81% Die Hard 132 min, R, [Action, Thriller] [John McTiernan] [20 Jul 1988]Ratings: IMDB 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, Metacritic 70/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 2 nominations.
Actors: Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson
Plot: John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Writer: Roderick Thorp (novel), Jeb Stuart (screenplay), Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)
Language: English, German, Italian Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
73% The Hunt for Red October 135 min, PG, [Action, Adventure, Thriller] [John McTiernan] [02 Mar 1990]Ratings: IMDB 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 86%, Metacritic 58/100, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.
Actors: Alec Baldwin, Sam Neill, Scott Glenn, Sean Connery
Plot: In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war?
Writer: Tom Clancy (novel), Larry Ferguson (screenplay), Donald E. Stewart (screenplay)
Language: English, Russian Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
69% The Thomas Crown Affair 113 min, R, [Crime, Romance, Thriller] [John McTiernan] [06 Aug 1999]Ratings: IMDB 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 69%, Metacritic 72/100, External Reviews
Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations.
Actors: Ben Gazzara, Denis Leary, Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo
Plot: A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Writer: Alan Trustman (story), Leslie Dixon (screenplay), Kurt Wimmer (screenplay)
Language: English, German, Polish, French Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
66% Predator 107 min, R, [Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller] [John McTiernan] [12 Jun 1987]Ratings: IMDB 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 80%, Metacritic 42/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Kevin Peter Hall
Plot: A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
Writer: Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Language: English, Spanish, Russian Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
62% Die Hard with a Vengeance 128 min, R, [Action, Adventure, Thriller] [John McTiernan] [19 May 1995]Ratings: IMDB 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 52%, Metacritic 58/100, External Reviews
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations.
Actors: Bruce Willis, Graham Greene, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson
Plot: John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon Gruber in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.
Writer: Jonathan Hensleigh, Roderick Thorp (certain original characters)
Language: English, German, Romanian Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
47% The 13th Warrior 102 min, R, [Action, Adventure, History] [John McTiernan, Michael Crichton] [27 Aug 1999]Ratings: IMDB 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 33%, Metacritic 42/100, External Reviews
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations.
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Dennis Storhøi, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich
Plot: A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled on a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.
Writer: Michael Crichton (novel), William Wisher (screenplay), Warren Lewis (screenplay)
Language: English, Latin, Swedish, Norse, Old, Danish Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
47% Last Action Hero 130 min, PG-13, [Action, Adventure, Comedy] [John McTiernan] [18 Jun 1993]Ratings: IMDB 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 34%, Metacritic 44/100, External Reviews
Awards: 1 win & 16 nominations.
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Art Carney, Charles Dance, F. Murray Abraham
Plot: With the help of a magic ticket, a young film fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action film character.
Writer: Zak Penn (story), Adam Leff (story), Shane Black (screenplay), David Arnott (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
40% Basic 98 min, R, [Action, Crime, Drama] [John McTiernan] [28 Mar 2003]Ratings: IMDB 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 21%, Metacritic 34/100, External Reviews
Awards: 3 nominations.
Actors: Connie Nielsen, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly
Plot: A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.
Writer: James Vanderbilt
Language: English Country: Germany, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
40% Medicine Man 106 min, PG-13, [Adventure, Drama, Romance] [John McTiernan] [07 Feb 1992]Ratings: IMDB 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 20%, External Reviews
Awards: 1 nomination.
Actors: José Wilker, Lorraine Bracco, Rodolfo De Alexandre, Sean Connery
Plot: An eccentric scientist working for a large drug company is working on a research project in the Amazon jungle. He sends for a research assistant and a gas chromatograph because he's close ...
Writer: Tom Schulman (story), Tom Schulman (screenplay), Sally Robinson (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
34% Nomads 91 min, R, [Horror, Mystery, Thriller] [John McTiernan] [07 Mar 1986]Ratings: IMDB 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 13%, External Reviews
Actors: Adam Ant, Anna Maria Monticelli, Lesley-Anne Down, Pierce Brosnan
Plot: A French anthropologist moves to Los Angeles and is followed by the evil spirits of an extinct tribe he once uncovered.
Writer: John McTiernan
Language: English, French Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
15% Rollerball 98 min, R, [Action, Sci-Fi, Sport] [John McTiernan] [08 Feb 2002]Ratings: IMDB 3.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 3%, Metacritic 14/100, External Reviews
Awards: 5 wins & 3 nominations.
Actors: Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn
Plot: The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.
Writer: William Harrison (short story "Roller Ball Murder"), William Harrison, Larry Ferguson (screenplay), John Pogue (screenplay)
Language: English, Russian, French, Arabic, Korean, German, Japanese Country: USA, Germany, Japan More Info: IMDB Wikipedia