Story Line
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office's Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
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Top Cast
Bruce Willis
John McClane
Alan Rickman
Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov
Karl
Bonnie Bedelia
Holly Gennaro McClane
Reginald VelJohnson
Al Powell
Paul Gleason
Dwayne Robinson
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Rating
7.8/ 10
Release Date
1988-07-15
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
ActionThriller
Part of the Series
Die Hard Collection
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User Reviews (9)
doktorkraesch
10/10
•2/16/2015**This is one of the definitive 80s Action Films.**
There is no nonsense whatsoever, the plot moves along with such a pace that the viewer is not disturbed by implausabilities.
Bruce Willis plays the likeable "regular guy", who is forced bare-f...
talisencrw
10/10
•8/13/2016Just watched this inexplicably for the first time, after having seen and adoring its first two sequels. As a teenager when this hit theatres, I never really felt the urge or inclination to see this at the time. Action films weren't big for me back th...
Gimly
8/10
•9/13/2018What can I even say about _Die Hard_? This is one of the most highly praised action movies of all time, and it has **actually earned that praise**.
_Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._
Wuchak
7/10
•3/19/2019***Big, dumb, fun action flick with Bruce Willis and a skyscraper***
RELEASED IN 1988 and directed by John McTiernan, "Die Hard" is the first of (currently) five installments in the Die Hard series. In this one New York cop John McClane (Bruce W...