It lacks the fresh thrills of its predecessor, but Die Hard 2 still works as an over-the-top -- and reasonably taut -- big-budget sequel, with plenty of set pieces to paper over the plot deficiencies.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Renny Harlin -
Producer -
Charles Gordon , Lawrence Gordon , Joel Silver -
Screenwriter -
Walter Wager , Steven E. de Souza , Doug Richardson -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
20th Century Fox , Silver Pictures , Gordon Company -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Action , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 4, 1990, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 2, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$115.3M -
Runtime -
2h 4m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Magnetic Stereo 6 Track , Dolby -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm