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#3 of 1988 · Certified Fresh

Die Hard (1988)

1988 · 132 minutes · Action / Thriller · Directed by John McTiernan
IMDb rating8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Box office gross$139.8M

Synopsis

On Christmas Eve, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective John McClane arrives in Los Angeles, hoping to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly, at a party held by her employer, the Nakatomi Corporation. He is driven to Nakatomi Plaza by a limo driver, Argyle, who offers to wait for McClane in the garage.

Starring

Bruce WillisAlan RickmanAlexander GodunovBonnie Bedelia
Box office
$139.8–141.5 million
Budget
$25–35 million
IMDb votes
1,043,768

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