Peter Jason films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 28 films on Boxlist

Known for Adaptation., They Live and The Karate Kid.

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Starring Peter Jason

Adaptation.
2002 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt...
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They Live
1988 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of...
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The Karate Kid
1984 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
After some violent confrontations with his new classmates, Daniel LaRusso learns karate from Japanese handyman Mr. Miyagi, in order to defend himself.
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48 Hrs.
1982 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
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Deadwood: The Movie
2019 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and...
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Hail, Caesar!
2016 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
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Streets of Fire
1984 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires...
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The Other Side of the Wind
2018 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film.
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In the Mouth of Madness
1995 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
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Heartbreak Ridge
1986 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
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Dreamscape
1984 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A government funded project looks into using psychics to enter people's dreams, with some mechanical help. When a subject dies in their sleep from a heart attack, Alex Gardner becomes suspicious that another of the psychics is killing...
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Three years after the demise of Jurassic World, a volcanic eruption threatens the remaining dinosaurs on Isla Nublar. So, Claire Dearing recruits Owen Grady to help prevent the extinction of the dinosaurs once again.
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Rio Lobo
1970 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
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Red Heat
1988 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
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Mortal Kombat
1995 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three...
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Prince of Darkness
1987 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.
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Johnny Handsome
1989 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him...
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Mommie Dearest
1981 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family seems happy. But after Joan's attempts at romantic fulfillment go sour and she is fired from her contract...
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Escape from L.A.
1996 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When...
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Dante's Peak
1997 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately...
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Brewster's Millions
1985 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's...
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Marked for Death
1990 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious...
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Village of the Damned
1995 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids are...
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The Assent
2020 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
After a series of disturbing supernatural events in his home, Joel a young single father, comes to suspect that his young son may be possessed. Soon Joel receives a visit from Father Lambert, a controversial exorcist in town whose last...
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Ghosts of Mars
2001 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
Melanie Ballard is a hard nosed police chief in the year 2025. She and a police snatch squad are sent to Mars to apprehend dangerous criminal James Williams. Mars has been occupied by humans for some time and they have set up mining...
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Congo
1995 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of...
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The Glimmer Man
1996 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDB
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim...
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Surviving Christmas
2004 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Drew Latham is an executive leading an empty, shallow life with only wealth on his side. Facing another lonely Christmas ahead, he revisit his old childhood home in the hope of reliving some old holiday memories – but he finds that the...
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