The 3 best Bruce Willis movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes

Bruce Willis, one of Hollywood's finest, made wearing a vest during a hostage situation seem perfectly acceptable. Many of his most beloved roles saw him wield a Clint Eastwood-like squint and a level of sass that other actors couldn't pull off. But much like Willis himself, his three highest-rated films Rotten Tomatoes they're a surprising package that would certainly make for an interesting unofficial trilogy to watch over a weekend. That includes what RT considered the best of the bunch: a movie about a decidedly vexed New York cop without shoes and a partiality to Roy Rogers movies.

Indeed, it should come as absolutely no shock that “Die Hard,” Willis' breakout vehicle and bulletproof pillar of the action movie genre, is the actor's highest-rated film on RT among critics. Earning a well-deserved 94% from the website, “Die Hard” broke the mold that so many other films tried to replicate since then. “Die Hard” in a bus (aka “Speed”), “Die Hard” in a battleship (aka “Under Siege”), “Die Hard” in an airplane (aka “Air Force One”); all doing their best to match the same excitement and tight writing of director John McTiernan's 1988 hit. However, the original “Die Hard” (and Willis' John McClane) continues to stand 36 stories above the rest as one of the best action movies ever. In fact, it took 24 years for another Willis-led project to come close to matching “Die Hard” in the eyes of critics (according to RT's metric, anyway).

For almost a quarter of a century after John McClane dropped Hans Gruber from a roof for Christmas, Bruce Willis continued to work in other genres besides the one that sent his career into the stratosphere. In particular, he played in two very different sci-fi films in the 90s in the form of “12 Monkeys” by Terry Gilliam and “Armageddon” by Michael Bay. However, his most acclaimed entry into the genre (again, according to RT) came in 2012, when he teamed up with filmmaker Rian Johnson and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the latter of whom wore prosthetics for he looks better like a young Willis. his movie “Looper” (which has a rating of 93% on the website).

Joined by Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels, “Looper” is set in a future where gangsters attack loose ends sending those they want to get rid of back in the past, where a “Looper” kills them to destroy them. the “evidence”. Levitt plays such a hit man, who is faced with a complicated task when his last job has become his future self (Willis), which gives rise to a mind story that dissolves time loops, children with special powers , and Gordon-Levitt who does. his best impression of Willis. “Looper” remains both one of Johnson's best films and one of the best sci-fi movies everlargely thanks to Willis' perfect performance. Coincidentally, though, that same year also saw the actor break out in another well-received film — one that couldn't be more different from Johnson's tale of time-traveling hitmen.

Sometimes the eccentric Bruce Willis is the best Bruce Willis, so see him appear among the eclectic cast list for Wes Anderson's “Moonrise Kingdom” (which is tied with “Looper” on RT with a rating of 93%) it was an absolute treat. The 2012 drama features the typical quirky ensemble that the filmmaker is known for stringing together. That includes Willis as Captain Sharp, a police officer on an island in search of a missing boy and girl who are off on an adventure (forcing the adults around them to go on an adventure of their own).

Willis' turn in “Moonrise Kingdom” made a refreshing addition to his catalog of work. The actor has always had comic timing and often combines that with frenetic energy (in movies like “Death Becomes Her”) or dry wit (the kind that made him the ideal action hero in the movies ” Die Hard” and “The Last Boy”. Here, however, there is a heart to his performance that was not always on display in his other films, ” Moonrise Kingdom” is not necessarily the best Wes Anderson movie (depending on who you ask), but it's certainly a welcome addition to his and Willis' filmography.