Die Hard
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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.
- Director
- John McTiernan
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Action
- Worldwide
- $141M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Die Hard actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Die Hard appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Heist Movies Ranked #7
Placed at #7 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #41
Placed at #41 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #42
Placed at #42 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Thriller Movies Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #76
Placed at #76 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #191
Placed at #191 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 4 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
1 win
- WinnerJapan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Die Hard returned 5.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $28M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $141M
- Release date
- Jul 15, 1988
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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