"""The Fifth Element"" (1997), ""Armageddon"" (1998), ""The Sixth Sense"" (1999), ""Unbreakable"" (2000), ""Sin City"" (2005), ""Red"" (2010), ""Moonrise Kingdom"" (2012), ""The Expendables 2"" (2012), and ""Looper"" (2012). Motion pictures featuring Willis have grossed US$2.64 billion to 3.05 billion at North American box offices, making him the ninth-highest-grossing actor in a leading role and twelfth-highest-grossing, including supporting roles. He is a two-time Emmy Award–winning, Golden Globe Award–winning, and four-time Saturn Award–nominated actor. Solo albums: Compilations/guest appearances: Bruce Willis filmography Bruce Willis is a German-born American actor, producer with Cheyenne Enterprises, and singer. The following is a filmography of his work. Willis's"
"Mercury Rising Mercury Rising is a 1998 American political action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as ""Simple Simon"". Willis plays Art Jeffries, an undercover FBI agent who protects a 9-year-old autistic boy who is targeted by government assassins after he cracks a top secret government code. The film was released on April 3, 1998. It received mostly negative reviews. A cryptographic code called ""Mercury"" was created by the National Security Agency and is allegedly so complex that its creators believe no"
"-- the high-level government conspiracy and the maverick law enforcement agent -- are recycled, and not to good effect. While Bruce Willis can play the action hero as well as anyone in Hollywood, this particular outing leaves him marooned in situations that are characterized by too little tension and too much nonsense."" The film earned $10,104,715 in its opening weekend in 2,386 theaters. Altogether, the film grossed $32,935,289 in the United States and $60,172,000 internationally for a total of $93,107,289. Mercury Rising Mercury Rising is a 1998 American political action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by"
"The Fifth Element The Fifth Element () is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film directed and co-written by Luc Besson. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman and Milla Jovovich. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves the survival of planet Earth, which becomes the responsibility of Korben Dallas (Willis), a taxicab driver and former special forces major, after a young woman (Jovovich) falls into his cab. Dallas joins forces with her to recover four mystical stones essential for the defence of Earth against an impending attack by a malevolent cosmic entity. Besson started writing the"
"compared to ""The Lair of the White Worm"" (1940) and ""The Early Worm Gets The Bird"" (1988). Attack of the Flesh Devouring Space Worms from Outer Space Attack of the Flesh Devouring Space Worms from Outer Space (also known as Spaceworms) is a 1998 comedy-horror film produced by Scythe Productions and directed by Martin A. Martinez. The film was written by Martinez and George N. Thompson. Starring David Wood, Barbara Jurgens, and Thompson, the film follows a group of rural Americans fleeing from zombies and outer space worms. Gargantuan worms from outer space invade the town of Arkansas and they"
"Attack of the Flesh Devouring Space Worms from Outer Space Attack of the Flesh Devouring Space Worms from Outer Space (also known as Spaceworms) is a 1998 comedy-horror film produced by Scythe Productions and directed by Martin A. Martinez. The film was written by Martinez and George N. Thompson. Starring David Wood, Barbara Jurgens, and Thompson, the film follows a group of rural Americans fleeing from zombies and outer space worms. Gargantuan worms from outer space invade the town of Arkansas and they begin turning corpses into zombies. Regarding the deadly worms as their masters, the zombies turn against the"
"With the ""Osiris"" and ""Daedalus"" as the only relics of the Old Galaxy Republic, it is a new beginning for humanity’s reemergence to the stars. Rod Taylor played a role originally meant for Christopher Lee. The budget was $10 million. The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (also known as The Osiris Chronicles) is a science fiction film which aired on January 27, 1998 on television. The film is written by screenwriter Caleb Carr, who wrote the novel ""The Alienist"", and directed by Joe Dante. It was intended to be the pilot for a series"
"Alien Apocalypse Alien Apocalypse is a 2005 Sci Fi channel original movie, directed and written by Josh Becker, and starring Bruce Campbell, Renee O'Connor, Remington Franklin, Michael Cory Davis and Peter Jason. It was released on DVD on March 26, 2005. Astronaut and Osteopath, Dr. Ivan Hood (Bruce Campbell) and his companion Kelly (Renee O'Connor) return to Earth after a 40-year space mission with two other astronauts. They are soon captured by other humans and one of their team is killed after sustaining a sprain; Dr. Hood pointed out that it would have healed in a few days. They are"
"company Bay Films, with a two-picture deal with Disney. In 1998, Bay collaborated with Jerry Bruckheimer again, this time as a co-producer, as well as directing the action-adventure film ""Armageddon"". The film, about a group of tough oil drillers who are sent by NASA to deflect an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth, starred Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler. It was nominated for 4 Oscars at the 71st Academy Awards including Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Song. The film earned 9.6 million dollars on its opening day"
"The Atomic Space Bug The Atomic Space Bug is a 1999 horror film directed by Jonathan M. Parisen and starring Conrad Brooks (""Plan 9 from Outer Space""). ""The Atomic Space Bug"" is Parisen's homage to such fifties films as ""Robot Monster"" and ""Plan 9 from Outer Space"". The film is about a giant insect-like creature that terrorizes a small town. Filming began on ""The Atomic Space Bug"" in the winter of 1999 in the small town of Bainbridge, New York. The weather conditions were so harsh that the star of the film, Christopher Englese, was hospitalized twice before the film"
"Terminal Invasion Terminal Invasion is a 2002 science fiction television film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and starring Bruce Campbell and Chase Masterson. The plot involves a group of aliens disguised as humans who take over an airport in preparation for an invasion of Earth. A female pilot and a convicted murderer fight back. A convicted murderer is being transported across the highway in a blizzard when the police wagon crashes into a tree. The officers and the prisoner, Jack, make their way through the blizzard to a small airport. In the restroom the officers are killed by an alien"
"The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (also known as The Osiris Chronicles) is a science fiction film which aired on January 27, 1998 on television. The film is written by screenwriter Caleb Carr, who wrote the novel ""The Alienist"", and directed by Joe Dante. It was intended to be the pilot for a series called ""The Osiris Chronicles"" that never materialized. Similar concepts would later be used in ""Andromeda"". The story takes place several centuries in the future. Mankind has colonized the entire Solar System and beyond, and hardships such as war, disease, hunger,"
"The Siege (1998 film) The Siege is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made several attacks in New York City. The film stars Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, and Bruce Willis. FBI Special Agent Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) and his Lebanese American partner, Frank Haddad (Tony Shalhoub), intervene at the hijacking of a bus fully loaded with passengers, which contains an explosive device. The bomb turns out to be a paint bomb and the terrorists escape. The FBI receives demands to release Sheikh"
"a research team, investigating strange occurrences and defending mankind from dangerous mutations with the new Godzilla, which grew to full size in a few days, serving as humanity's protector from the new threats. Godzilla (1998 film) Godzilla is a 1998 American monster film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. The film is a reimagining of Toho's ""Godzilla"" franchise and is the 23rd film in the franchise and the first Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, and Harry Shearer. The film is"
"choose. However, a woman who is not part of the program appears in it (Scoggins), kills each virtual woman and seduces each convict. When she begins to appear outside the program, the men quickly turn on each other. Alien Intruder Alien Intruder is a 1993 action/science fiction film by Nick Stone and Ricardo Jacques Gale. It stars Maxwell Caulfield, Tracy Scoggins, Billy Dee Williams, Gary Roberts, Richard Cody, and Stephen Davies. Set in the year 2022, a group of convicts sentenced to life in prison are led on a mission into uncharted deep space by Commander Skyler (Williams) to salvage"
"Blade (film) Blade is a 1998 American superhero film directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The film stars Wesley Snipes in the title role with Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright in supporting roles. In the film, Blade is a Dhampir, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses, who protects humans from vampires. Released on August 21, 1998, ""Blade"" became a commercial success by grossing $70 million at the U.S. box office, and $131.2 million worldwide. Despite mixed reviews from film critics, the"
"Death Wish (2018 film) Death Wish is a 2018 American vigilante action thriller film directed by Eli Roth and written by Joe Carnahan. It is the sixth installment of the ""Death Wish"" series and a remake of the 1974 film of the same name starring Charles Bronson, based on Brian Garfield's 1972 novel. The film stars Bruce Willis as Paul Kersey, a Chicago doctor who sets out to get revenge on the men who attacked his family. Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Dean Norris, and Kimberly Elise also star. The film was released in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and in"
"Deep Impact (film) Deep Impact is a 1998 American science-fiction disaster film directed by Mimi Leder, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and Michael Tolkin, and starring Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, and Morgan Freeman. Steven Spielberg served as an executive producer of this film. It was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States and by DreamWorks Pictures internationally on May 8, 1998. The film depicts the attempts to prepare for and destroy a wide comet set to collide with Earth and cause a mass extinction. ""Deep Impact"" was released in the same summer as"
"Live Free or Die Hard Live Free or Die Hard (released as Die Hard 4.0 outside North America) is a 2007 American action thriller film, and the fourth installment in the ""Die Hard"" film series. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film's name was adapted from New Hampshire's state motto, ""Live Free or Die"". In the film, McClane attempts to stop cyber-terrorists who hack into government and commercial computers across the United States with the goal of starting a ""fire sale"" that would disable key elements of the nation's infrastructure. The"
"the humans (associated as the Bilateral Terran Alliance, or BTA) and the Dracs (a sentient, bipedal reptilian humanoid race) is fought. Battles are periodically fought between fighter spacecraft, and no human pilot hates the Dracs more than Willis E. Davidge (Dennis Quaid). During one such battle, Davidge and Drac pilot Jeriba Shigan (Louis Gossett, Jr.) engage in a dogfight which results in both crash-landing on Fyrine IV, an alien world uninhabited by intelligent life, with two moons, a breathable atmosphere, water, native fauna, and a hostile environment. After initial hostilities, the two eventually learn to cooperate to survive. They work"
"Babylon 5: A Call to Arms A Call To Arms (1999) is the fourth feature-length film set in the ""Babylon 5"" universe (not including the pilot, """"). It was written by J. Michael Straczynski, directed by Mike Vejar, and originally aired January 3, 1999. Five years after the establishment of the Interstellar Alliance, President John Sheridan and Mr. Garibaldi rendezvous in deep space to oversee the completion of IAS ""Excalibur"", and IAS ""Victory"", the first in a series of prototype destroyers using technology reverse engineered from the Vorlon–Minbari technology of the White Stars. En route to the firing range, Sheridan"
"from an unfamiliar alien ship. Sheppard intervenes, and the aliens retaliate by launching fighters. One of the fighters crashes into the ""Daedalus"" before it jumps again, this time into a universe where Atlantis' sun has already swelled into a red giant. To keep the ship from being burned up, McKay (David Hewlett) increases the rate at which the alternate reality drive activates, warning that his modifications are irreversible. Meanwhile, the team must contend with aliens from the crashed fighter. McKay figures out that there is no way to guide the alternate reality drive, but that they can return to their"
"Deep Rising Deep Rising is a 1998 American action horror film directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen and Anthony Heald. It was distributed by Hollywood Pictures and Cinergi Pictures and released on January 30, 1998. Amidst a storm, Captain John Finnegan and his crew, Joey Pantuchi and Leila, are hired by mercenaries Hanover, Mulligan, Mason, Billy, T-Ray, Mamooli, and Vivo to pilot their boat across the South China Sea to an undisclosed location in the middle of the ocean. Meanwhile, the ""Argonautica"", a luxury cruise ship built and owned by Simon Canton, is undertaking its maiden"
"Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Direction. The film became a cult classic and was followed by a sequel, ""Escape from L.A."" (1996), which was also directed and written by Carpenter and starred Russell but was much less favorably received. In 1988, following a 400% increase in crime, the United States government has turned Manhattan into a giant maximum-security prison. A containment wall surrounds the island, and routes out of Manhattan have been dismantled or mined, while armed helicopters patrol the rivers, and all prisoners there are sentenced to life, with no means of leaving. In 1997, NATO"
"of NSA surveillance, including ""Enemy of the State"" and ""Echelon Conspiracy"", had ""softened"" up the American public to ""the notion that our spending habits, our location, our every movement and conversation, are visible to others whose motives we cannot know."" Enemy of the State (film) Enemy of the State is a 1998 American action-thriller film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and written by David Marconi. The film stars Will Smith and Gene Hackman, with Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Gabriel Byrne, Loren Dean, Jake Busey, Barry Pepper, and Regina King in supporting roles. The film tells the story"
"Bloodsuckers from Outer Space Bloodsuckers from Outer Space is a 1984 American horror spoof written and directed by Glen Coburn. It stars Thom Meyers, Dennis Letts, Laura Ellis, Robert Bradeen, Glen Coburn, Kris Nicolau, and Pat Paulsen as Texas residents who must battle a mist that turns people into zombies. Texas farmers turn into zombies when they become infected by an energy field from outer space. The residents must escape before an overeager general can convince the President to drop a nuclear bomb on the rural town. ""Bloodsuckers from Outer Space"" premiered at Joe Bob Briggs' Drive-In Movie Festival in"
"Deterrence (film) Deterrence is a 1999 French/American dramatic film written and directed by Rod Lurie, depicting fictional events about nuclear brinkmanship. It marks the feature directorial debut of Lurie, who was previously a film critic for the ""New York Daily News"", ""Premiere Magazine"", ""Entertainment Weekly"" and ""Movieline"", among others. Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sean Astin star. In 2008, President Walter Emerson, formerly an appointed U.S. Vice President and elevated by the death of the previous U.S. president, is crossing the U.S. on a campaign tour when a blizzard traps him in a remote Colorado diner with"
"better than all the ""Death Wish"" sequels"" and ""easily the second best ""Death Wish"" movie ever made, and not a distant second."" Death Wish (2018 film) Death Wish is a 2018 American vigilante action thriller film directed by Eli Roth and written by Joe Carnahan. It is the sixth installment of the ""Death Wish"" series and a remake of the 1974 film of the same name starring Charles Bronson, based on Brian Garfield's 1972 novel. The film stars Bruce Willis as Paul Kersey, a Chicago doctor who sets out to get revenge on the men who attacked his family. Vincent"
"Soldier (1998 American film) Soldier is a 1998 American science fiction action film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, written by David Webb Peoples, and starring Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee and Gary Busey. The film tells the story of a highly skilled soldier defying his commanders and facing a relentless and brutal genetically-enhanced rival soldier. The film was released worldwide on October 23, 1998. Upon its release, ""Soldier"" received generally negative reviews but many praised the action sequences and Russell's performance. The film was a commercial failure, grossing $14 million worldwide against a"
"Die Hard with a Vengeance Die Hard with a Vengeance is a 1995 American action thriller film and the third in the ""Die Hard"" film series. It was co-produced and directed by John McTiernan (who directed ""Die Hard""), written by Jonathan Hensleigh, and stars Bruce Willis as New York City Police Department Lieutenant John McClane, Samuel L. Jackson as McClane's reluctant partner Zeus Carver, and Jeremy Irons as Simon Gruber. It was released on May 19, 1995, five years after ""Die Hard 2"", becoming the second highest-grossing film at the worldwide box-office that year. It received mixed reviews. It was"
"Unbreakable (film) Unbreakable is a 2000 American superhero thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, alongside Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard. It is the first installment in the ""Unbreakable"" series. In ""Unbreakable"", a security guard named David Dunn survives a horrific train crash. After the incident, with the help of a disabled comic art gallery owner named Elijah Price, he learns that he possesses superhuman powers. The film follows Dunn trying to explore and confront his powers and his life thus far while trying to navigate"
"United States during its theatrical run. Firestorm (1998 film) Firestorm is a 1998 action thriller film directed by Dean Semler, and starring Howie Long, Scott Glenn, William Forsythe and Suzy Amis. A group of Wyoming State convicts stage an escape with the help of an arsonist on the outside, who sets fire in the forest so that the prisoners will be taken there to help firemen, giving the prisoners a chance to escape. Randall Alexander Shaye (William Forsythe), who had stolen US$37 million four years previously and hidden it in the Wyoming forest, kills his cellmate and takes his identity"
"(1988), in which a fleet of Cybermen warships assemble to convert Earth into a new Mondas. A Cybermen scouting party is sent to Earth in search of the legendary Nemesis statue, a Time Lord artefact of immense power, made of the ""living metal"" validium. The intervention of the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and his companion Ace (Sophie Aldred), however, ensures that the Nemesis destroys the entire cyber-fleet instead. Between the series' cancellation and its subsequent revival, they make one other brief appearance in the 1993 Children in Need special ""Dimensions in Time"", as one of several enemies used by evil"