5. ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ (1995)

The third “Die Hard” movie remains the best of the sequels. Even as it built directly on the back of the original, “Die Hard with a Vengeance” shook up the formula and took risks in a way “Die Hard 2” (and all the subsequent sequels) failed to do. The addition of fellow “Pulp Fiction” alum Samuel L. Jackson as Willis’ new foil didn’t hurt, either.