Bruce Willis: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 126
- on screen
- 1980–2025
- box office
- $7.15B
- nominations
- 2
- average score
- 32
- Born
- March 19, 1955
- Birthplace
- Idar-Oberstein, West Germany
- Full name
- Walter Bruce Willis
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- Actor, Singer
- Years active
- 1980–2022
- Spouses
- Demi Moore, Emma Heming
- Children
- 5
The Best Bruce Willis Movies
The highest-rated films Bruce Willis is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Breach (2020) scores highest, at 76. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Breach 2020 · Clay -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Motherless Brooklyn 2019 · Frank Minna -
Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Glass 2019 · David Dunn -
Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Acts of Violence 2018 · Detective James Avery -
Movie Echo Score: Score 45 First Kill 2017 · Action -
Movie Echo Score: Score 43 Death Wish 2018 · Paul Kersey
Bruce Willis's Career in Numbers
Bruce Willis's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Bruce Willis works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The First Deadly Sin (1980) to Detective Knight: Independence (2023), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Bruce Willis Movies by Decade
- 1980s 6
- 1990s 24
- 2000s 21
- 2010s 29
- 2020s 24
The 2010s were Bruce Willis's busiest decade, with 29 films.
Bruce Willis Movies by Genre
- Action 60
- Drama 13
- Thriller 8
- Comedy 7
- Crime 3
- Mystery 3
- Music 2
- Adventure 2
- Fantasy 2
- Documentary 1
Action is the genre Bruce Willis has worked in most, with 60 films, ahead of drama (13).
Bruce Willis Career Milestones
- First film
- The First Deadly Sin 1980
- Biggest box office hit
- The Sixth Sense $673M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Breach Movie Echo Score 76
- Newest film
- Detective Knight: Independence 2023
Bruce Willis Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Bruce Willis is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 32. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Bruce Willis Movies as an Actor
104- 2023
Assassin as Valmora · Action Worldwide box office: $132K Movie Echo Score: 36 - 2023
Detective Knight: Independence as Det. James Knight · Thriller Worldwide box office: $53.3K Movie Echo Score: 20 - 2022
Detective Knight: Redemption as James Knight · Action Worldwide box office: $193K Movie Echo Score: 32 - 2022
Paradise City as Ian Swan · Action Worldwide box office: $93.5K Movie Echo Score: 26 - 2022
Detective Knight: Rogue as Det. James Knight · Crime Worldwide box office: $95.2K Movie Echo Score: 40 - 2022
Wire Room as Shane Mueller · Action Movie Echo Score: 7 - 2022
Wrong Place as Frank Richards · Thriller Worldwide box office: $98.9K Movie Echo Score: 12 - 2022
White Elephant as Arnold Solomon · Action Worldwide box office: $49.5K Movie Echo Score: 40 - 2022
Vendetta as Donnie Fetter · Action Worldwide box office: $175K Movie Echo Score: 12 - 2022
Fortress: Sniper's Eye as Robert · Action Worldwide box office: $69.1K Movie Echo Score: 10 - 2022
Corrective Measures Action Worldwide box office: $34.5K Movie Echo Score: 35 - 2022
A Day to Die as Alston · Action Worldwide box office: $98.6K Movie Echo Score: 31 - 2022
Gasoline Alley as Detective Bill Freeman · Action Worldwide box office: $32.4K Movie Echo Score: 36 - 2022
American Siege as Ben Watts · Action Worldwide box office: $122K Movie Echo Score: 34 - 2021
Fortress as Robert · Action Worldwide box office: $52.2K Movie Echo Score: 23 - 2021
Deadlock as Ron Whitlock · Action Worldwide box office: $28.5K Movie Echo Score: 10 - 2021
Apex as Malone · Action Worldwide box office: $12K Movie Echo Score: 20 - 2021
Survive the Game as David · Action Worldwide box office: $59.3K Movie Echo Score: 36 - 2021
Midnight in the Switchgrass as Karl · Thriller Worldwide box office: $230K Movie Echo Score: 26 - 2021
Out of Death as Jack Harris · Thriller Worldwide box office: $95.8K Movie Echo Score: 14 - 2021
Cosmic Sin as James Ford · Action Worldwide box office: $350K Movie Echo Score: 20 - 2020 Breach as Clay · Action Worldwide box office: $39.3K Movie Echo Score: 76
- 2020
Hard Kill as Dayton Chalmers · Action Worldwide box office: $112K Movie Echo Score: 14 - 2020
Survive the Night as Frank · Action Worldwide box office: $220K Movie Echo Score: 22 - 2019
Trauma Center as Lt. Steve Wakes · Action Worldwide box office: $93K Movie Echo Score: 30 - 2019 Motherless Brooklyn as Frank Minna · Drama Worldwide box office: $18.6M Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2019
10 Minutes Gone as Rex · Action Worldwide box office: $333K Movie Echo Score: 22 - 2019 Glass as David Dunn · Action Worldwide box office: $247M Movie Echo Score: 55
- 2018
Air Strike as Jack · Action Worldwide box office: $532K Movie Echo Score: 24 - 2018
Reprisal as James · Action Worldwide box office: $599K Movie Echo Score: 35 - 2018 Death Wish as Paul Kersey · Action Worldwide box office: $49.6M Movie Echo Score: 43
- 2018 Acts of Violence as Detective James Avery · Action Worldwide box office: $387K Movie Echo Score: 45
- 2017 First Kill Action Worldwide box office: $347K Movie Echo Score: 45
- 2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice Action Worldwide box office: $856K Movie Echo Score: 37 - 2015
Extraction Action Worldwide box office: $711K - 2015
Vice Action Worldwide box office: $1.57M - 2014
The Prince Action Worldwide box office: $1.29M - 2013
RED 2 Action Worldwide box office: $148M - 2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Action Worldwide box office: $376M - 2013
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies as Narrator (voice) / Self · Documentary - 2013
A Good Day to Die Hard Action Worldwide box office: $305M - 2012
Lay the Favorite Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.58M - 2012
Looper Action Worldwide box office: $177M - 2012
The Cold Light of Day Action Worldwide box office: $16.9M - 2012
Fire with Fire as Mike Cella · Thriller Worldwide box office: $2.5M - 2012
The Expendables 2 Action Worldwide box office: $315M - 2012
Moonrise Kingdom Drama Worldwide box office: $68.3M - 2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage) · Drama - 2011
Catch.44 as Mel · Action Worldwide box office: $292K - 2011
Setup as Biggs · Crime - 2011
The Black Mamba as Mister Suave · Action - 2010
RED Action Worldwide box office: $199M - 2010
Cop Out Action Worldwide box office: $55.6M - 2009
Surrogates Action Worldwide box office: $122M - 2008
Assassination of a High School President as Principal Kirkpatrick · Comedy Worldwide box office: $69.6K - 2007
Live Free or Die Hard Action Worldwide box office: $388M - 2007
The Hip Hop Project Music Worldwide box office: $46.2K - 2007
Perfect Stranger Drama Worldwide box office: $73.5M - 2007
Planet Terror as Lieutenant Muldoon · Action Worldwide box office: $11.4M - 2006
Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure as RJ (voice) · Family - 2006
Over the Hedge Adventure Worldwide box office: $340M - 2006
Lucky Number Slevin Thriller Worldwide box office: $56.3M - 2006
16 Blocks Action Worldwide box office: $65.7M - 2006
Tarantino’s Mind as Butch Coolidge (archive footage) · Comedy - 2005
Hostage Action Worldwide box office: $77.7M - 2004
Grand Champion as Mr. Blandford · Comedy Worldwide box office: $54.6K - 2004
The Whole Ten Yards Thriller Worldwide box office: $26.2M - 2003
Tears of the Sun Action Worldwide box office: $86.5M - 2002
True West as Lee · Tv movie - 2002
Hart's War Drama Worldwide box office: $32.3M - 2001
Bandits Drama Worldwide box office: $67.6M - 2000
Unbreakable Drama Worldwide box office: $248M - 2000
The Kid Fantasy Worldwide box office: $110M - 2000
The Whole Nine Yards Adventure Worldwide box office: $106M - 1999
The Story of Us Drama Worldwide box office: $58.9M - 1999
Breakfast of Champions Comedy Worldwide box office: $178K - 1999
The Sixth Sense Drama Worldwide box office: $673M - 1998
The Siege Action Worldwide box office: $117M - 1998
Armageddon Action Worldwide box office: $554M - 1998
Mercury Rising Action Worldwide box office: $93.1M - 1997
The Jackal Action Worldwide box office: $159M - 1997
The Fifth Element Action Worldwide box office: $264M - 1996
Last Man Standing Action Worldwide box office: $47.3M - 1996
Twelve Monkeys Sci-Fi - 1995
Four Rooms as Leo · Comedy Worldwide box office: $4.26M - 1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance Action Worldwide box office: $366M - 1995
Nobody's Fool Drama Worldwide box office: $39.5M - 1994
Pulp Fiction Drama Worldwide box office: $214M - 1994
Color of Night Mystery Worldwide box office: $19.7M - 1993
Striking Distance Action Worldwide box office: $24.1M - 1993
National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 as John McClane (uncredited) · Action - 1992
Death Becomes Her Fantasy Worldwide box office: $149M - 1991
The Last Boy Scout Action Worldwide box office: $59.5M - 1991
Billy Bathgate as Bo Weinberg · Crime Worldwide box office: $15.6M - 1991
Hudson Hawk Action Worldwide box office: $17.2M - 1991
Mortal Thoughts Mystery Worldwide box office: $18.8M - 1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities Drama Worldwide box office: $15.7M - 1990
Die Hard 2 Action Worldwide box office: $240M - 1989
In Country as Emmett Smith · Drama Worldwide box office: $3.53M - 1988
Die Hard Action Worldwide box office: $144M - 1988
Sunset as Tom Mix · Thriller Worldwide box office: $4.59M - 1987
Blind Date Comedy Worldwide box office: $39.3M - 1987
The Return of Bruno as Bruno Radolini · Music - 1980
The First Deadly Sin as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves · Mystery
Bruce Willis in Documentaries & Specials
22- 2025
Pulp Fiction: The Making Of as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2023
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2019
QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $101K Movie Echo Score: 76 - 2018
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis as Self · Tv movie - 2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d’Hollywood as Self - Actor (archive footage) · Documentary - 2016
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self · Music - 2015
Exploring the Set of ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ as Self / Cap Sharp · Documentary - 2014
Altman as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $996 - 2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley as Self · Music - 2011
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts as Self · Documentary - 2011
His Way as Self · Documentary - 2010
Inferno: The Making of ‘The Expendables’ as Self · Documentary - 2008
What Just Happened as Self · Comedy Worldwide box office: $6.76M - 2006
Tony Bennett: An American Classic as Self - Speaker · Music - 2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles as Self · Tv movie - 2002
Pulp Fiction: The Facts as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self - Interviewee (uncredited) · Documentary - 1996
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of ‘Twelve Monkeys’ as Self · Documentary - 1990
Seriously… Phil Collins as Self · Tv movie - 1989
That’s Adequate as Self · Comedy - 1987
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite as Self · Tv movie - 1986
Barbra Streisand: One Voice as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) · Documentary
Bruce Willis: Awards & Nominations
2 nominations across 2 award bodies, from 1993 to 2013. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Spirit Awards 1 nomination -
Saturn Awards 1 nomination
- 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards
- Bruce Willis: Nominated Best Supporting Male Moonrise Kingdom
- 19th Saturn Awards
- Bruce Willis: Nominated Best Actor Death Becomes Her
Who Is Bruce Willis?
Bruce Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany in 1955. Credited on films since 1980, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Walter Bruce Willis, known popularly as Bruce Willis, is a highly admired and multifaceted American actor and singer. Born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, he rose to fame with a leading role in the much-loved comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989). Willis's impressive acting portfolio boasts over a hundred films, with him achieving worldwide recognition as a compelling action hero through his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013).
His notable film credits include The Last Boy Scout (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), and many more. In recent years, Willis transitioned into starring in low-budget direct-to-video films, mostly receiving unfavorable reviews. He retired in 2022 due to aphasia, and was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023. Willis launched his singing career with his debut album, The Return of Bruno, in 1987. He also made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015. A multiple award-winner, Willis received a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.
Who Bruce Willis Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Bruce Willis shares the most films with. Samuel L. Jackson comes first, with 12 films together, followed by John Travolta (10).
Bruce Willis: Questions & Answers
How many movies Bruce Willis has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Bruce Willis been in?
Bruce Willis is credited on 126 films, from 1980 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Bruce Willis's highest-grossing movie?
The Sixth Sense (1999) is Bruce Willis's biggest box office hit, with $673M worldwide, ahead of Armageddon (1998) ($554M). Across every film with box office figures, Bruce Willis's movies have made $7.15B.
Bruce Willis's biggest hits What is the best Bruce Willis movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Bruce Willis's best-rated film is Breach (2020) with a score of 76, followed by QT8: The First Eight (2019) (76).
Best Bruce Willis movies, ranked Has Bruce Willis won an Oscar?
Bruce Willis has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Bruce Willis has 0 wins from 2 nominations.
What is Bruce Willis's newest movie?
The most recent film on Bruce Willis's filmography is Pulp Fiction: The Making Of (2025), in the role of Self (archive footage).
Who does Bruce Willis work with most often?
Bruce Willis shares the most films with Samuel L. Jackson (12 films), John Travolta (10 films) and Quentin Tarantino (8 films).
The Best Bruce Willis Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 126 credits.
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