All Bruce Willis Movies Ranked

Critics Consensus: Its many imitators (and sequels) have never come close to matching the taut thrills of the definitive holiday action classic.

Synopsis: New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson

Directed By: John McTiernan

Critics Consensus: As thought-provoking as it is thrilling, Looper delivers an uncommonly smart, bravely original blend of futuristic sci-fi and good old-fashioned action.

Synopsis: In a future society, time-travel exists, but it's only available to those with the means to pay for it on the black market. When the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano

Directed By: Rian Johnson

Critics Consensus: Warm, whimsical, and poignant, the immaculately framed and beautifully acted Moonrise Kingdom presents writer/director Wes Anderson at his idiosyncratic best.

Synopsis: The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance, an island off the coast of New England, inhabit a community that seems untouched by... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Critics Consensus: Injecting its compendium of crime tales with the patois of everyday conversation, Pulp Fiction is a cinematic shot of adrenaline that cements writer-director Quentin Tarantino as an audacious purveyor of killer kino.

Synopsis: Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) are hitmen with a penchant for philosophical discussions. In this ultra-hip, multi-strand crime movie, their... View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel

Directed By: Quentin Tarantino

Critics Consensus: It's solidly directed by Robert Benton and stacked with fine performances from an impressive cast, but above all, Nobody's Fool is a showcase for some of Paul Newman's best late-period work.

Synopsis: Donald "Sully" Sullivan (Paul Newman) is an expert at avoiding adult responsibilities. At 60, he divides all his time between a local bar and the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis

Directed By: Robert Benton

Critics Consensus: The plot's a bit of a jumble, but excellent performances and mind-blowing plot twists make 12 Monkeys a kooky, effective experience.

Synopsis: Traveling back in time isn't simple, as James Cole (Bruce Willis) learns the hard way. Imprisoned in the 2030s, James is recruited for a mission... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer

Directed By: Terry Gilliam

Critics Consensus: Live Free or Die Hard may be preposterous, but it's an efficient, action-packed summer popcorn flick with thrilling stunts and a commanding performance by Bruce Willis. Fans of the previous Die Hard films will not be disappointed.

Synopsis: As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, veteran cop John McClane carries out another routine assignment: bringing in a computer hacker for questioning. Meanwhile,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Cliff Curtis

Directed By: Len Wiseman

Critics Consensus: M Night Shayamalan's The Sixth Sense is a twisty ghost story with all the style of a classical Hollywood picture, but all the chills of a modern horror flick.

Synopsis: Young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Cole is frightened by visitations from those with... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams

Directed By: M. Night Shyamalan

Critics Consensus: Visually groundbreaking and terrifically violent, Sin City brings the dark world of Frank Miller's graphic novel to vivid life.

Synopsis: In this quartet of neo-noir tales, a mysterious salesman (Josh Hartnett) narrates a tragic story of co-dependency, while a musclebound vigilante (Mickey Rourke) tears his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Powers Boothe

Directed By: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller

Critics Consensus: Even if it's not an animation classic, Over the Hedge is clever and fun, and the jokes cater to family members of all ages.

Synopsis: When Verne (Garry Shandling) and fellow woodland friends awake from winter's hibernation, they find they have some new neighbors: humans, and RJ (Bruce Willis), an... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner

Directed By: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick

Critics Consensus: It may not be the killer thrill ride you'd expect from an action movie with a cast of this caliber, but Red still thoroughly outshines most of its big-budget counterparts with its wit and style.

Synopsis: After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reassembles his old team for an all-out war.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren

Directed By: Robert Schwentke

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Tensions between inmates and staff heighten in the world's most-dangerous maximum security penitentiary. Anarchy threatens to engulf the prison.

Starring: Bruce Willis, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Celia Aloma, Daniel Cudmore

Directed By: Sean Patrick O'Reilly

Critics Consensus: A cool and hip grindhouse throwback, Planet Terror is an unpredictable zombie thrillride.

Synopsis: An ordinary evening in a small Texas town becomes a grisly nightmare when a horde of flesh-eating zombies goes on the prowl. Cherry (Rose McGowan),... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton

Directed By: Robert Rodriguez

Critics Consensus: Visually inventive and gleefully over the top, Luc Besson's The Fifth Element is a fantastic piece of pop sci-fi that never takes itself too seriously.

Synopsis: The Earth is about to be destroyed by a huge ball of fire racing toward the planet. Cornelius, an old monk, knows how to stop... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich

Directed By: Luc Besson

Critics Consensus: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is unabashedly offensive, unapologetically stupid, and unexpectedly funny.

Synopsis: Two of the biggest animated slackers around, Beavis (Mike Judge) and Butt-head (also Judge) get a kick-start when two crooks steal their TV. On their... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Robert Stack

Directed By: Mike Judge, Geoffrey Johnson, Yvette Kaplan

Critics Consensus: With a weaker ending, Unbreakable is not as a good as The Sixth Sense. However, it is a quietly suspenseful film that intrigues and engages, taking the audience through unpredictable twists and turns along the way.

Synopsis: David Dunn (Bruce Willis) is the sole survivor of a devastating train wreck. Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) is a mysterious stranger who offers a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Charlayne Woodard

Directed By: M. Night Shyamalan

Critics Consensus: Taut, violent, and suitably self-deprecating, The Expendables 2 gives classic action fans everything they can reasonably expect from a star-studded shoot-'em-up -- for better and for worse.

Synopsis: Mercenary leader Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and the rest of the Expendables team reunite when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) hires them... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren

Directed By: Simon West

Critics Consensus: It lacks the fresh thrills of its predecessor, but Die Hard 2 still works as an over-the-top -- and reasonably taut -- big-budget sequel, with plenty of set pieces to paper over the plot deficiencies.

Synopsis: A year after his heroics in L.A., detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) is mixed up in another terrorist plot, this time at Washington Dulles International... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Reginald VelJohnson

Directed By: Renny Harlin

Critics Consensus: With a slow build to a dramatic conclusion, In Country benefits largely from its strong acting, particularly by Emily Lloyd in the lead role.

Synopsis: Samantha Hughes (Emily Lloyd) lives with her uncle, Emmett Smith (Bruce Willis), in a small Kentucky town. After her high school graduation, she decides not... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson

Directed By: Norman Jewison

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Bruce Willis stars as Detective James Knight in this second film of the action-packed trilogy. In custody in New York, Knight finds himself in the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Lochlyn Munro, Corey Large, Miranda Edwards

Directed By: Edward Drake

Critics Consensus: Motherless Brooklyn's imposing length requires patience, but strong performances and a unique perspective make this a mystery worth investigating.

Synopsis: Lionel Essrog is a lonely private detective who doesn't let Tourette's syndrome stand in the way of his job. Gifted with a few clues and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe

Directed By: Edward Norton

Critics Consensus: The story may not warrant its lengthy running time, but the cast of Bandits makes it an enjoyable ride.

Synopsis: Joe (Bruce Willis) and Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) have escaped from prison. Cutting a swath from Oregon through California, these fugitives rob banks in order... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Troy Garity

Directed By: Barry Levinson

Critics Consensus: Well-made and solidly acted, Hart's War is modestly compelling. However, the movie suffers from having too many subplots.

Synopsis: Lieutenant Tommy Hart (Colin Farrell) is a second year law student who is enlisted as an officer's aide in World War II due to his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser

Directed By: Gregory Hoblit

Critics Consensus: Die Hard with a Vengeance benefits from Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson's barbed interplay, but clatters to a bombastic finish in a vain effort to cover for an overall lack of fresh ideas.

Synopsis: Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) is now divorced, alcoholic and jobless after getting fired for his reckless behavior and bad attitude. He is called back... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson, Graham Greene

Directed By: John McTiernan

Critics Consensus: The Astronaut Farmer is a charming, inspirational drama that successfully avoids modern cinematic cliches while appealing to the optimistic dreamer in all of us.

Synopsis: Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton), a rancher who once trained to be an astronaut, decides to fulfill a lifelong dream: He builds a rocket in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson

Directed By: Michael Polish

Critics Consensus: Hawn and Streep are as fabulous as Death Becomes Her's innovative special effects; Zemeckis' satire, on the other hand, is as hollow as the world it mocks.

Synopsis: When a novelist loses her man to a movie star and former friend, she winds up in a psychiatric hospital. Years later, she returns home... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini

Directed By: Robert Zemeckis

Critics Consensus: Look Who's Talking holds some appeal thanks to its affable stars and Amy Heckerling's energetic direction, but a silly script doesn't allow wit to get a word in edgewise.

Synopsis: The romantic ups and downs of accountant Mollie Jensen (Kirstie Alley) are viewed cynically by a most unusual bystander -- her talking newborn, Mikey (Bruce... View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal

Directed By: Amy Heckerling

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanski (Bruce... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis, John Pankow

Directed By: Alan Rudolph

Critics Consensus: Despite strong performances from Bruce Willis and Mos Def, 16 Blocks is a shopworn entry in the buddy-action genre.

Synopsis: Boozy and world-weary, NYPD Detective Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) draws a routine assignment to transport trial witness Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) to the courthouse by... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse, Jenna Stern

Directed By: Richard Donner

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke (Reece Thompson) sets out to unmask the thief. Bobby... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mischa Barton, Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Michael Rapaport

Directed By: Brett Simon

Critics Consensus: A glossy yet unflinching portrait of violent, hedonistic teenagers. Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone chew the scenery, while Justin Timberlake gives a noteworthy performance.

Synopsis: Teenage dealer Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his friends kidnap the impressionable younger brother (Anton Yelchin) of a junkie (Ben Foster) who refuses to pay... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Ben Foster

Directed By: Nick Cassavetes

Critics Consensus: Trying too hard to be clever in a Pulp Fiction kind of way, this film succumbs to a convoluted plot, overly stylized characters, and dizzying set design.

Synopsis: A case of mistaken identity puts a man named Slevin (Josh Hartnett) in the middle of a war between two rival New York crime lords:... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu

Directed By: Paul McGuigan

Critics Consensus: Despite some fine performances and memorable scenes, Fast Food Nation is more effective as Eric Schlosser's eye-opening non-fiction book than as Richard Linklater's fictionalized, mostly punchless movie.

Synopsis: Don Henderson (Greg Kinnear), a marketing executive for a national burger chain must leave blissful ignorance behind when his boss gives him an unsavory assignment:... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Greg Kinnear, Patricia Arquette, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Dano

Directed By: Richard Linklater

Critics Consensus: What Just Happened has some inspired comic moments, but this inside-baseball take on Hollywood lacks satirical bite.

Synopsis: During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, John Turturro

Directed By: Barry Levinson

Critics Consensus: The Last Boy Scout is as explosive, silly, and fun as it does represent the decline of the buddy-cop genre.

Synopsis: Once a first-rate Secret Service agent, Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis) is now a gruff private investigator whose latest gig is protecting a pole dancer (Halle... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham

Directed By: Tony Scott

Critics Consensus: While it's still hard to argue with its impeccable cast or the fun they often seem to be having, Red 2 replaces much of the goofy fun of its predecessor with empty, over-the-top bombast.

Synopsis: Former CIA black-ops agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) and his old partner, Marvin Boggs (John Malkovich), are caught in the grip of retirement -- but... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins

Directed By: Dean Parisot

Critics Consensus: An exciting, well-paced action film.

Synopsis: After terrorists attack a bus in Brooklyn, a Broadway theater and FBI headquarters, FBI anti-terrorism expert Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) teams up with CIA agent... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub

Directed By: Edward Zwick

Critics Consensus: Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movie's antagonist, Armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic legacies of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

Synopsis: When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck

Directed By: Michael Bay

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Detective James Knight's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race against time to stop an unbalanced EMT worker who's posing as... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Lochlyn Munro, Willow Shields, Jack Kilmer

Directed By: Edward Drake

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Bruce Willis stars as veteran Detective James Knight, dedicated to navigating the demanding streets of Los Angeles, in this thrilling first of a trilogy of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Lochlyn Munro, Beau Mirchoff, Jimmy Jean-Louis

Directed By: Edward Drake

Critics Consensus: A Dame to Kill For boasts the same stylish violence and striking visual palette as the original Sin City, but lacks its predecessor's brutal impact.

Synopsis: The damaged denizens of Sin City return for another round of stories from the mind of Frank Miller. In "Just Another Saturday Night," Marv (Mickey... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Directed By: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller

Critics Consensus: Despite a charming cast, The Whole Nine Yards can't tickle funny bones consistently enough to distract from its sitcom-like story.

Synopsis: Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis), a mob hitman-turned-informant, ratted on the mob and put his life in jeopardy. Now he has moved to suburban... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan

Directed By: Jonathan Lynn

Critics Consensus: Last Man Standing's brooding atmosphere and bursts of artfully arranged action prove intriguing yet ultimately insufficient substitutes for a consistently compelling story.

Synopsis: Loyal to nobody but himself, John Smith (Bruce Willis) hires his services out to Fredo Strozzi (Ned Eisenberg), a bootlegging gangster who operates in a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Bruce Dern, Alexandra Powers

Directed By: Walter Hill

Critics Consensus: It makes good on the old-school action it promises, but given all the talent on display, The Expendables should hit harder.

Synopsis: Mercenary leader Barney Ross and his loyal men take on what they think is a routine assignment: a covert operation to invade the South American... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews

Directed By: Sylvester Stallone

Critics Consensus: The Rugrats franchise has gone from fresh to formulaic.

Synopsis: Chuckie (Nancy Cartwright) and Tommy (Elizabeth Daily) find themselves stranded with their parents on a remote island. By coincidence, the adventurous Thornberrys are also exploring... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Chrissie Hynde, Nancy Cartwright, Kath Soucie

Directed By: Norton Virgien, John Eng

Critics Consensus: Glass displays a few glimmers of M. Night Shyamalan at his twisty world-building best, but ultimately disappoints as the conclusion to the writer-director's long-gestating trilogy.

Synopsis: David Dunn tries to stay one step ahead of the law while delivering vigilante justice on the streets of Philadelphia. His special talents soon put... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson

Directed By: M. Night Shyamalan

Critics Consensus: Though it sports a slick look and feel, Surrogates fails to capitalize on a promising premise, relying instead on mindless action and a poor script.

Synopsis: In the near future, people live their lives free of pain, danger and complications through robotic representations of themselves, called surrogates. When the first murder... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe

Directed By: Jonathan Mostow

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In 1935, Bronx teenager Billy Behan (Loren Dean) attracts the attention of powerful mobster Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman) and quickly becomes a part of his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis

Directed By: Robert Benton

Critics Consensus: Grisly and cliched, audiences may feel they're being held Hostage.

Synopsis: After one of his hostage negotiations goes awry, LAPD officer Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) quits the force and relocates his family to the suburbs. As... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Ben Foster, Jonathan Tucker

Directed By: Florent Siri

Critics Consensus: Tries to be high-minded, but in the end, it's just a stylish action movie.

Synopsis: The Nigerian government has fallen, and the country is on the verge of civil war. Lt. A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) has been assigned to lead... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker

Directed By: Antoine Fuqua

Critics Consensus: Hudson Hawk's kitchen-sink approach to its blend of action and slapstick results in a surreal, baffling misfire.

Synopsis: Thief extraordinaire Hudson Hawk (Bruce Willis) has just been released from prison and all he wants is a nice cappuccino. However, before he can savor... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn

Directed By: Michael Lehmann

Critics Consensus: Though arguably superior to its predecessor, G.I. Joe: Retaliation is overwhelmed by its nonstop action and too nonsensical and vapid to leave a lasting impression.

Synopsis: In the continuing adventures of the G.I. Joe team, Duke (Channing Tatum), second-in-command Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), and the rest of the Joes (D.J. Cotrona, Lee... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki

Directed By: Jon M. Chu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In this dazzling action cyber-thriller, Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction) plays Robert, a retired CIA agent living at a secret resort in the woods. One day,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, Kelly Greyson

Directed By: James Cullen Bressack

Critics Consensus: The movie is overwhelmed by its chaotic visual effects and disjointed storyline.

Synopsis: An unhappy car dealer (Bruce Willis) believes that a dime-store author/philosopher (Albert Finney) has the answers to life's important questions.

Starring: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey

Directed By: Alan Rudolph

Critics Consensus: A lack of chemistry between Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer fatally undermines the dull and predictable Story of Us.

Synopsis: After 15 years of marriage, Katie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and her husband, Ben (Bruce Willis), have grown apart. While they keep up the facade of having... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tim Matheson, Rob Reiner

Directed By: Rob Reiner

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction) and Chad Michael Murray ("Riverdale") star in this explosive crime-thriller. When cop David (Willis) is injured in a drug bust gone... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Willis, Swen Temmel, Sarah Roemer

Directed By: James Cullen Bressack

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When an assassination attempt is witnessed by two cops, Gabriel Tancredi, an ex-marine turned mob enforcer (Michael Rooker), is ordered by his ruthless mob boss... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Rooker, Bruce Willis, Olga Kurylenko, John Malkovich

Directed By: Jesse V. Johnson

Critics Consensus: The Jackal is a relatively simple chase thriller incapable of adding thrills or excitement as the plot chugs along.

Synopsis: During an FBI raid on a Moscow nightclub, the brother of Russian gangster Terek Murad (David Hayman) is killed. Murad wants revenge and hires anonymous... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora

Directed By: Michael Caton-Jones

Critics Consensus: Blind Date has all the ingredients for a successful madcap comedy, but the end results suggest director Blake Edwards has lost his once-reliable touch.

Synopsis: When bachelor Walter Davis (Bruce Willis) is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates (Kim Basinger), a seemingly average blind date turns into... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kim Basinger, Bruce Willis, John Larroquette, William Daniels

Directed By: Blake Edwards

Critics Consensus: Bruce willie shot aside, the only other things popping out in Color of Night are some ridiculous plot contortions and majorly camp moments.

Synopsis: Attempts on his life escalate as a New York psychologist (Bruce Willis) closes in on a colleague's killer in Los Angeles.

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren

Directed By: Richard Rush

Critics Consensus: A muddled, filler-grade mess, Gasoline Alley wastes its capable cast on a story that lacks the proper narrative fuel it desperately needs.

Synopsis: Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa star in the chilling story of a savage Hollywood murder set in present day Los Angeles. Jimmy Jayne... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Devon Sawa, Luke Wilson, Kat Foster

Directed By: Edward Drake

Critics Consensus: From its clichéd story to Bruce Willis' rote performance, Marauders is a crime thriller content to settle for merely competent -- a goal it all too rarely achieves.

Synopsis: FBI agents (Christopher Meloni, Dave Bautista) uncover a conspiracy while trying to nail a group of deadly bank robbers.

Starring: Bruce Willis, Christopher Meloni, Dave Bautista, Adrian Grenier

Directed By: Steven C. Miller

Critics Consensus: Mercury Rising lays the action on thick, but can never find a dramatic pulse to keep viewers -- or Bruce Willis -- engaged with its maudlin story.

Synopsis: "Mercury Rising" stars Bruce Willis as Art Jeffries, a renegade FBI agent who combats ruthless federal agents to protect Simon (Miko Hughes), a 9-year-old autistic... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride

Directed By: Harold Becker

Critics Consensus: Once Upon a Time in Venice has a little more of a spark than typical late-period Bruce Willis tough guy movies, but it's still a steep, disappointing tumble from his best work.

Synopsis: Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches and wild about his dog Buddy.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, John Goodman, Jason Momoa, Famke Janssen

Directed By: Mark Cullen

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Having retired from a life of gunfights and peacekeeping, the great Wyatt Earp (James Garner) has landed a job as adviser to a Western movie... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway

Directed By: Blake Edwards

Critics Consensus: Weighed down by a rote story and passionless performances, Striking Distance represents one of the lesser '90s genre outings from action hero Bruce Willis.

Synopsis: Sgt. Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) denounces his partner, Jimmy Detillo (Robert Pastorelli), for brutally interrogating a suspect. After Jimmy falls to his death from a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore

Directed By: Rowdy Herrington

Critics Consensus: Cop Out is a cliched buddy action/comedy that suffers from stale gags and slack pacing.

Synopsis: Veteran detective Jimmy Monroe needs money to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, so he decides it's time to sell his prized '52 Pafko baseball... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Adam Brody, Kevin Pollak

Directed By: Kevin Smith

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Bruce Willis stars in the action-packed, Sci-fi thriller. Fleeing a devastating plague on Earth, an interstellar ark comes under attack from a new threat; a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cody Kearsley, Bruce Willis, Rachel Nichols, Thomas Jane

Directed By: John Suits

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Bruce Willis stars in the action-packed, Sci-fi thriller. Fleeing a devastating plague on Earth, an interstellar ark comes under attack from a new threat; a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cody Kearsley, Bruce Willis, Rachel Nichols, Thomas Jane

Directed By: John Suits

Critics Consensus: A clumsy misstep for director Stephen Frears, Lay the Favorite puts all its chips on endearing quirk only to go bust.

Synopsis: A former stripper's (Rebecca Hall) talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler (Bruce Willis) who runs a sports book in Las... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vince Vaughn

Directed By: Stephen Frears

Critics Consensus: Death Wish is little more than a rote retelling that lacks the grit and conviction of the original -- and also suffers from spectacularly bad timing.

Synopsis: Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of the city's violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally attack his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone

Directed By: Eli Roth

Critics Consensus: The Bonfire of the Vanities is a vapid adaptation of a thoughtful book, fatally miscast and shorn of the source material's crucial sense of irony. Add it to the pyre of Hollywood's ambitious failures.

Synopsis: In this adaptation of the Tom Wolfe novel, powerful Wall Street executive Sherman McCoy (Tom Hanks) is riding with his greedy girlfriend, Maria (Melanie Griffith),... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall

Directed By: Brian De Palma

Critics Consensus: A Good Day to Die Hard is the weakest entry in a storied franchise, and not even Bruce Willis' smirking demeanor can enliven a cliched, uninspired script.

Synopsis: New York City cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) arrives in Moscow to track down his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney). McClane thinks his son is... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Yuliya Snigir

Directed By: John Moore

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Trying to reconnect with his son Danny, big shot Wall Street broker Will takes his family on a hunting trip to the cabin where he... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hayden Christensen, Bruce Willis, Gethin Anthony, Megan Leonard

Directed By: Steven C. Miller

Critics Consensus: Laden with schmaltz and largely bereft of evident narrative purpose, North represents a major disappointment from previously sure-handed director Rob Reiner.

Synopsis: North (Elijah Wood) is a talented and bright kid, but his mom (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and dad (Jason Alexander) are utterly preoccupied with other things in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jon Lovitz, Matthew McCurley

Directed By: Rob Reiner

Critics Consensus: Four Rooms comes stocked with a ton of talent on both sides of the camera, yet only manages to add up to a particularly uneven -- and dismayingly uninspired -- anthology effort.

Synopsis: Working New Year's Eve at a hotel in Hollywood, Calif., the new bellhop, Ted (Tim Roth), has no idea what's in store for him. Left... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tim Roth, Valeria Golino, Jennifer Beals, Antonio Banderas

Directed By: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A trauma doctor is forced to operate on a wounded gunman as he and his family are held hostage by the man and his unhinged... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Willis, Lydia Hull, Tyler Jon Olson

Directed By: Matt Eskandari

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In the sequel to "Look Who's Talking," formerly single mom Mollie (Kirstie Alley) is about to have a baby with lovable lug James (John Travolta).... View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, Elias Koteas

Directed By: Amy Heckerling

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Serving a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit, ex-cop Thomas Malone is offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Neal McDonough, Bruce Willis, Corey Large, Alexia Fast

Directed By: Edward Drake

Critics Consensus: Despite the presence of Halle Berry and Bruce Willis, Perfect Stranger is too convoluted to work, and features a twist ending that's irritating and superfluous. It's a techno-thriller without thrills.

Synopsis: Rowena Price (Halle Berry), a reporter, uses her investigative skills to solve the murder of a friend. Her search leads her to Harrison Hill (Bruce... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Dourdan

Directed By: James Foley

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A private military operation led by (Willis) invents futuristic microchip tech that enables the mind of an agent to inhabit the body of another person... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Andy Allo, Nomzamo Mbatha, Dominic Purcell

Directed By: Jesse Atlas

Critics Consensus: Dull and predictable, Midnight in the Switchgrass squanders an evocative setting and some committed performances on a would-be thriller that rarely raises a sweat.

Synopsis: Bruce Willis (DIE HARD franchise) and Megan Fox (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) lead a powerful cast including Emile Hirsch (ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD),... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Megan Fox, Bruce Willis, Emile Hirsch, Lukas Haas

Directed By: Randall Emmett

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An ex-cop joins forces with a bank manager to track down a highly skilled and ruthless thief; the situation soon escalates when the robber kidnaps... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, Olivia Culpo, Johnathon Schaech

Directed By: Brian A. Miller

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Washed-up Sheriff Ben Watts (Bruce Willis) guards the secrets of the wealthy residents of a small Georgia town. When three outlaws take a prominent town... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Timothy V. Murphy, Johann Urb

Directed By: Edward Drake

Critics Consensus: The Shareef don't like Rock the Kasbah, and neither will viewers hoping for a film that manages to make effective use of Bill Murray's knack for playing lovably anarchic losers.

Synopsis: While visiting Kabul, Afghanistan, washed-up music manager Richie Lanz (Bill Murray) gets dumped by his last client. His luck changes when he meets Salima Khan... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bill Murray, Arian Moayed, Kate Hudson, Leem Lubany

Directed By: Barry Levinson

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A firefighter does something unexpected after a man that he has been ordered to testify against threatens him.

Starring: Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio

Directed By: David Barrett

Critics Consensus: Let he who is without Cosmic Sin cast the first stone -- and possibly use it to rouse Bruce Willis from the slumber he seems to be in throughout this dreadful sci-fi blunder.

Synopsis: Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo star in the new epic sci-fi adventure set in the year 2524, four hundred years after humans started colonizing the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Brandon Thomas Lee, Corey Large

Directed By: Edward Drake

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A government analyst (Kellan Lutz) launches his own rescue mission when terrorists kidnap his father (Bruce Willis), a retired CIA operative.

Starring: Kellan Lutz, Bruce Willis, Gina Carano, D.B. Sweeney

Directed By: Steven C. Miller

Critics Consensus: A strained, laugh-free sequel, The Whole Ten Yards recycles its predecessor's cast and plot but not its wit or reason for being.

Synopsis: After faking his death, former killer-for-hire Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis) retires to Mexico with his new wife, Jill (Amanda Peet), while his ex-wife,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Kevin Pollak

Directed By: Howard Deutch

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Young business consultant Will Shaw (Henry Cavill) flies to Spain for a vacation aboard his family's sailboat. When Will returns from some on-shore shopping, his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver, Verónica Echegui

Directed By: Mabrouk El Mechri

Critics Consensus: Bruce Willis and Thomas Jane are visibly bored by the dreary material in this sci-fi hodgepodge, proving that star power in service of a lousy script is no virtue.

Synopsis: A self-aware, artificial human (Ambyr Childers) becomes caught in the crossfire between a cop (Thomas Jane) and the creator (Bruce Willis) of an exclusive resort... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Ambyr Childers, Colin Egglesfield

Directed By: Brian A. Miller

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: To get back in the good graces of her murderous boss (Bruce Willis), a seductive thief (Claire Forlani) recruits an ex-lover (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) to steal... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Bruce Willis, Claire Forlani, Daniel Bernhardt

Directed By: Max Adams

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Mercenaries race against the clock to stop a madman from using a computer program to wreak havoc around the globe.

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jesse Metcalfe, Sergio Rizzuto, Natalie Eva Marie

Directed By: Matt Eskandari

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Three Midwestern brothers, a crime lord, and an incorruptible cop are on a deadly collision course when the youngest brother's fiancée is kidnapped by human... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Shawn Ashmore, Ashton Holmes

Directed By: Brett Donowho

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A retired assassin is drawn back into his former life and a confrontation with an old rival when his daughter is kidnapped.

Starring: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Jeong Ji-hoon

Directed By: Brian A. Miller

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Frank (Bruce Willis), a former police chief of a small town, finds himself being hunted down by a meth kingpin seeking to silence him before... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Ashley Greene, Michael Sirow, Texas Battle

Directed By: Mike Burns

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: During World War II, five Chinese people fight their way through Japanese air attacks to protect a military machine.

Starring: Bruce Willis, Ye Liu, Adrien Brody, Song Seung-heon

Directed By: Xiao Feng

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Starring Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction), this action cyber-thriller continues the adventure begun in Fortress. Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert (Bruce Willis)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, Ser'Darius Blain

Directed By: Josh Sternfeld

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A man loses his memory after a bank heist goes wrong.

Starring: Bruce Willis, Michael Chiklis, Meadow Williams, Kyle Schmid

Directed By: Brian A. Miller

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Ex-military ops officer Conner Connolly (Kevin Dillon) has one day to pay $2 million in reparations to a local gang leader in order to save... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kevin Dillon, Bruce Willis, Gianni Capaldi, Frank Grillo

Directed By: Wes Miller

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Action legend Bruce Willis comes out with guns blazing as Shane Mueller, a Homeland Security agent who runs the Wire Room, a high-tech command center... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kevin Dillon, Bruce Willis, Oliver Trevena, Texas Battle

Directed By: Matt Eskandari

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When his daughter is brutally murdered and legal justice looks unlikely, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Clive Standen, Theo Rossi, Thomas Jane, Bruce Willis

Directed By: Jared Cohn