Movies directed by Renny Harlin

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

93 mins     Fantasy, Horror      

It would be fair to say that the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies are like a rollercoaster, every good movie is followed by a bad movie. So whilst "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was good "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2" was te...

Die Hard 2 (1990)

124 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

Whilst Bruce Willis may have been an unlikely actor to become an action hero, he certainly managed it with "Die Hard" and its little surprise that after the success of "Die Hard" we got the sequel "Die Hard 2". What's good is...

Cliffhanger (1993)

112 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

Having tried to lay "Rocky" to rest with the less than spectacular "Rocky V" and tried his hand at a couple of comedies, muscle man Sylvester Stallone returned to form in 1993 with what would be the start of a run of what can...

Cutthroat Island (1995)

124 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

In fairness I haven't seen all of director Renny Harlin's movies but the ones I have seen such as "Die Hard 2", "Cliffhanger" and "The Long Kiss Goodnight" have been all about the action and that is exactly what "Cutthroat Is...

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

120 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

The Long Kiss Goodnight: Geena Davis stars as Samantha Caine who suffered amnesia 8 years earlier but now begins to remember things as she discovers she has the skills of an assassin...

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

101 mins     Action , Disaster, Drama, Thriller      

WSomeone once said to me that "Deep Blue Sea" was the new "Jaws", at which point I told them not to be so stupid and sent them packing. Yes, the two movie may have the common element that they both use sharks to instigate fea...

Driven (2001)

116 mins     Action , Drama, Sport      

Driven: Sylvester Stallone stars as Joe Tanto, a former racing driver who agrees to get back in a car to guide a young driverm but first Joe must deal with his demons...

Mindhunters (2004)

106 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller      

A group of FBI agents are going through a training profile to deal with serial killers; their training involves observation tasks as well as profiling a talent some of the agents use to get women's numbers in bars. One of the...

The Covenant (2006)

97 mins     Action , Fantasy, Horror      

Six Packs & knickers, those two things dominate "The Covenant" or at least they dominate the memories I have of it. That doesn't say much for this teen horror but then I guess I'm not in the target demographic as this is a pr...

Cleaner (2007)

88 mins     Crime, Mystery, Thriller      

What happens when someone is killed in your home? The police come and examine the crime scene, the body is removed and you are left with the aftermath, the blood stained carpet, walls and furniture which needs to be dealt wit...

12 Rounds (2009)

108 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

Let me put some facts down for you; "12 Rounds" not only stars wrestler John Cena but is produced by WWE Studios and if that wasn't enough it is directed by one time action main man Renny Harlin. Now anyone who chooses to wat...

5 Days of War (2011)

113 mins     Action , Drama, War      

"5 Days of War" starts by informing us about the number of war correspondents who have died in the past decade and I thought that this was going to be a movie which focussed on the dangers that these brave journalists put the...

The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013)

100 mins     Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi      

I guess that knowing that back in 1959 there was a Dyatlov Pass incident might be a good place to start when watching Renny Harlin's "The Dyatlov Pass Incident". Then again knowing the facts and then being presented with the ...

The Legend of Hercules (2014)

99 mins     Action , Adventure , Fantasy      

The first time I watched one these CGI enhanced fantasy action movies two things happened; briefly I was impressed but that quickly turned to boredom. The reason why is that it quickly became apparent that these movies were n...