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Die Hard (1988)

R ★ 7.8/10 132 min Action, Thriller United States English
Director: John McTiernan
Novel: Roderick Thorp
Screenplay by: Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza
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40 stories of sheer adventure!

Description

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
Bruce Willis John McClane
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman Hans Gruber
Alexander Godunov
Alexander Godunov Karl
Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia Holly Gennaro McClane
Reginald VelJohnson
Reginald VelJohnson Al Powell
Paul Gleason
Paul Gleason Dwayne Robinson
De'voreaux White
De'voreaux White Argyle
William Atherton
William Atherton Richard Thornburg

Die Hard Appears on 41 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #213
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #429
BFI The Ultimate Christmas Watchlist
British Film Institute #26
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #116
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #165

Critic Curated

50 Greatest Films Of All Time By Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair #12
Collider's 50 Essential Action Movies
Collider #010
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #31
Esquire's 60 Best Christmas Movies Of All
Esquire #26
Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #42
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #14
Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances
PopMatters #36
Rolling Stone - 50 Best Action Movies
Rolling Stone #003
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #15
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #273
Slashfilms 95 Best Action Movies Ever List
SlashFilm #20
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #18
The Guardian And Observer Critics Top 10 Action Movies
The Guardian #07
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #94
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #42
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #373
Vulture's 50 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
Vulture #07
Yahoo Movies 100 Movies To See Before You
Yahoo Movies #26

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #707
Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #02

Fun Lists

American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Villains
American Film Institute #46

Genre Curation

A Great Action Film For Every Year 1924 To
British Film Institute #065
The 65 Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
Vanity Fair #50

Jimmy Lists

Jimmy Weber's 100 Favorite Movies
Jimmy Weber #008

Letterboxd Lists

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Letterboxd #103
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