Die Hard

Theatrical - Wide 1988-07-15

Cast Bruce Willis Bonnie Bedelia Reginald VelJohnson Paul Gleason
Directed by John McTiernan
Written by Jeb Stuart Steven Souza

Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller

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10/10

Synopsis

New York City Detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife. Unfortunately, it is not going to be a Merry Christmas for everyone. A group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber is holding everyone... See more in the Nakatomi Plaza building hostage. With no way of anyone getting in or out, it’s up to McClane to stop them all. All 12!

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Reviews

Review: Die Hard (1988)

Posted 13 years ago

NOTE: With A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD opening on Thursday, we thought this would be a great time to revisit the older films from the franchise, so expect a review/day until my review of the latest one is posted...

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Face-Off: Die Hard With a Vengeance vs. Lethal Weapon 3

Nice to see you again, fans of the cinema! This is the Face-Off, where two movies enter and both movies leave, but one leaves in a slightly better light. Yes, here we take two competitors and compare their key elements...

Posted 6 years ago

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Posted 6 years ago

Nick Groff is one of the most respected names in television and beyond when it comes to the paranormal. He has had incredible experiences in some of the most haunted locations in the world. As a friend to Arrow in...

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Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist Board Game coming soon! Ho-Ho-Ho

Posted 7 years ago

Now DIE HARD's got a board game, HO-HO-HO. Like many of you guys out there, John McTiernan's 1988 action movie classic DIE HARD is one of my favorite films of all-time. Top five for sure. And thus I'm excited as...

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Recut Die Hard trailer reimagines classic as family-friendly Christmas movie

Posted 7 years ago

One of the most hilarious and unending debates in all movie lore is whether or not DIE HARD is a Christmas movie. Though most people seem to be in the camp that the movie is indeed a holiday classic, there...

Voice acting legend Steve Blum reads A Die Hard Christmas

Posted 7 years ago

This holiday season, Sideshow and Insight Editions are inviting you curl up beside a roaring yule log with legendary voice actor Steve Blum, to delight in a reading of A Die Hard Christmas, a new book written by Doogie Horner with...

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Must-Own: A Million Ways to Die Hard

Posted 7 years ago

I love DIE HARD. You love DIE HARD. We all love DIE HARD. And it's with this love of all things "Yippee-Ki-Yay, Motherf*cker" that we wanted to make sure to pass along the news that there is a killer new...

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