John McTiernan Films
Pattern Statistics
11
Movies
5.8
Avg Arcplot
117
Avg Runtime
1987-2003
Year Range
6.8
Avg IMDb
58%
Avg RT
51
Avg Metacritic
$1384M
Total Box Office
15.0
Avg Plot Points
John McTiernan - Narrative Structure Analysis
John McTiernan's filmography, stretching across 16 years from 1987 to 2003, showcases proven facility with classical narrative structure. Throughout 11 works examined on Arcplot, the average structural score of 7.0 reveals strong command of beat sheet principles.
From a beat sheet perspective, the director's strongest examples are Medicine Man (7.7), Last Action Hero (7.5), and Rollerball (7.4).
Genre Distribution
John McTiernan's output regularly tackles Action (9 films), Thriller (7 films), Adventure (6 films), demonstrating consistent generic focus.
At an average runtime of 1 hour and 57 minutes, John McTiernan demonstrates narrative efficiency.
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