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John McTiernan - what members say


  • Last Action Hero
  • Last Action Hero review by A customer from GLASGOW
    Rated - 4 stars TOP MOVIE !!! 31 August 2005
    ...Arnold Schwarzenegger and director John McTiernan join forces again in, THE LAST ACTION HERO, a heart racing thriller in which a young boy uses a magical ticket to infiltrate...  
  • Die Hard
  • Die Hard review by from The Nostromo
    Rated - 5 stars Awesome action flick 25 January 2004
    ...ecracking galore, classic action set pieces and a relentless pace from Director John McTiernan (who later made Predator), added to a first class performance from all the cast...  
  • Die Hard With A Vengeance
  • Die Hard With A Vengeance review by Al80 from Brighton, England
    Rated - 4 stars Much, much more like it 11 July 2007
    ...ers to drag this rehash into the same breathing space as the original. Director John McTiernan never shys away from getting his hands dirty, and the breathtaking car chases, ...  

John McTiernan - filmography


  • Basic on DVD (2003)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Connie Nielsen,  Samuel L. Jackson
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson team up in BASIC, an action-packed military thriller from director John McTiernan (DIE HARD). Jackson plays Sergeant Nathan West, propagator of a harsh military training programme that appears to have pushed a group of young recruits too far, when an exercise ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 12,456 members
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  • Rollerball on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Chris Klein,  Jean Reno,  L.L. Cool J.
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    It's the year 2005; the new sport of Rollerball is hugely popular in the unstable, ex-Soviet republics of South Asia. Marcus Ridley (LL Cool J) invites NHL-hopeful Jonathan Cross (Chris Klein) to join him playing for the Zhambel Horsemen, in Kazahkstan. The highly paid Marcus and Jonathon are ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 1,268 member
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  • Die Hard With A Vengeance on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Jeremy Irons,  Samuel L. Jackson
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Superhero cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) returns in DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. Freshly expelled from the NYPD, McClane encounters a number of threatening phone calls from a terrorist calling himself Simon (Jeremy Irons). Simon tests McClane's wits, and allows him the chance to stop each bomb by ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 31,510 members
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  • The Hunt For Red October on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Sean Connery,  Alec Baldwin,  Sam Neill
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    It is the pre-Glasnost era, and the captain of a Soviet sub intends to betray his brutal government and defect, but as the deadly Red October approaches the eastern seaboard of the United States, only special agent Jack Ryan might be able to head off a nuclear confrontation. Based on Tom Clancy's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 10,116 members
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  • Die Hard on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Bonnie Bedelia,  Paul Gleason
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.One of the greatest action movies of the late ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 50,093 members
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  • Predator on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Bill Duke,  Elpidia Carrillo
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In the remote jungle of a Central American country, an elite group of commandos led by Major Dutch Schaeffer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), embarks on a CIA mission to clear out a guerrilla stronghold and rescue the remaining hostages. However, the hunters become the hunted when a highly intelligent, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 29,961 members
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  • Nomads on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Adam Ant,  Paul Anselmo,  Alan Autry
    Director: John McTiernan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 Pommier's life and realizes that he has somehow ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 92 members
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John McTiernan facts

5 most recent films

Basic - 3.0 stars
Rollerball - BLU-RAY Version - 2.0 stars
Rollerball - 2.0 stars
The 13th Warrior - 3.0 stars
The Thomas Crown Affair - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Die Hard - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
Predator - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Die Hard - 4.0 stars
The Hunt For Red October - 3.5 stars
Die Hard With A Vengeance - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Last Action Hero - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
Rollerball - BLU-RAY Version - 2.0 stars
Rollerball - 2.0 stars
Nomads - 2.0 stars
Last Action Hero - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Arnold Schwarzenegger - 4 times - show films
Bruce Willis - 3 times - show films
Carl Weathers - 2 times - show films
Mercedes Ruehl - 2 times - show films
Samuel L. Jackson - 2 times - show films