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Directing · Writing · age 75

John McTiernan

Best rated: Die Hard (8.2)

Films
11
Avg rating
6.54
Peak run
1987’93
7+ run
3 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

John McTiernan, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1987 to 1993, 7.20345678198619881990199219941996199820002002Die Hard 8.2Rollerball 3.2Career avg 6.54

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

John McTiernan's career barcodecoolhot
198611 films2003
Current formLast 5: 6.14 vs career 6.54 (−0.40)
  1. WDie Hard with a Vengeance1995 · 7.6+1.1
  2. WThe 13th Warrior1999 · 6.6+0.1
  3. WThe Thomas Crown Affair1999 · 6.9+0.4
  4. LRollerball2002 · 3.2−3.3
  5. LBasic2003 · 6.4−0.1
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

John by the numbers

Average
6.54
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.67
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.41
rating spread
Career
18y
1986 to 2003
Total votes
2.78M
across every film
Best
8.2
Die Hard
Worst
3.2
Rollerball
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2003Basic posterBasic6.470,244
2002Rollerball posterRollerball3.230,002
1999The 13th Warrior posterThe 13th Warrior6.6141K
1999The Thomas Crown Affair posterThe Thomas Crown Affair6.9111K
1995Die Hard with a Vengeance posterDie Hard with a Vengeance7.6434K
1993Last Action Hero posterLast Action Hero6.5175K
1992Medicine Man posterMedicine Man6.026,478
1990The Hunt for Red October posterThe Hunt for Red October7.5235K
1988Die Hard posterDie Hard8.21.04M
1987Predator posterPredator7.8507K
1986Nomads5.26,220
Better together?

John McTiernan's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

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