Director
John McTiernan
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Die Hard (1988)
Credited for the movie’s clarity, tension, and elite action craftsmanship.
About 40 minDie Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Credited for a strong run of 80s/90s action films and for making the movie feel immediate and kinetic.
About 32 minPredator (1987)
Praised for making a simple, tense, and disciplined action-horror movie; his later Die Hard is mentioned as another peak.
About 16 minSpeed (1994)
Referenced as the kind of director who might have made the movie even slightly better.
About 48 minSpeed (1994)
Mentioned as someone who turned the movie down because it felt too close to Die Hard.
About 8 minCommando (1985)
Mentioned as someone who passed on Commando and later directed Predator.
About 56 minDie Hard 2 (1990)
Mentioned as the original Die Hard director who had been slated for this film but was unavailable.
About 80 minEVERY MATCH