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Live Free or Die Hard (2007) -- John McClane takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States.
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) -- McClane speeds through an accident filled tunnel towards a helicopter.
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) -- John McClane takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States.
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) -- John McClane takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States.
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) -- McClane has a difficult time keeping up with a fast moving bad guy.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Len Wiseman
Writers (WGA):
Mark Bomback (screenplay)
Mark Bomback (story) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
27 June 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Yippee Ki Yay Mo - John 6:27
Plot:
John McClane takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 8 nominations more
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(161 articles)
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User Comments:
This movie is not only "Die Hard" x 4... more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Hard 4.0 (Australia) (South Africa: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)
Die Hard 4 (USA) (working title)
Die Hard 4: Die Hardest (USA) (working title)
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (South Africa: English title) (TV title)
Die Hard: Reset (USA) (working title)
Die Hard: Tears of the Sun (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and a brief sexual situation.
Runtime:
129 min (theatrical version)
Country:
USA | UK
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more

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Trivia:
The car that is stolen in the film by McClane and Farrell is a 2006 E60 BMW 5 series, which was chosen due to a poll that found that people wanted films that had more BMWs in it. The main reason given was that the alternatives (Audis and Mercedes-Benzes) were too common and not bold and imposing enough to go with the characters in the film. The particular BMW model (5 series) was chosen because the director, Len Wiseman, found "the 3 series too common, the 7 series too uptight and every other car either too feminine or compensating for a midlife crisis... Everything McClane isn't, yet". more
Goofs:
Continuity: Farrell's hair is all over his forehead or thrown behind, depending on the close or long shot, just before he and McClane fly out of power station. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mai Lihn: Well?
Clay: I'm sending you the code.
Mai Lihn: Yes, I see that. Thank you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Top Gear: (2007-12-02)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
I'm So Sick more

FAQ

Why Are Some Of The Cast's (Justin Long, Namely) Lines Look Lip-Synced?
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560 out of 856 people found the following comment useful:-
This movie is not only "Die Hard" x 4..., 23 June 2007
9/10
Author: dv909 from NY, NY

...but literally a quadruple serving of awesome "Die Hard" action.

My girlfriend and I saw "Live Free Or Die Hard" at a premiere screening last night at Radio City Music Hall. The place holds about 5,000 seats and it was packed.

With an 8:30 start, we got to our seats by 7:30. The movie didn't begin until 9:30!!! Guess who was late?

Julie and I are not particularly big 'Die Hard' fans. And having to catch a train home from Grand Central station at a certain time, we both agreed that if the movie was sub-par, we would split early to get home earlier.

So finally the lights go down around 9:20 and out comes Bruce Willis. He respectfully apologized and then started jazzing up the audience for the film. The excitement was palpable as the crowded theater whooped it up with Bruce shouting "Are you ready!!!"

Well, Julie and I were, as we got swept up in the excitement and cheered aloud as if we were at the ball game. Even the couple next to us, I'd say they were about in their late sixties, dressed very 'proper', were just as energized.

The movie starts and a mere few minutes in, the action explodes. By twenty minutes into the film, Julie and I were sold. Who cares what time we're gonna get home!?

I have not had this much fun at the movies since I can't remember when. I have always loved summer movies, but only the ones that deliver the goods. The action sequences are top shelf, 21st century movie making brilliance. These explosive scenes are a seamless composite of fantastic, real world stunt work, and exceptional CGI. Hands down, they make the film. And for an action movie with 'die hard' in the title, I'd say that was the point.

It was awesome watching this film with so many people because it was like riding a gigantic roller coaster, with everybody having a shared, hair raising experience. People were cheering like when Luke blew up the Death Star. The humor throughout was just right. By the end of the film, our senses were stunned as we dizzily made our way out of the theater, thoroughly entertained.

Excellent summer movie! Well done Bruno and crew!

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