Die Hard

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Ratings & Reviews

8.2/10

1,021,784 votes

94/100

Fresh

72/100

Metascore

7.8/10

12,144 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 4 nominations

Nominated

Best Sound

Best Film Editing

Best Visual Effects

Best Sound Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$28.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$140.8M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$85,892,546

United States

Profit

+$112.8M

ROI: +403%

Budget Recovery503% of budget

$0|Budget: $28.0M|Revenue: $140.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

126.1K

Daily Avg

2.1K

7-Day Trend

-23%

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Based On

Nothing Lasts Forever

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Fox Plaza

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Story Setting

Set In

Nakatomi PlazaLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles

Time Period

December 24, 1988

Themes & Subjects

#hostagetaking#losangelespolicedepartment#armedrobbery#terrorism

Series & Franchise

Part of

Die Hard

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Die Hard 2

1990

Characters

John McClane

Played by Bruce Willis

Holly Gennero

Played by Bonnie Bedelia

Hans Gruber

Played by Alan Rickman

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jan de Bont

Film Editing

John F. LinkFrank J. Urioste

Music / Score

Michael Kamen

Costume Design

Marilyn Vance

Production Companies

Silver Pictures20th Century StudiosGordon Company

Distributors

20th Century StudiosDisney+

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Die Hard

Available in 101 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+, AMC, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Disney Plus	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Canada18A

AustraliaM

Germany16

France16

Brazil14

Denmark15

+16 more countries

Production

Director

John McTiernan

Writers

Roderick Thorp, Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza

Production Companies

Gordon CompanySilver Pictures20th Century Fox

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

De'voreaux White

Argyle

William Atherton

Richard Thornburg

Hart Bochner

Harry Ellis

James Shigeta

Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

No Image

Bruno Doyon

Franco

Andreas Wisniewski

Tony

Tags & Keywords

husband wife relationshipbased on novel or books.w.a.t.fbichristmas partyvaultheistmurdershootoutlos angeles, californiaterrorismone man armyexplosionpolice officerhostage negotiator

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