tiger | 1973 |
| Movie | Neighbors | 1981 |
| Movie | The Formula | 1980 |
| Movie | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | 1975 |
| Movie | Bottom of the 9th | |
| Movie | Joe | 1970 |
| Movie | The Stoolie | 1972 |
| Movie | Guess What We Learned in School Today? | 1971 |
| Movie | American Satan | 2017 |
| Movie | Lean On Me | 1989 |
| Movie | Mickey One | 1965 |
| Movie | Traveling Hopefully | 1982 |
