Die Hard
40 stories of sheer adventure!
40 stories of sheer adventure!
Action, Thriller
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1988
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High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
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Runtime:
132 min
Release date:
15 Jul 1988
Country:
US
Languages:
English, German, Italian
Budget:
$28,000,000
Revenue:
$140,767,956
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 8 wins & 8 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Die Hard is an action picture with a capital A. In fact, you might as well go ahead and capitalize the whole darn word.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jul 2013
rotten:
As a grand flourish of cinematic technique, it is awesome; as a human drama, it is disgusting and silly, a mindless depiction of carnage on an epic scale.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jul 2013
fresh:
McTiernan, who directed last summer's Predator, composes the action cleanly and logically, making good use of Jackson DeGovia's elaborate post-modernist set-the building becomes something of a character in itself.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jul 2013
rotten:
In the first half of Director John McTiernan's movie, Willis wears an undershirt. In the second half he gets rid of it. And that's pretty much it for his performance.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
5 Dec 2008
fresh:
Die Hard is as high tech, rock hard and souped up as an action film can be.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
27 Nov 2007