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John McTiernan

January 8, 1951 • 74 y.o.

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Producer Producer
Writer Writer

Full Name	John Campbell McTiernan Jr.
Place of Birth	Albany, New York, USA
Citizenship	United States
Career	1985 — ...
Genres	Action, Adventure, Documentary
Height	1.83 m 6′ 0″
Zodiac sign	capricorn
Education	School: Phillips Exeter Academy University: State University of New York
Family	father: John McTiernan Sr. marriage: married: 1988 - 1997 Donna Dubrow, married: July 19, 2003 - 2012 kids: 2 Kate Harrington, married: 2012 Gail Sistrunk kids: John "Jack" Clarence McTiernan, Truman Elizabeth McTiernan, Isabella Ruby Montecelli McTiernan

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McTiernan was born in Albany, New York, the son of Myra and John Campbell McTiernan Sr., a lawyer and actor. He attended the Juilliard School before graduating with a Master of Fine Arts from the AFI Conservatory in 1975. John McTiernan is an alum from SUNY Old Westbury.

Top Rated Movies

The Hunt for Red October 1990

The Thomas Crown Affair 1999

Die Hard with a Vengeance 1995

Filmography chart

Title Ratings: 6.9

Action 19%
Thriller 16%
Adventure 16%
Crime 5%
Drama 5%

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Director — 14

1

Movie "Tau Ceti Foxtrot"

1

Sci-Fi, Action
United States • John McTiernan

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100%
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2

Movie "Warbirds"

2

Action, Adventure
United States • John McTiernan

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94%
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2021

3

Movie "Last Action Hero: Alternate Ending" (2021)

3

2021

Short, Action
United States • John McTiernan

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6.5
Critics: —

2003

4

Movie "Basic" (2003)

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2003

Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 38 min
United States, United Kingdom • John McTiernan

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7.1
IMDb

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6.4
Critics: 21%

2002

5

Movie "Rollerball" (2002)

5

2002

Sci-Fi, Action, Sport, 1 hr 38 min
Germany, United States, Canada • John McTiernan

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4.5
IMDb

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3.1
Critics: 3%

1999

6

Movie "The 13th Warrior" (1999)

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1999

Action, Adventure, History, 1 hr 42 min
United States • John McTiernan...

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7.2
IMDb

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6.6
Critics: 33%

7

Movie "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1999)

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1999

Crime, Romance, Thriller, 1 hr 49 min
United States • John McTiernan

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7.4
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6.9
Critics: 69%

1995

8

Movie "Die Hard with a Vengeance" (1995)

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1995

Action, Adventure, Thriller, 2 hr 8 min
United States • John McTiernan

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7.6
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7.6
Critics: 60%

1993

9

Movie "Last Action Hero" (1993)

9

1993

Fantasy, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 10 min
United States • John McTiernan

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7.4
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6.5
Critics: 42%

1992

10

Movie "Medicine Man" (1992)

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1992

Adventure, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 45 min
United States • John McTiernan

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6.5
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6.0
Critics: 17%

1990

11

Movie "The Hunt for Red October" (1990)

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1990

Action, Adventure, Thriller, 2 hr 15 min
United States • John McTiernan

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6.6
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7.5
Critics: 88%

1988

12

Movie "Die Hard" (1988)

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1988

Action, Thriller, 2 hr 13 min
United States • John McTiernan

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8.1
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8.2
Critics: 94%

1987

13

Movie "Predator" (1987)

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1987

Sci-Fi, Horror, Action, 1 hr 44 min
United States, Mexico • John McTiernan

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7.8
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7.8
Critics: 80%

1985

14

Movie "Nomads" (1985)

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1985

Mystery, Thriller, Horror, 1 hr 29 min
United States • John McTiernan

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5.7
IMDb

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5.2
Critics: 36%

Producer — 9

1

Movie "Tau Ceti Foxtrot"

1

Sci-Fi, Action
United States • John McTiernan

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2002

2

Movie "Rollerball" (2002)

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2002

Sci-Fi, Action, Sport, 1 hr 38 min
Germany, United States, Canada • John McTiernan

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4.5
IMDb

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3.1
Critics: 3%

1999

3

Movie "The 13th Warrior" (1999)

3

1999

Action, Adventure, History, 1 hr 42 min
United States • John McTiernan...

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7.2
IMDb

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6.6
Critics: 33%

1997

4

Movie "Quicksilver Highway" (1997)

4

1997 — executive producer

Horror, Thriller, 1 hr 30 min
United States, United Kingdom • Mick Garris

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5.5
IMDb

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4.9
Critics: —

1996

5

Movie "Amanda" (1996)

5

1996

Drama, Family, 1 hr 23 min
United States • Bobby Roth

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5.3
Critics: —

6

Movie "The Right to Remain Silent" (1996)

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1996

Drama, 1 hr 37 min
United States • Hubert de La Bouillerie

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5.5
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1995

7

Movie "Die Hard with a Vengeance" (1995)

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1995

Action, Adventure, Thriller, 2 hr 8 min
United States • John McTiernan

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7.6
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7.6
Critics: 60%

1993

8

Movie "Last Action Hero" (1993)

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1993

Fantasy, Action, Adventure, 2 hr 10 min
United States • John McTiernan

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7.4
IMDb

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6.5
Critics: 42%

1991

9

Movie "Robin Hood" (1991)

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1991 — executive producer

Action, Adventure, Drama, 1 hr 44 min
United Kingdom, Canada, Germany • John Irvin

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6.1
IMDb

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5.7
Critics: —

Writer — 2

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Movie "Tau Ceti Foxtrot"

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Sci-Fi, Action
United States • John McTiernan

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1985

2

Movie "Nomads" (1985)

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1985

Mystery, Thriller, Horror, 1 hr 29 min
United States • John McTiernan

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5.2
Critics: 36%

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