Die Hard (1988)

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40 stories of sheer adventure!

High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.

• Released: 1988-07-15
• Genres: Action, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 12m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 12,664 votes

Directed by John McTiernan.

Top cast

• Bruce Willis as John McClane
• Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber
• Alexander Godunov as Karl
• Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennaro McClane
• Reginald VelJohnson as Al Powell
• Paul Gleason as Dwayne Robinson
• De'voreaux White as Argyle
• William Atherton as Richard Thornburg
• Hart Bochner as Harry Ellis
• James Shigeta as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Die Hard

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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