TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Bruce Willis.

Bruce Willis
Birthdate: March 19, 1955

Bruce Willis

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1980s
1.9508
6
total ranking of 1.9508
1990s
3.1003
23
total ranking of 3.1003
2000s
3.0006
18
total ranking of 3.0006
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Bruce Willis is ranked overall as 3.3325 of of 4 stars3.3325

Bruce Willis Movie Rankings

1
Bruce Willis starring in Pulp Fiction
Bruce Willis scores a combined 3.6905 out of 4 stars for Pulp Fiction3.6905
Pulp Fiction is a mix of crime fiction and dark satire. The film follows two professional hit men on the hunt for a briefcase. The story then tells the tale of several individuals and their relationship to crime boss Marsellus. ...more about Pulp Fiction
2
Bruce Willis starring in Player
Bruce Willis scores a combined 3.2943 out of 4 stars for Player3.2943
A studio executive, Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), is the person able to make films possible by reviewing pitches that are presented to him. When he rejects a writer’s work, the writer is upset and sends threatening postcards to Griffin. ...more about Player
3
Bruce Willis starring in Die Hard
Bruce Willis scores a combined 3.1888 out of 4 stars for Die Hard3.1888
Terrorists take a employee Christmas party hostage and plan to steal $600 million dollars from the Nakatomi Corporation building. It's up to one NY police officer to take down the bad guys and save his wife and the other hostages. ...more about Die Hard
4
Sixth Sense, The (1999)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 3.1190 out of 4 stars for Sixth Sense3.1190
In this chilling, psychological thriller, 8-year-old Cole Sear (Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. ...more about Sixth Sense
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Suspense
5
Sin City (2005)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 3.0319 out of 4 stars for Sin City3.0319
Sin City is a violent city where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly. ...more about Sin City
6
Nobody's Fool (1994)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 3.0023 out of 4 stars for Nobody's Fool3.0023
Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. ...more about Nobody's Fool
Actor Awards
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Supporting Actor
7
Unbreakable (2000)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.9533 out of 4 stars for Unbreakable2.9533
This suspense thriller unfolds as the audience is introduced to David Dunn, played by Willis. Not only is he the sole survivor of a horrific train-crash that killed 131 people he doesn't have a scratch on him. ...more about Unbreakable
8
Over the Hedge (2006)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.9513 out of 4 stars for Over the Hedge2.9513
Raccoon con artist, RJ, tricks a group of rag-tag forest creatures, near a new suburban development, into helping him repay his debt to a hungry, hibernating bear by collecting food and gadgets from the humans. ...more about Over the Hedge
9
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.8982 out of 4 stars for Live Free or Die Hard2.8982
On the July 4th holiday, an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation. ...more about Live Free or Die Hard
10
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.8825 out of 4 stars for Die Hard 22.8825
Once again, New York cop John McClane is in the wrong place at the wrong time - this time he's waiting for his wife's plane to arrive at Washington's Dulles Airport when he uncovers a plot to sabotage the airport's landing system. ...more about Die Hard 2
11
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.8753 out of 4 stars for Twelve Monkeys2.8753
An unknown and lethal virus has wiped out five billion people in 1996. Only 1% of the population has survived by the year 2035, and is forced to live underground. ...more about Twelve Monkeys
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
12
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.8272 out of 4 stars for Die Hard: With a Vengeance2.8272
A man calling himself "Simon" begins a reign of terror in the streets of New York: he threatens to detonate bombs around the city unless Detective John McClane cooperates in a game of "Simon Says". ...more about Die Hard: With a Vengeance
13
Fifth Element, The (1997)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.8043 out of 4 stars for Fifth Element2.8043
Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element (played by Milla Jovovich) can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. ...more about Fifth Element
14
Armageddon (1998)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.7971 out of 4 stars for Armageddon2.7971
Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. ...more about Armageddon
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
15
Bandits (2001)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.7671 out of 4 stars for Bandits2.7671
A charismatic convict (Bruce Willis) and a hypochondriac inmate (Billy Bob Thornton) break out of prison in a cement truck and immediately start a bank robbing spree. ...more about Bandits
16
Last Boy Scout, The (1991)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.7669 out of 4 stars for Last Boy Scout2.7669
A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician. ...more about Last Boy Scout
17
16 Blocks (2006)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.7403 out of 4 stars for 16 Blocks2.7403
Based on a pitch by Richard Wenk, the mismatched buddy film follows a troubled NYPD officer who's forced to take a happy, but down-on-his-luck witness 16 blocks from the police station to 100 Centre Street, although no one wants the duo to make it. ...more about 16 Blocks
18
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.7304 out of 4 stars for Lucky Number Slevin2.7304
Set in New York City, a case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) in the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman). ...more about Lucky Number Slevin
19
Hostage (2005)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.7249 out of 4 stars for Hostage2.7249
Jeff Talley, a former LAPD hostage negotiator, has moved himself away from his failed career outside of Los Angeles, and away from his wife and daughter. ...more about Hostage
20
Siege, The (1998)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.6970 out of 4 stars for Siege2.6970
After the abduction by the US military of an Islamic religious leader, New York City becomes the target of escalating terrorist attacks. ...more about Siege
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
21
Hart's War (2002)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.6930 out of 4 stars for Hart's War2.6930
Fourth-generation Army Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a brutal German POW camp. ...more about Hart's War
22
Jackal, The (1997)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.6344 out of 4 stars for Jackal2.6344
Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. ...more about Jackal
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Suspense
23
Whole Nine Yards, The (2000)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.6201 out of 4 stars for Whole Nine Yards2.6201
Oz is a Montréal dentist, paying off debts so he can divorce his wife: the dislike is mutual. ...more about Whole Nine Yards
24
Kid, The (2000)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.6004 out of 4 stars for Kid2.6004
Russ Duritz is a wealthy L.A. image consultant, but as he nears 40, he's cynical, dogless, chickless, estranged from his father, and he has no memories of his childhood. One night he surprises an intruder, who turns out to be a kid, almost 8 years old. ...more about Kid
25
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.5989 out of 4 stars for Tears of the Sun2.5989
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. ...more about Tears of the Sun
26
Astronaut Farmer, The (2007)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.5809 out of 4 stars for Astronaut Farmer2.5809
A retired astronaut leaves NASA to save his family farm, but he still dreams of going into space. To fulfill his dreams he begins to build a space rocket in his barn. ...more about Astronaut Farmer
27
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.5778 out of 4 stars for Death Becomes Her2.5778
Helen and Madeline hate each other. Madeline is married to Ernest, who is having an affair with Helen. Both women rely on Ernest for plastic surgery for their continued good looks, so when Madeline finds a cure for aging, Helen gets it, too. ...more about Death Becomes Her
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
28
Story of Us, The (1999)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.5119 out of 4 stars for Story of Us2.5119
Two jilted lovers spend fifteen years of marriage together, only to find that they might no longer love each other. In this time they have two children and go through the various (dramatic and comical) events that take place in an average marriage. ...more about Story of Us
29
Bonfire of the Vanities, The (1990)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.4714 out of 4 stars for Bonfire of the Vanities2.4714
Financial "Master of the Universe" Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car. ...more about Bonfire of the Vanities
30
Mercury Rising (1998)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.4675 out of 4 stars for Mercury Rising2.4675
Bruce Willis is an outcast FBI agent who is assigned to protect a 9 year old autistic boy who is the target for assassins after cracking a top secret government code. ...more about Mercury Rising
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
31
Breakfast of Champions (1999)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.4180 out of 4 stars for Breakfast of Champions2.4180
A portrait of a fictional town in the mid west that is home to a group of idiosyncratic and slightly neurotic characters. Dwayne Hoover is a wealthy car dealer-ship owner that's on the brink of suicide and is losing touch with reality. ...more about Breakfast of Champions
32
Alpha Dog (2007)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.3696 out of 4 stars for Alpha Dog2.3696
When Jake refuses to pay his debt to his drug dealer Johnny, Johnny kidnaps Jake's younger brother, Zach, and holds him hostage. Zach is treated less like a prisoner and more like one of the gang. Until the fun and games stop and law catches up with them. ...more about Alpha Dog
33
Blind Date (1987)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.3103 out of 4 stars for Blind Date2.3103
Walter Davis is a workaholic. His attention is all to his work and very little to his personal life or appearance. Now he needs a date to take to his company's business dinner with a new important Japanese client. ...more about Blind Date
34
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.0481 out of 4 stars for Mortal Thoughts2.0481
Cynthia comes forward to talk to detective John about the murder of her best friend's husband. The story is told as a series of flashbacks... James was a bullying, verbally and physically abusive husband. ...more about Mortal Thoughts
35
Whole Ten Yards, The (2004)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 2.0279 out of 4 stars for Whole Ten Yards2.0279
Thanks to falsified dental records supplied by his former neighbor Nicholas Oz Oseransky, retired hitman Jimmy The Tulip Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported ...more about Whole Ten Yards
36
North (1994)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 1.9988 out of 4 stars for North1.9988
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. ...more about North
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
  • Not Available on DVD
37
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 1.9554 out of 4 stars for Hudson Hawk1.9554
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. ...more about Hudson Hawk
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
38
Striking Distance (1993)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 1.8181 out of 4 stars for Striking Distance1.8181
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom. ...more about Striking Distance
39
Perfect Stranger (2007)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 1.7903 out of 4 stars for Perfect Stranger1.7903
Investigative reporter Rowena Price (Halle Berry) poses as a temp in the office of executive Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis) whom she suspects involvement in the murder of her friend. After infiltrating Hill’s office she flirts with him online. ...more about Perfect Stranger
  • Not Available on DVD
40
Billy Bathgate (1991)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 1.7223 out of 4 stars for Billy Bathgate1.7223
Based loosely on the organized crime syndicates of the 20's and 30's, Billy Bathgate is the story of a young man's rise from gopher to right hand man in Dutch Schultz' gang. Having been impressed by the youth, Schultz takes him under his wing so to speak. ...more about Billy Bathgate
41
Color of Night (1994)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 1.6555 out of 4 stars for Color of Night1.6555
Psychologist Bill Capa gives up his practise when he unintentially pushes a patient to committ suicide. In an effort to come to terms with this tragedy he visits an old colleague, Bob Moore, who is subsequently murdered. ...more about Color of Night
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Actor
42
In Country (1989)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 1.5880 out of 4 stars for In Country1.5880
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. ...more about In Country
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
43
Grand Champion (2002)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 1.0319 out of 4 stars for Grand Champion1.0319
'Grand Champion' weaves the tale of a spunky young boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position and up through the ranks of several Texas stock shows to ultimately win the coveted title of Grand Champion. ...more about Grand Champion
44
Sunset (1988)
Bruce Willis scores a combined 0.9884 out of 4 stars for Sunset0.9884
Whilst making a silent film about the life of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, veteran actor Tom Mix (Bruce Willis) discovers that the real Earp (James Garner) is on the film set as a technical advisor. ...more about Sunset
45
Return of Bruno, The (1988)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
46
That's Adequate (1989)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
47
Wildwood Days (2005)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD