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Die Hard

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7.8(12,745)19882h 12m32

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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Status
Released
Budget
$28M
Box office
$140.8M
Language
English
Part of Die Hard Collection · 5 films
  • husband wife relationship
  • based on novel or book
  • s.w.a.t.
  • fbi
  • christmas party
  • vault
  • heist
  • murder
  • shootout
  • los angeles, california
  • terrorism
  • one man army

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRAvco Theater Los Angeles12 Jul 1988
    • Theatrical (limited)R15 Jul 1988
    • TheatricalR22 Jul 1988
    • PhysicalRVHS26 Jan 1989
    • PhysicalRLaserdisc29 Nov 1995
    • PhysicalRDVD9 Mar 1999
    • PhysicalRSpecial Edition VHS10 Jul 2001
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray20 Nov 2007
    • PhysicalR4K Ultra HD15 May 2018
    • TheatricalR8 Dec 2023
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical1511 Oct 2007
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM6 Oct 1988
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A15 Jul 1988
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical15 Dec 1988
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1415 Dec 1988
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical20 Apr 1989
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1526 Dec 1988
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-187 Oct 1988
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1621 Sept 1988
    • Digital / OTTDisney+23 Feb 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1610 Nov 1988
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1610 Nov 1988

Frequently asked questions

Die Hard was released on 15 July 1988.

Audience reviews

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    doktorkraesch

    2/16/2015

    10/10

    **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-foot into unleashing mayhem and destruction, to perfection. His brilliant opposite is Alan Rickman, playing the German villain Hans Gruber in such a way that you almost…

  • T

    talisencrw

    8/13/2016

    10/10

    Just 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 then. Now as a father of a teenager myself, it's interesting seeing what's now considered 'a classic' for the first time. This easily deserves its lofty status as one of…

  • G

    Gimly

    9/13/2018

    8/10

    What 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._

  • W

    Wuchak

    3/19/2019

    7/10

    ***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 Willis) flies to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife & kids. When McClane visits Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) at her company’s Christmas party a group of radical crimin…

  • J

    John Chard

    7/8/2019

    10/10

    One seized tower block, one sweaty vest and one big set of action cojones. Based on ex cop Roderick Thorpe's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever, Die Hard, directed by John McTiernan, changed the face of the action movie. Starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Veljohnson, Alexander Godunov, William Atherton & Paul Gleason, McTiernan's movie went on to make over $100 million in profit at the box…

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