Die Hard

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 11m
  •  (40)
  • 72

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Videos & Photos

  • 30th Anniversary Christmas Edition
  • Trailer 1
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

John McTiernan

Producer:

Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Beau Marks

Writer:

Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza

Release Date:

Jul 20, 1988

Runtime:

2hr 11m

Synopsis

John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Cast

  • Bruce Willis
  • Alan Rickman
  • Bonnie Bedelia
  • Reginald VelJohnson
  • Alexander Godunov
  • Paul Gleason
  • William Atherton
  • Hart Bochner

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Verified Review

Still a great movie after all these years. The theater i went to was packed.

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Tammy S

Metacritic

72
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Based on 14 Critics
5.8

USER SCORE (840)

Mixed or average reviews based on 840 Reviews
100

Not only is it a thrill-a-minute ride, but it has one of the best film villains in recent memory, a hero everyone can relate to, dialogue that crackles with wit, and a lot of very impressive pyrotechnics.

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Metacritic review by James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
88

The result is a foot-stomping rouser. Where else can you get a cop in his underwear boogalooing with skyscraper terrorists? [15 July 1988, Life, p.4D]

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Metacritic review by Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
75

Has everything but a personality. [15 July 1988, Friday, p.A]

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Tribune
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