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Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

The choice will be clear.

Release:2007
Runtime:2h 8m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Len Wiseman
Language:English

Genre

ActionThriller
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Keywords

HelicopterWashington Dc UsaHostagedetectiveFbiGeniusSarcasmParkour
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Live Free or Die Hard rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 434K votes
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic69%
TMDb6.643/10· 6K votes

With 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 69/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Live Free or Die Hard

John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

Cast of Live Free or Die Hard

  • Bruce Willis

    Bruce Willis

    as John McClane

  • Timothy Olyphant

    Timothy Olyphant

    as Thomas Gabriel

  • Justin Long

    Justin Long

    as Matt Farrell

  • Cliff Curtis

    Cliff Curtis

    as Deputy Director Miguel Bowman

  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead

    Mary Elizabeth Winstead

    as Lucy McClane

  • Jonathan Sadowski

    Jonathan Sadowski

    as Trey

  • Maggie Q

    Maggie Q

    as Mai Linh

  • Andrew Friedman

    Andrew Friedman

    as Casper

  • Kevin Smith

    Kevin Smith

    as Warlock - Frederick Kaludis

  • Yorgo Constantine

    Yorgo Constantine

    as Russo

  • Cyril Raffaelli

    Cyril Raffaelli

    as Rand

  • Chris Palermo

    Chris Palermo

    as Del

Live Free or Die Hard facts

Budget
$110M
Box office
$383.5M
Collection
Die Hard Collection

Our take on Live Free or Die Hard

Len Wiseman's 2007 action thriller brings John McClane back for a fight scaled to the internet age, teaming the analog everyman cop with a young hacker to stop a ring of cyber-terrorists bent on seizing America's computer infrastructure. The pleasure is the contrast: McClane's blunt, physical resourcefulness against a faceless digital threat, delivered through large, elaborate stunts and wisecracks. It swaps the claustrophobic tension of the original for wide-open, high-gloss spectacle and a lighter tone. If you're after a slick, fast-moving popcorn thriller and enjoy the reluctant hero shrugging off impossible odds, it's confident, undemanding fun that doesn't need the earlier films to land.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Cyber terrorism plot feels fresh compared to traditional action films
  • •Explosive set pieces deliver sustained thrills and excitement
  • •Detective protagonist brings grounded humanity to the spectacle

What the audience disliked

  • •Assassination team subplot introduces too many forgettable characters
  • •Computer hacker elements feel dated and technically inaccurate
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