A Good Day to Die Hard

A Good Day to Die Hard is the worst Die Hard film by a significant margin, and its inclusion on this list is a testament to the franchise’s cultural gravity rather than this entry’s quality. Bruce Willis sleepwalks through the role of John McClane, now inexplicably operating in Moscow with his CIA-agent son (Jai Courtney, aggressively bland). The truck chase through Moscow is admittedly impressive in its sheer destruction, and the Chernobyl climax has visual ambition. But McClane’s everyman charm — the quality that made Die Hard immortal — is entirely absent. He’s now an indestructible superman who shows no fear, no vulnerability, and no personality. It earned $304 million on brand recognition alone.