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John McTiernan
Director 75 years old

John McTiernan

Albany, New York, USA

John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

11 titles
Basic

Basic

John McTiernan 2003 1h 38m 6.8

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.

Rollerball

Rollerball

John McTiernan 2002 1h 38m 3.5

In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

John McTiernan 1999 1h 53m 7.1

A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective. The Thomas Crown Affair is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. This time starring Pierce Brosnan.

The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

John McTiernan 1999 1h 43m 6.9

In AD 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.

Die Hard with a Vengeance

Die Hard with a Vengeance

John McTiernan 1995 2h 8m 8.0

John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him.

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

John McTiernan 1993 2h 11m 7.0

Danny (Austin O'Brien) is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger)... When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend.

Medicine Man

Medicine Man

John McTiernan 1992 1h 46m 6.4

In the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love.

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

John McTiernan 1990 2h 15m 7.9

This film tells the story of Captain Marko Ramius, the skipper of the Soviet Union's newest nuclear sub. Jack Ryan of the CIA gets involved in a tense, tangled hunt for this sub, when Ramius defects, taking the "Red October" with him. The story is an action packed techno-thriller.

Die Hard

Die Hard

John McTiernan 1988 2h 12m 8.6

New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building.

Predator

Predator

John McTiernan 1987 1h 47m 7.7

Predator is a big mix of science fiction, horror, action, war films and of course the muscle packed Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of a group of solders on a mission in to rescue a Guatemalan cabinet member from guerilla forces. Set in the jungle the group is attacked by a mysterious predator.

Nomads

Nomads

John McTiernan 1986 1h 29m 5.8

French anthropologist Jean-Charles Pommier and his wife have come to LA so he can take up a position as lecturer. To his surprise he encounters a group of urban nomads. As he investigates things become more unsettling as he realizes the price paid for being civilized.

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