Direction: John McTiernan

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John McTiernan. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Die Hard

1988 · Movie · 131 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Bruce Willis · Bonnie Bedelia · Alan Rickman · Alexander Godunov

Synopsis Tough New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) finds himself in a tight situation when an office building in Los Angeles is taken over by terrorists. Apart from himself, everyone else in the building - including his wife - is...

7.2

116K votes

7.2

116K votes

The Hunt for Red October

1990 · Movie · 132 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Alec Baldwin · Sean Connery · Sam Neill · Scott Glenn

Synopsis While engaging in an intricate series of military exercises in the North Atlantic, the respected captain and selected crew members of a Soviet nuclear missile submarine announce their plan to defect to the USA.

7.1

57K votes

7.1

57K votes

Die Hard with a Vengeance

1995 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Bruce Willis · Samuel L. Jackson · Jeremy Irons · Graham Greene

Synopsis On the streets of New York, police officer John McClane has just about seen it all. He's got a nose for danger, a penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a talent for overcoming incredible...

6.9

43K votes

6.9

43K votes

Predator

1987 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger · Carl Weathers · Sonny Landham · Bill Duke

Synopsis Arnold Schwarzenegger wages an all-out war against an unseen enemy, a force more powerful and deadly than any on Earth—because the Predator is not of this Earth.

6.8

56K votes

6.8

56K votes

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Pierce Brosnan · René Russo · Denis Leary · Frankie Faison

Synopsis A multi-millionaire (Brosnan) is looking for a little excitement in his life and decides to execute the perfect crime by emptying out a bank’s safe in broad daylight. A female insurance investigator (Russo) attempts to get the goods on him...

6.0

16K votes

6.0

16K votes

Basic

2003 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast John Travolta · Samuel L. Jackson · Connie Nielsen · Giovanni Ribisi

Synopsis Six soldiers went out. Two came back. What happened to the military's most elite commandos? When a legendary commander (Samuel L. Jackson) and several of his men turn up missing, the last thing the government wants is a rogue DEA...

6.0

10K votes

6.0

10K votes

Ghost Recon Wildlands: The Red Dot (S)

2017 · Movie · 2 min. · Canada

Direction John McTiernan

Synopsis A cat, a sniper… What could possibly go wrong?

5.9

51 votes

5.9

51 votes

Medicine Man

1992 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Sean Connery · Lorraine Bracco · José Wilker · Rodolfo De Alexandre

Synopsis The Amazon rain forest is a living laboratory for Dr. Robert Campbell (Sean Connery), a reclusive research scientist living with a Brazilian native tribe. Campbell has accidentally discovered a flower extract that cures cancer, but has been unable to duplicate...

5.8

7K votes

5.8

7K votes

The 13th Warrior

1999 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Antonio Banderas · Vladimir Kulich · Omar Sharif · Dennis Storhoi

Synopsis Year 922 A.D. An exiled ambassador far from his homeland, Ahmed (Banderas) comes across a fierce band of warriors who are being attacked by ferocious creatures legendary for devouring all living things in their path! And when an old fortune-teller...

5.7

23K votes

5.7

23K votes

5.5

46 votes

Last Action Hero

1993 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger · Austin O'Brien · Charles Dance · Anthony Quinn

Synopsis Young Danny spends all his time watching action movies in a rundown theatre. His aging projectionist friend Nick invites Danny to a special preview screening of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new action movie ‘Jack Slater IV’ and gives him a special ticket...

5.3

56K votes

5.3

56K votes

Nomads

1986 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Pierce Brosnan · Lesley-Anne Down · Anna Maria Monticelli · Jeannie Elias

Synopsis French anthropologist Jean-Claude Pommier staggers into a Los Angeles emergency ward and grabs Dr Eileen Flax before falling dead. Following the incident, she collapses and has a series of visions where she comes to re-experience the last few days of...

4.4

441 votes

4.4

441 votes

Rollerball

2002 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Chris Klein · LL Cool J · Rebecca Romijn · Jean Reno

Synopsis Johnathan Cross, a lover of extreme sports, is recruited by Alexi Petrovich to star in his sportive invention, Rollerball. Johnathan accepts and learns the ropes of Rollerball: The players are on Rollerblades, trying to bring a heavy metal ball into...

3.0

5K votes

3.0

5K votes

Tau Ceti Foxtrot

2024 · Movie · United States

Direction John McTiernan

Cast Travis Fimmel · Uma Thurman · Laurence Fishburne

Synopsis A group of rebels set out to kill the oligarchs and military thugs who terrorize a war-torn planet in the remote Tau Ceti solar system.

Not rated

Not rated