The best John Saxon’s movies

John Saxon

John Saxon

05/08/1935- 25/07/2020
Today we present the best John Saxon’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best John Saxon’s movies.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.4/10
  • Genre: Horror
  • Release: 09/11/1984
  • Character: Lieutenant Thompson
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon
7.6/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 17/08/1973
  • Character: Roper
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.

From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn
7.2/10
Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive 'from dusk till dawn' at the rendezvous point, which turns out to be a Hell of a strip joint.

New Nightmare

New Nightmare
6.4/10
As Heather Langenkamp considers making another Nightmare on Elm Street film with Wes Craven, her son, Dylan, falls under the spell of the iconic disfigured villain Freddy Krueger. Eventually, Langenkamp must confront Freddy's demonic spirit to save the soul of Dylan.

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
8.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 04/05/2010
  • Character: Himself
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.

Beverly Hills Cop III

Beverly Hills Cop III
5.5/10
Back in sunny southern California and on the trail of two murderers, Axel Foley again teams up with LA cop Billy Rosewood. Soon, they discover that an amusement park is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring – and it's run by the same gang that shot Billy's boss.

Animal Instincts

Animal Instincts
4.9/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 21/10/1992
  • Character: Otto Van Horne
A cop and his sexually frustrated wife are struggling to keep their failing marriage intact, when by chance she finds that he is at heart a voyeuristic peeping tom. To satisfy him and herself, his wife has numerous affairs, which her husband watches on closed-circuit televison. However, the pair soon learn that when you play with fire, you'll always get burned.

Black Christmas

Black Christmas
7.1/10
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.

Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars
5.5/10
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

Joe Kidd

Joe Kidd
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/07/1972
  • Character: Luis Chama
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.

Tenebre

Tenebre
7/10
An American writer in Rome is stalked by a serial killer bent on harassing him while killing all people associated with his work on his latest book.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
6.6/10
  • Genre: HorrorThriller
  • Release: 27/02/1987
  • Character: Lieutenant Thompson
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
7.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 17/05/2009
  • Character: Himself
More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influenced all areas of popular culture including fitness, cinema, music, sport, dance, video games and philosophy. A journey across the United States, Asia and Europe, takes Shannon Lee on a trip back to her father's roots in Hong Kong and China. With unique access to the family's photographic archive, home movies and all material owned by the Bruce Lee Foundation.

The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven
6.6/10
  • Genre: RomanceWestern
  • Release: 01/01/1960
  • Character: Johnny Portugal
The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiawa tribe.

Posse from Hell

Posse from Hell
6.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/05/1961
  • Character: Seymour Kern
Murphy goes after bad guys who shot his friend the sheriff and abducted a local girl. In a plot reminiscent of High Noon, the posse of town blowhards gradually abandons Murphy; only tenderfoot banker Saxon remains, to prove his manhood. When they find the girl, obviously abused by her captors, Murphy shows her acceptance and sympathy whereas the others disply only revulsion.

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

The Girl Who Knew Too Much
7/10
A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.

The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman
6.4/10
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse that he discovers is being doped to remain docile, he flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe
6.7/10
Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israeli soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..

The Scorpion with Two Tails

The Scorpion with Two Tails
4.4/10
  • Genre: Horror
  • Release: 17/09/1982
  • Character: Arthur Barnard
An archeologist's wife has recurring nightmares about ritual killings in an Etruscan tomb while her husband is away excavating a lost temple. After a phone call where she is forced to listen to him being murdered, she travels to the excavation site to solve the mystery of his death.

Nightmare Beach

Nightmare Beach
5.3/10
Florida: Biker Edward Santer, known as "Diablo", is electrocuted for murder. He goes to the chair protesting his innocence, claiming he was set up by the local police chief and vowing vengeance from beyond the grave. Several teenagers are soon discovered dead, having been electrocuted. It seems Diablo's curse has come true. The mayor keeps the murders quiet because the town is celebrating "Spring Break", an annual festival in which thousands of students spend all their dollars having a good time. Suspects include the town's alcoholic doctor, the fascist police chief and Reverend Bates, whose wayward daughter is having sex with every young man in sight.

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