Bruce Willis
Actor
First Deadly Sin, The (1980)
- Dir. Brian G. Hutton
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, Bruce Willis…
- Probably Ol' Blue Eyes' last decent film, giving an understated, effective performance as a pressured NYC detective hunting a serial killer and…
Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (1985)
- Dir. Wes Craven, Tommy Lee Wallace, Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Bruce Willis, Eric Bogosian, Amy Irving…
- A solid if variable 1980's reprise of Rod Serling's iconic series of off–beat fantasy stories.
Also available; "Lost Classics" (1994),…
Moonlighting (TV Series) (1985)
- Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd
- The softly ironic, comedy–romance TV–series that made Bruce Willis a star, and almost revived Cybill Shepherd, set around a Private…
Die Hard (1988)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman…
- Star–making role for Bruce Willis as an ordinary cop who runs into international terrorism at the top of a skyscraper on Christmas Eve. …
Look Who's Talking (1989)
- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Bruce Willis…
- Amiable comedy featuring 'Mickey', the infant that thinks aloud, courtesy of Bruce Willis. He's more than handful for Mom Kirstie Alley and boyfriend…
In Country (1989)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen
- Drama about a High School graduate from Kentucky who throws herself into a rigorous investigation of the life of her father, who died in the Vietnam…
Die Hard 2 (1990)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Bruce Willis
- Another difficult Christmas for cop Bruce Willis when he is stranded at a Washington Airport. No, it couldn't be...more terrorists?!
Hudson Hawk (1990)
- Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Sandra Bernhard…
- Good–natured adventure with Bruce Willis as a reformed cat burglar who is blackmailed to steal from the Vatican. A major box–office…
Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith…
- Hanks, Willis and Griffith stumble through Tom Wolfe's novel about a hot–shot stockbroker who is scandalised through misdemeanor. A famous…
Last Boy Scout, The (1991)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Danielle Harris
- Willis and Wayans team as the wise–cracking 'good' guys in another bloody buddy–cop outing from the LETHAL WEAPON/DIE HARD team.
Billy Bathgate (1991)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis
- Tempers flare as loyalties are betrayed in this solid gangland tale concerning the indoctrination of a teenager into the mob.
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis…
- Less idiosyncratic than cult director Alan Rudolph's 1980's output, this earnest dramatic thriller stars Demi Moore (hot off the smash hit, GHOST) as…
Death Becomes Her (1992)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn
- Streep, Willis and Hawn turn in spot–on performances for this hilarious send–up of Tinseltown's obsession with youth. The zany plot…
Striking Distance (1993)
- Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina…
- Routine tough–guy vehicle for Bruce Willis who does the maverick cop thing, this time as a river boat night patrolman investigating a series of…
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman…
- With just his second film, Quentin Tarantino not only became a household name but a massive cultural phenomenon.
He miraculously surpasses…
Nobody's Fool (1994)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy…
- An unassuming American ballad that falls between arthouse independent and Hollywood sentiment. Paul Newman ages gracefully as a stubborn old salt…
Color of Night (1994)
- Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. Bruce Willis, Jane March, Ruben Blades…
- Bruce Willis plays a grief–stricken psychiatrist, and it's downhill from there in this post–BASIC INSTINCT misfire that can only be…
North (1994)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Scarlett Johansson
- Perfect 11–year–old Elijah Wood 'divorces' his unappreciative ordinary parents an embarks on a journey across apple–pie America in…
Die Hard with a Vengeance (Die Hard 3) (1995)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons
- Third chapter in the big loud adventures of a white–vested cop goes to a ridiculous extreme to top what is increasingly seeming like an…
Four Rooms (1995)
- Dir. Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Bruce Willis…
- Tim Roth's bellboy connects four wild comedies from four hot shot directors from the American indie scene, led by QT himself. A…
Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) (1996)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe
- Ingenious time–travel epic is a long overdue shot in the arm to the sci–fi genre. Terry Gilliam (BRAZIL) notches up another beautiful and…
Last Man Standing (1996)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, Christopher Walken…
- Gunslinger Bruce Willis dishes up violent justice for two factions of bootleggers in an actioner that ropes in western, mob movie, film noir and even…
Fifth Element, The (1997)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich…
- Whether you think it's a gorgeous sci–fi masterpiece or narcissistic fluff, French director Luc 'Nikita' Besson's multi–million dollar…
Jackal, The (1998)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Bruce Willis, Sidney Poitier, Richard Gere
- When shadowy assassin and master–of–disguises Bruce Willis lines up a top US government official in his sights, FBI director Sidney…
Mercury Rising (1998)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin
- Bruce Willis as, you guessed it, a maverick FBI–man, follows this case with a frowning seriousness, cutting the wisecrackery of the DIE HARD…
Armageddon (1998)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton…
- After the tragedy of DEEP IMPACT, we get to witness the end of the world again, this time Jerry Bruckheimer–style (CON AIR, THE ROCK). That…
Siege, The (1998)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Annette Bening
- In a standoff of virtue versus guts, Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis deal with an Islamic terrorist assault on New York City in the best way they…
Sixth Sense, The (1999)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Colette
- A rarity here – an intelligent Hollywood horror movie with no teenagers and no comic relief (intended or otherwise).
Story of a troubled…
Story of Us, The (1999)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer
- Married couple Bruce Willis and Michele Pfeiffer enter a trial separation, and reflect on their fifteen year relationship by confiding in their…
Whole Nine Yards, The (2000)
- Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Rosanna Arquette…
- Innocent humdrum dentist Matthew Perry (FRIENDS) gets involved with his neighbour Bruce Willis, a semi–retired hitman, for a series of comical…
Unbreakable (2000)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright
- The sceptre of THE SIXTH SENSE hangs over this follow–up from writer/director Shyamalan, whose status as a Hollywood golden boy has arguably…
Kid, The (2000)
- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Lily Tomlin
- Bruce Willis’ likeable persona serves the child audience well, playing a rich, cynical image consultant, who is visited by his 8–yr old self…
Bandits (2001)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett…
- Genuine wit is visited upon this comedy–drama built around the unlikely character alliance of successful bank–robbers Bruce Willis and…
Hart's War (2001)
- Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Bruce Willis
- Deserving invigoration of the POW–film, set amongst a troop of American soldiers incarcerated behind Nazi barbed–wire in WWII.
When a…
Tears of the Sun (2003)
- Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser…
- Bruce Willis leads the charge in a 'Special Ops' mission in war–ravaged Nigeria.
Assigned to rescue a UN doctor (Belluci!) he and his squad…
Ray: Genius - A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
- Dir. Bruce Gowers
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Morgan Freeman…
- An extended concert tribute to soulman Ray Charles, combining new and vintage entertainers and memories from the likes of Quincy Jones, B.B. King and…
Hostage (2005)
- Dir. Florent Emilio Siri
Feat. Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Jonathan Tucker…
- Bruce Willis negotiates familiar territory as a SWAT agent drawn into a messy siege in a high–security mansion, where three white–trash…
Sin City (2005)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen…
- A sensational slab of stylized and ultra–violent pulp fiction, adapted from Frank Miller's own notorious 'crime noir' comicbooks, and…
Over the Hedge (2006)
- Dir. Tim Johnson
Feat. Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell…
- Jovial animation tells of the best laid plans of a scheming raccoon (voiced by Bruce Willis), who recruits a gaggle of forest creatures to invade the…
16 Blocks (2006)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
- Surprisingly taut and minimalist New York City actioner has downtrodden, booze–addled cop Bruce Willis assigned a fool's errand to transport a…
Wrong Man, The (Lucky Number Slevin) (2006)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu…
- A crazily convoluted thriller with a powerhouse cast, this is heavy on slick violence and self–aware pop–gun dialogue, with levels of…
Fast Food Nation (2006)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke…
- A grave, caustic expose of industry malpractice and greed in the fast food business, told from the dramatic perspective of multiple characters…
Alpha Dog (2006)
- Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch, Sharon Stone…
- The versatile Emile Hirsch plays a rich, white, and very teenage drug dealer whose charmed existence is threatened when a kidnapping–murder…
Perfect Stranger (2007)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi
- Halle Berry stakes out a murder suspect (Willis) via online social networks and chatroom espionage in this lurid tech–oriented thriller.…
Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard) (2007)
- Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long…
- Bruce Willis returns as hardass action copper John McClane, taking on a plugged–in, post–9/11 terrorist cell in this fourth addition to…
Planet Terror (2007)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin…
- Robert Rodriguez's half – and quite possibly, the better half – of the "Grindhouse" double bill (with Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF),…
What Just Happened (2008)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis…
- Robert De Niro is in late–career–best form in this amiable showbiz satire that captures two weeks in the life of a frustrated film…
Assassination Of A High School President (2008)
- Dir. Brett Simon
Feat. Mischa Barton, Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis…
- A high–school reporter investigating the disappearance of missing exam papers uncovers a wider conspiracy in this smart, teen riff on CHINATOWN.
Surrogates (2009)
- Dir. Jonathan Mostow
Feat. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike…
- Bruce Willis is called to action in this glassy, futuristic thriller, set in a world in which humans live their everyday lives through lifelike…
Cop Out (2010)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott…
- Juvenile buddy–cop homage features Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as a pair of 'odd–couple' detectives seeking to reclaim a rare baseball…
Expendables, The (2010)
- Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li…
- Sylvester Stallone directs and leads a cast of old school action heroes for a mission impropable to assassinate a Latin American dictator.…
RED (R.E.D.) (2010)
- Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren…
- Entertaining cannon fodder, this is yet another comic book adaptation of assassins on the lam, but one distinguished by its dynamite cast and…
Expendables 2, The (2012)
- Dir. Simon West
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme…
- Sly Stallone rounds up the boys for another hour–and–a–half of homoerotic mass destruction in this muscle flexing,…
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis…
- Wes Anderson's latest exquisite comedy, about two 12–year–olds in 1960s New England who consummate their adolescent romance by running…
Looper (2012)
- Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt…
- A top–drawer time–traveling actioner, following a hired gun whose job to assassinate targets transported from the future is complicated…
Lay the Favourite (2012)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn…
- A feather–lite caper centred on a ditzy sexpot (Hall) whose aspirations to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress reveal other hidden talents,…
A Good Day to Die Hard (Die Hard 5) (2013)
- Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch…
- The returns have all but diminished for this once durable, gold–standard action franchise, with aging Bruce Willis winding up in the middle of…
G.I Joe: Retaliation (2013)
- Dir. Jon M. Chu
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis…
- The Joes strap up for another explosive slug fest with arch enemies Cobra in this dumb–fun sequel to the toy franchise blockbuster.
RED 2 (2013)
- Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker…
- It's more of the same from the retired assassins club, who are still fighting for their survival in this entertaining, if entirely disposable…
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
- Dir. Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin…
- A return to the hard boiled caricatures of Frank Miller's graphic "Sin City". Tales of vengeance, torture and infidelity are woven together into an…
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Kate Hudson…
- Bill Murray strikes out in this tepid comedy as down–on–his–luck music manager who discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary…
Death Wish (2018)
- Dir. Eli Roth
Feat. Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue…
- 6th film in the DEATH WISH series, and a remake of the original 1974 classic, with Bruce Willis as a surgeon burning for revenge after his wife and…
Glass (2018)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy…
- An ambitious, unconventional superhero thriller that provides an intersection between the director M. Night Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable…
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
- Dir. Edward Norton
Feat. Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw…
- Handsomely mounted neo–noir crime movie, the culmination of a 20 year passion project for writer, director and star Edward Norton, based on the…