List of the best John P. Ryan movies: City of Shadows(1987), Star Time(1992), Avenging Force(1986), Death Wish 4: The Crackdown(1987), Delta Force 2(1990), Runaway Train(1985), Breathless(1983), Futureworld(1976), Delta Force 3: The Killing Game(1991), The Postman Always Rings Twice(1981), Bound(1996), Three O'Clock High(1987) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
1987
97 Minutes
In the same vein as Cain and Abel, here we have two brothers, one a renegade cop and the other a murderer with a taste for little boys. The brothers come to blows, from which only one can walk away.
Drama
USA
1992
85 Minutes
A delusional misfit becomes suicidal when his favorite TV show is cancelled. An agent promises to make him a TV star if he kills certain people, so he becomes "The Baby Mask Killer."
Action
USA
1986
103 Minutes
Prof. Elliott Glastenbury
Michael Dudikoff Steve James John P. Ryan James Booth Bill Wallace Karl Johnson
A senator is targeted by the Pentangle, a right wing paramilitary group. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The group kidnaps the agent's sister and tries to hunt him down, "The Most Dangerous Game" style.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1987
99 Minutes
Nathan White
Charles Bronson Kay Lenz John P. Ryan Perry Lopez George Dickerson Soon-Teck Oh Dana Barron Jesse Dabson
architect girlfriend father thug kingpin vigilante dark brutal los angeles mansion household party police station vigilantism murder violence drugs impersonation double-cross revenge
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
Action
USA
1990
110 Minutes
Gen. Taylor
Chuck Norris Billy Drago Bobby Chavez John P. Ryan Richard Jaeckel Begonia Plaza Mateo Gomez Paul Perri
colonel drug lord partner general agent major brutal confident thrilling rio de janeiro geneva south africa jungle san carlos drug cartel vengeance hostage situation rescue espionage bombing
When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.
Action
USA
1985
111 Minutes
Ranken
Jon Voight Eric Roberts Rebecca De Mornay Kyle T. Heffner John P. Ryan T.K. Carter Kenneth McMillan Stacey Pickren
convict prisoner escaped convict woman security head tense suspenseful engaging gripping train united states runaway train winter escape escape rivalry 1980s
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.
Drama
USA
1983
105 Minutes
Lt. Parmental
Richard Gere Valérie Kaprisky Art Metrano William Tepper John P. Ryan Lisa Persky Garry Goodrow Robert Dunn James Hong Eugene Lourié Jack Leustig
hustler student police officer creative intense cool las vegas los angeles apartment college doomed romance murder fugitives affair forbidden love escape 1980s
When Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to LA, his criminal ways only escalate- but when will it end?
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
1976
107 Minutes
Dr. Schneider
Peter Fonda Blythe Danner Arthur Hill Yul Brynner John P. Ryan Stuart Margolin Jim Antonio Allen Ludden Nancy Bell Angela Greene Robert Cornthwaite
news reporter partner ceo clone mechanic gunslinger chilling intricate tense remote island resort tunnel dystopia corruption world domination cloning science robots discovery escape
Upon uncovering the dirty secret of futuristic theme-park Futureworld, an ex-employee is killed after he tips off two other reporters who decide to do an undercover investigation.
Action
USA
1991
97 Minutes
Sergei
Nick Cassavetes Eric Douglas Mike Norris Matthew Penn John P. Ryan Mark Ivanir Candace Brecker Dan Turgeman Sandy Ward
A terrorist places an atom bomb somewhere in an American metropolis. The president of the U.S. has no other choice; he has to call Delta Force.
Crime, Drama
West Germany|USA
1981
123 Minutes
Kennedy
Jack Nicholson Jessica Lange John Colicos Michael Lerner Christopher Lloyd John P. Ryan Anjelica Huston Jon Van Ness
drifter restaurant owner wife prosecutor shocking hedonistic suspenseful sultry road small town diner california infidelity lust murder plot insurance fraud marriage great depression temptation wretched excess
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Thriller
1996
108 Minutes
Micky Malnato
Jennifer Tilly Gina Gershon Joe Pantoliano Barry Kivel Christopher Meloni John P. Ryan Peter Spellos Richard C. Sarafian Mary Mara
lesbian gangster boyfriend girlfriend neighbor ex-convict sultry tense gory thrilling apartment elevator bedroom robbery mob violence scams love triangle affair new life escape
A mobster's (Joe Pantoliano) disgruntled girlfriend (Jennifer Tilly) steals $2 million from him with the help of her lesbian lover (Gina Gershon).
Comedy
USA
1987
97 Minutes
Mr. O'Rourke
Casey Siemaszko Anne Ryan Stacey Glick Richard Tyson Jeffrey Tambor Philip Baker Hall John P. Ryan Jonathan Wise
nerd teen boy girlfriend teacher bully offbeat amusing emotional classroom parking lot library high school fighting bullying high school showdown rumors courage rivalry quest
A nerd gets himself in hot water with the new bully, a quiet bad boy who challenges him to fight on the grounds of their high school after the day's end.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1973
107 Minutes
Charles Mackley
Warren Oates Ben Johnson Michelle Phillips Cloris Leachman Harry Dean Stanton Geoffrey Lewis John P. Ryan Richard Dreyfuss Steve Kanaly John Martino Roy Jenson
gangster woman fbi agent crime boss tense shocking spirited house chicago bank bar prison john dillinger bank heist law enforcement gangsters crime fame rise transformation
John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.
Drama
USA
1982
94 Minutes
Vernon
Griffin O'Neal Raul Julia Desi Arnaz Teri Garr Joan Hackett Gabriel Dell John P. Ryan M. Emmet Walsh Elizabeth Daily Jackie Coogan
vaudevillian magician mayor cop aunt uncle suspenseful brooding crafty cleveland prison small town father/son relationship grief ambition escape fame transformation quest 1980s
Teenager Danny Masters, the son of the late Harry Masters, considered the second best escape artist in history, wants to follow in his father's footsteps, he already a skilled but untested ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1990
98 Minutes
Mr. Hardin
Bradley Gregg Traci Lind Malcolm McDowell Stacy Keach Patrick Kilpatrick Pam Grier John P. Ryan Darren E. Burrows Joshua John Miller Sharon Wyatt Jimmy Medina Taggert
Three ex-military robots are reprogrammed as teachers and secretly placed in a school where most students are part of organized gangs. They begin to respond violently to unruly students, and their military training starts to take over.
Comedy
1988
91 Minutes
Captain Prescott
George Newbern Christopher McDonald Javier Grajeda Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs Elaine Wilkes Lydie Denier John P. Ryan James Noble Karen Witter John Pleshette Ray Walston
Western, Drama
USA
1976
125 Minutes
Si
Marlon Brando Jack Nicholson Randy Quaid Kathleen Lloyd Frederic Forrest Harry Dean Stanton John McLiam John P. Ryan Sam Gilman Steve Franken Richard Bradford
thief land baron daughter bounty hunter farmer gritty offbeat tense railway ranch camp forest montana horse thieves farming old west train robbery love revenge escape
Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
Drama
USA
1972
104 Minutes
Surtees
Jack Nicholson Bruce Dern Ellen Burstyn Julia Anne Robinson Scatman Crothers Charles Lavine Arnold Williams John P. Ryan Sully Boyar Josh Mostel William Pabst
radio personality con artist brother girlfriend stepdaughter brooding emotional atlantic city, n.j. hotel philadelphia sibling rivalry disillusionment depression brotherhood deception temptation underdog 1970s
A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
89 Minutes
Patsy O'Neill
Cliff Gorman Joseph Bologna Dick Ward Gayle Gorman George Harris II Randy Jurgensen Lucy Martin Nino Ruggeri John P. Ryan
police officer partner mafia boss secretary wife businessman playful hilarious endearing new york city central park bank bus police station parade heist mafia greed crime police corruption
Two disillusioned New York City policemen plan a ten million dollar robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
101 Minutes
Arms Dealer
Willem Dafoe Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Mickey Rourke Samuel L. Jackson M. Emmet Walsh James Rebhorn Maura Tierney Beth Grant Mimi Rogers John P. Ryan Fred Dalton Thompson
sheriff fbi agent wife gunrunner criminal crafty dense new mexico small town desert santa fe, n.m. hotel office investigation undercover operations crime murder guns mystery pursuit
A small southwestern town Sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and five hundred thousand dollars. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an F.B.I. investigation.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1995
96 Minutes
Patrick Swayze Oliver Platt Roger Aaron Brown Nick Stahl Scott Glenn Stephen Lang Jared Harris Catherine O'Hara Moira Harris Joe Grifasi John P. Ryan
young boy farmer pecos bill land baron paul bunyan calamity jane incredible spirited wild west farm folklore legends father/son relationship farming greed theft adventure quest growing up 1900s
A young boy's imagination summons cowboy legend Pecos Bill, who helps him save the family farm from a greedy land-grabber. With the help of a lumberjack and a railroad worker, they all embark on a surprise-filled adventure.
Drama
USA
1970
96 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Karen Black Susan Anspach Billy Green Bush Fannie Flagg Sally Struthers Ralph Waite Helena Kallianiotes Richard Stahl Marlena Macguire Lois Smith
blue-collar worker girlfriend sister father mother rebel quirky gutsy california washington state diner culture clash family class distinctions discovery 1970s
A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.