It’s hard to say anything about Die Hard that hasn’t already been said.
The classic 1988 action movie about a New York cop who flies to LA to reconnect with his estranged wife and kids but instead has to fight an office building full of terrorists is a tale as old as time.
Outside of being a damn fun action movie full of memorable one-liners and iconic moments, Die Hard established Bruce Willis, who played the film’s hero John McClane, as a bonafide action star and catapulted the late Alan Rickman, who played the film’s villain Hans Gruber, into mainstream stardom.
Die Hard has since spawned several sequels and influenced many other action movies over the next few decades.
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