Live Free or Die Hard

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Live Free or Die Hard

PG-13

2007

2h 9m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, veteran cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) carries out another routine assignment: bringing in a computer hacker (Justin Long) for questioning. Meanwhile, a tech-savvy villain named Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) launches an attack on America's computer infrastructure. As chaos descends around him, McClane must use old-fashioned methods to fight the high-tech threat.

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Critics Consensus

Live Free or Die Hard may be preposterous, but it's an efficient, action-packed summer popcorn flick with thrilling stunts and a commanding performance by Bruce Willis. Fans of the previous Die Hard films will not be disappointed.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

02/06/2018

But ultimately it's [Bruce] Willis who makes this loopy action movie so endearing...Nobody dies it better.

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Kim Newman

Sight & Sound

06/18/2012

Though it's mostly entertaining (if overlong), there is a sense that the whole thing has become somewhat rote.

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Ben Walters

Time Out

11/17/2011

3/5

Len Wiseman handles many of the set-pieces with flair and tension.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

01/06/2024

3/4

Even though NYPD Det. John McClane doesn’t always feel like the McClane we know and love, director Len Wiseman does such a wonderful job orchestrating bravado shootouts, fights, and chases that our most basic entertainment needs are met.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/26/2020

7/10

Audiences looking for heartfelt drama and a realistic plot are certainly courting the wrong movie.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

09/11/2020

4/5

This worthy addition to the Die Hard franchise sticks to a refreshingly old-fashioned (but no less effective) action formula throughout.

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gerald h

1d

Let‘s put it this way: it is an ok Bruce Willis movie, but it is NOT a Die Hard movie.

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Michael A

@Michael200 5d

4.0 was easily the worst of the franchise though to be fair I haven't watched 5. Mclane was felt more like a superhero other than a really buffed out cop. And also that bit where he's fighting the lady, I don't think John Mclane's gonna get beat up by an average skinny woman. (No offense to woman) and Bruce Willis was a bit too old for this movie though he did his best. John Mclane just feels old and depressed at that point. It lacked what 1,2 and vengeance did well. But even though it's a crap movie, if you like 1,2 and 3 it's worth watching.

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Jason W

Dec 14

Definitely well below the first 3 installments but a decent action film.

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Craig W.

@CJWolfe27 Sep 23

Not as good as the first three but still a great action movie

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Leaburn O

Sep 20

It follows the traditions of Die Hard, with John McLane engaged in two hours of near death scrapes that grow increasingly epic as the picture progresses. We culminate in the peak action hero scene of all time as Bruce rides a pilotless F35 like a bucking bronco in a downtown set of highway bridges. It’s hard to figure how anyone even conceived of this nonsense but it’s fun to watch. Overlong and with a plot as paper thin as humanly possible, I’m not sure we need v4, but if you want more of the same…well here it is. Watched on DVD.

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Kiefer

Aug 28

Favorite movie, I always comeback to this

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Synopsis

As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, veteran cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) carries out another routine assignment: bringing in a computer hacker (Justin Long) for questioning. Meanwhile, a tech-savvy villain named Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) launches an attack on America's computer infrastructure. As chaos descends around him, McClane must use old-fashioned methods to fight the high-tech threat.

Director: Len Wiseman
Producer: Michael Fottrell
Screenwriter: Mark Bomback
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Cheyenne Enterprises, Dune
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Violence and Action|A Brief Sexual Situation|Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 27, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $134.5M
Runtime: 2h 9m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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