Not just "Die Hard". 7 best roles of Bruce Willis

7. "Armageddon"

• 1998
• USA
• Thriller, sci-fi, adventure, action movie
• Director: Michael Bay
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Will Patton, Billy Bob Thornton
• IMDb Rating: 6.7

A huge asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. NASA assigns a group of drillers, headed by Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), to save mankind from destruction. It was thanks to his developments that they managed to create the most powerful drilling machine. The task of the group — to get to the asteroid, drill a hole in it, load and detonate a nuclear bomb to prevent the space body to get to Earth. Otherwise, the planet is waiting for the real end of the world.

The role of driller Harry Stamper brought Bruce Willis Golden Raspberry Awards, but over time the movie became a classic. Today, "Armageddon" is on lists of must-see disaster movies.

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6. "The Last Boy Scout"

• 1991
• USA
• Crime, comedy, detective, action
• Director: Tony Scott
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron, Halle Berry
• IMDb Rating: 7.0

Former presidential bodyguard Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis) lost his job because of a flighty temper: he once punched a senator who had offended a prostitute. After being fired, Joe became a private investigator. Together with soccer player Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans) he has to solve the mysterious murder of a stripper named Corey (Halle Berry).

The movie received two nominations at the MTV Channel Awards for Best Screen Duo (Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans) and Best Action Scene. Interesting fact: despite Willis and Wayans portraying buddies in the movie, the actors couldn't stand each other in real life.

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5. "The Fifth Element" 

• 1997
• France, Great Britain
• Fantasy, action, comedy, melodrama
• Director: Luc Besson
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker
• IMDb Rating: 7.6

In the distant technological future in a metropolis with flying cars lives cab driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis). One day, a red-haired, half-naked girl named Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) falls into his car from the sky, speaking an unknown language and possessing incredible power. At the same time, somewhere far away in outer space, a huge glowing ball of fire is looming over the Earth to destroy all life. The cab driver and his new acquaintance will save mankind.

Initially, Luc Besson was not going to invite the role of cab driver Bruce Willis. The reason was in the limited budget of the picture, and at the time Willis was one of the most highly paid actors in Hollywood. He agreed to the shooting only after they accepted his offer to replace the fixed fee with a percentage of the box office.

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4. "Lucky Number Slevin"

• 2007
• USA, Canada, UK, Germany
• Crime, drama, thriller
• Director: Paul McGuigan
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley
• IMDb Rating: 7.7

Simple guy Slevin Kelevra (Josh Hartnett) becomes a bargaining chip in the hands of rival crime bosses. A criminal mastermind (Morgan Freeman) assigns Slevin to kill the son of his longtime enemy Rabbi (Ben Kingsley). However, it is not long before Rabbi himself gives Slevin an order for elimination. Bruce Willis played the role of the mysterious hitman nicknamed The Good Cat, who begins the telling of the story.

At the Milan International Film Festival, the film won four awards, including a nomination for Best Film. The film also has a Jupiter Award for Best DVD release.

"One of the best movies in its genre, and what a cast! I love, love, love it!" — nuhan.

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3. "Sin City"

• 2005
• USA
• Detective, action, thriller, crime
• Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba
• IMDb Rating: 8.0

This is a story about a city that is mired in crime, vice, and hypocrisy. Detective Hartigan (Bruce Willis) decides to confront a large-scale evil. He pursues a maniac who rapes and murders girls. Hartigan even knows the name of the criminal, but he gets away with it, as he has the right connections and the police are on his side. In addition, other storylines unfold in the city, involving street thug Marv (Mickey Rourke), who wakes up in a room next to his girlfriend's corpse, and prostitute security guard Dwight (Clive Owen), who helps one of them hide the body of a dead cop.

"Sin City" is an adaptation of Frank Miller's now classic comic books. The movie received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005 and won a technical prize for visual design.

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2. "The Sixth Sense" 

• 1999
• USA
• Detective, fantasy, thriller, drama
• Director: M. Night Shyamalan
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Trevor Morgan
• IMDb Rating: 8.2

A boy named Cole (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by terrifying visions and ghosts. To the rescue comes psychiatrist Malcolm Crowl (Bruce Willis), who tries to support the child in his difficult struggle with otherworldly forces. In the process, he realizes that he is helping not only the patient, but also himself.

For the role of psychiatrist Bruce Willis had to learn to write with his right hand, although he is left-handed, as well as take several courses to better resemble the screen image of a psychiatrist. The movie was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay.

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1. "Die Hard"

• 1988
• USA
• Action, thriller, crime
• Director: John McTiernan
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, Paul Gleason
• IMDb Rating: 8.2

Police officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) decides to go to his wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Los Angeles for Christmas, where she has moved to build her career. They meet at the company's holiday corporate party at the Nakatoma skyscraper, which is unexpectedly taken over by terrorists from Germany. All present find themselves in hostages, and only John was able to slip away from the criminals. And now he alone has to save the whole skyscraper.

The role of a policeman in "Die Hard" became for Willis a ticket to world fame. Prior to this, he many years he appeared only in episodic roles.

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