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Live Free or Die Hard

  • 2007
  • 14A
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
415K
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POPULARITY
1,800
325
Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
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John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.

  • Director
    • Len Wiseman
  • Writers
    • John Carlin
    • Roderick Thorp
    • Mark Bomback
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Justin Long
    • Timothy Olyphant
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    415K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,800
    325
    • Director
      • Len Wiseman
    • Writers
      • John Carlin
      • Roderick Thorp
      • Mark Bomback
    • Stars
      • Bruce Willis
      • Justin Long
      • Timothy Olyphant
    • 891User reviews
    • 369Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 16 nominations

    Videos11

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    Live Free Or Die Hard: Elevator Scene
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    Live Free Or Die Hard: Are You Really Trying To Escape
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    Live Free Or Die Hard: You're The Criminal
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    Live Free Or Die Hard: You Just Killed A Helicopter With A Car
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    Timothy Olyphant and Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Justin Long and Maggie Q in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
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    Bruce Willis and Len Wiseman in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
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    Bruce Willis and Justin Long in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
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    Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

    Top cast

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    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • John McClane
    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Matt Farrell
    Timothy Olyphant
    Timothy Olyphant
    • Thomas Gabriel
    Maggie Q
    Maggie Q
    • Mai
    Cliff Curtis
    Cliff Curtis
    • Bowman
    Jonathan Sadowski
    Jonathan Sadowski
    • Trey
    Andrew Friedman
    Andrew Friedman
    • Casper
    Kevin Smith
    Kevin Smith
    • Warlock
    Yorgo Constantine
    Yorgo Constantine
    • Russo
    Cyril Raffaelli
    Cyril Raffaelli
    • Rand
    Chris Palermo
    Chris Palermo
    • Del
    • (as Christopher Palermo)
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    • Lucy
    Sung Kang
    Sung Kang
    • Raj
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Molina
    Christina Chang
    Christina Chang
    • Taylor
    Jake McDorman
    Jake McDorman
    • Jim
    Rosemary Knower
    • Mrs. Kaludis
    Gerald Downey
    Gerald Downey
    • Hoover Agent
    • Director
      • Len Wiseman
    • Writers
      • John Carlin
      • Roderick Thorp
      • Mark Bomback
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A water treatment facility near Los Angeles doubled as the film's Woodlawn Social Security Administration building. The facility has miles of underground tunnels, and was also used in Die Hard 2 (1990) when Bruce Willis runs through tunnels under the airport.
    • Goofs
      The F-35 Lightning II shown in the film uses its VTOL engine to hover and shoot at its target. The VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) engine is purely for that; taking off and landing. Hovering takes an incredible amount of fuel, and can overheat the hover engine since its duty cycle is not 100%. Additionally, the difficulty in making the craft successfully hover would make it virtually impossible to also track and fire on a target. As such, pilots are never, ever trained in or participate in hovering attacks.
    • Quotes

      Matt Farrell: You just killed a helicopter with a car!

      John McClane: I was out of bullets.

    • Crazy credits
      After the 20th Century Fox opening logo has been on for a while, it suddenly "short circuits", causing flickering as the the searchlights fade, climaxing in a total power outage.
    • Alternate versions
      The unrated DVD (also known as the Ultimate Action Edition in some territories) contains frequent use of strong profanity and stronger violence (bullet hits are more graphically seen with blood spraying out). Also, McClane's signature line is now heard in full, as the gunshot does not obscure the latter part of it.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Sum of All Fears (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock & Roll Queen
      Written by Billy Lunn, Charlotte Cooper and Josh Morgan (as Joshua Morgan)
      Performed by The Subways
      Courtesy of Sire Records/Reprise Records
      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews891

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    An enjoyable thrill ride
    I think the criticism this movie has received is a little unfair. Personally I think it's great.

    Are there plot holes? Sure. Does everything seem to magically work out? Yes. Does that take away from the entertainment value? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

    I love that you have low-tech, luddite, badass John McClane trying to solve a technology based terrorism plot. McClane and the tech whiz kid playing off each other is wonderfully hilarious.

    Stop thinking too hard and just enjoy the sarcastic quips and pretty awesome action sequences.
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    • Feb 17, 2021

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    FAQ12

    • How did Matt Farrell know John McClane was about to disable a car when McClane was trying to hot-wire it?
    • What is 'Live Free or Die Hard' about?
    • Is 'Live Free or Die Hard' based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 2007 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Stream Live Free or Die Hard officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Vis libre ou crève
    • Filming locations
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Dune Entertainment
      • Ingenious Film Partners
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $110,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $134,529,403
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,369,559
      • Jul 1, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $388,156,011
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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