John McTiernan

Director and producer. Born 8 January 1951 in Albany, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Born

8 January 1951, Albany, New York, USA

Active

1987–1995

Frequently works with

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Joel Silver, Lawrence Gordon

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

67Critics

We rate John’s work 12 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $943m across 5 films with figures
Active: 1987–1995

Genres

Action5
Thriller4
Adventure1
Comedy1
Fantasy1
Science Fiction1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestDie Hard1988

62WorstLast Action Hero1993

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31980s

111990s

32000s

12020s

Co-stars most worked with

Arnold Schwarzenegger2 titles

Bruce Willis2 titles

Producers most worked with

Joel Silver2 titles

Lawrence Gordon2 titles