Following collaborations with Zemeckis and Tarantino, Willis then teamed with a third prolific director, Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam, for sci-fi thriller Twelve Monkeys. In a change from those earlier two efforts, Willis is front and centre here, taking the lead role as a convict who volunteers to be sent back in time in search of a way to prevent an extinction-level event for the human race.

Once again, he’s supported by a stellar cast that includes Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe and Christopher Plummer, while the film’s bleak dystopian future is impressively well-realised by Gilliam, making the it an intense and atmospheric watch. Some viewers found the plot to be a tad confusing – and as with any time travel story, it’s easy to nitpick things – but those partial to some mind-bending sci-fi will find a lot to love here.