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    Live Free or Die Hard

    • 20072007
    • PG-13PG-13
    • 2h 8min
    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    393K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,385
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    Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Trailer 2 for Live Free or Die Hard
    Trailer2:13
    2 Videos
    99+ Photos
    ActionThriller

    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.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(based upon the article "A Farewell to Arms" by)
      • Roderick Thorp(certain original character by)
      • Mark Bomback(story by)
    • Stars
      • Bruce Willis
      • Justin Long
      • Timothy Olyphant
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Len Wiseman
    • Writers
      • John Carlin(based upon the article "A Farewell to Arms" by)
      • Roderick Thorp(certain original character by)
      • Mark Bomback(story by)
    • Stars
      • Bruce Willis
      • Justin Long
      • Timothy Olyphant
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 855User reviews
    • 373Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 16 nominations

    Videos2

    Live Free or Die Hard
    Trailer 2:13
    Live Free or Die Hard
    Which Massive Stars Passed on 'Die Hard'?
    Video 2:26
    Which Massive Stars Passed on 'Die Hard'?

    Photos131

    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)
    Len Wiseman in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Bruce Willis and Len Wiseman in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Bruce Willis and Justin Long 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)
    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 McClaneas John McClane
    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Matt Farrellas Matt Farrell
    Timothy Olyphant
    Timothy Olyphant
    • Thomas Gabrielas Thomas Gabriel
    Maggie Q
    Maggie Q
    • Maias Mai
    Cliff Curtis
    Cliff Curtis
    • Bowmanas Bowman
    Jonathan Sadowski
    Jonathan Sadowski
    • Treyas Trey
    Andrew Friedman
    Andrew Friedman
    • Casperas Casper
    Kevin Smith
    Kevin Smith
    • Warlockas Warlock
    Yorgo Constantine
    Yorgo Constantine
    • Russoas Russo
    Cyril Raffaelli
    Cyril Raffaelli
    • Randas Rand
    Chris Palermo
    Chris Palermo
    • Delas Del
    • (as Christopher Palermo)
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead
    • Lucyas Lucy
    Sung Kang
    Sung Kang
    • Rajas Raj
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Molinaas Molina
    Christina Chang
    Christina Chang
    • Tayloras Taylor
    Jake McDorman
    Jake McDorman
    • Jimas Jim
    Rosemary Knower
    • Mrs. Kaludisas Mrs. Kaludis
    Gerald Downey
    Gerald Downey
    • Hoover Agentas Hoover Agent
    • Director
      • Len Wiseman
    • Writers
      • John Carlin(based upon the article "A Farewell to Arms" by)
      • Roderick Thorp(certain original character by)
      • Mark Bomback(story by) (screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    See production, box office, & company info

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    Storyline

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    When someone hacks into the computers at the FBI's Cyber Crime Division; the Director decides to round up all the hackers who could have done this. When he's told that because it's the 4th of July most of their agents are not around so they might have trouble getting people to get the hackers. So he instructs them to get local PD'S to take care of it. And one of the cops they ask is John McClane who is tasked with bringing a hacker named Farrell to the FBI. But as soon as he gets there someone starts shooting at them. McClane manages to get them out but they're still being pursued. And it's just when McClane arrives in Washington that the whole system breaks down and chaos ensues. —rcs0411@yahoo.com
    ford crown victoriahackerhackingcyber terroristwashington d.c.285 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Yippee Ki Yay Mo - John 6:27
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and a brief sexual situation
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      It took four months to assemble and combine archive footage of past American presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush to create the televised warning from Gabriel. The goal was to create a video representation of a ransom note.
    • 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

      Thomas Gabriel: On your tombstone it should read, "Always in the wrong place at the wrong time".

      John McClane: How about, "Yippi-kay-ay, motherfu - "

      [gunshot]

    • 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 reviews855

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Unbelievable action choreography
    It was too much off-the-logic but who need that in between all the actions... Loving it even after several times watching
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    • tuser046
    • Jun 19, 2020

    FAQ14

    • What is 'Live Free or Die Hard' about?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Die Hard 4.0
    • Filming locations
      • East Lexington Street & North Holliday Street, 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
      • 2h 8min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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