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Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

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Reviews Counted:197

Fresh:161

Rotten:36

Average Rating:6.8/10

Consensus: Live Free or Die Hard may be preposterous, but it's an efficient, action-packed summer popcorn flick with thrilling stunts and a commanding performance by Bruce Willis. Fans of the previous Die Hard films will not be disappointed.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violence and action, language and a brief sexual situation

Runtime: 2 hr. 9 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Theatrical Release: Jun 27, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $134.5M

Synopsis: John McClane (Willis) takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States. John McClane (Willis) takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States. [More]

Starring: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Cliff Curtis

Starring: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Cliff Curtis, Maggie Q, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kevin Smith, Yancey Arias, Christina Chang, Yorgo Constantine, Andrew Friedman, Sung Kang, Matt O'Leary, Cyril Raffaelli, Jonathan Sadowski, Chris Palermo, Zeljko Ivanek, Jake McDorman, Rosemary Knower, Gerald Downey, Allen Maldonado, Jim Cantafio, Chris Ellis, Regina McKee Redwing, Tony Colitti, Tim De Zarn, Kurt David Anderson, Nadine Ellis, Ethan Flower, Nick Jaine, Tim Russ, Joe Gerety, Edward James Gage, David Walrod, Edoardo Costa, John Reha, Rick Cramer, Vito Pietanza, Dennis Depew, Howard Tyrone Ferguson, John Lacy, Diana Gettinger, Melissa Knowles

Director: Len Wiseman

Director: Len Wiseman
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Producer: John McTiernan, Arnold Rifkin, Bruce Willis
Distributor: 20th Century Fox

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Jonathan Kiefer
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N/R

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Jul 6, 2010
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Pulled off with just the right spatial élan

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 27, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

The Die Hard series was about as animated as Rocky’s face until director Len Wiseman restored it to its kinetic essence...

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Live Free or Die Hard is an over-the-top, fun rampage.

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
Feb 2, 2009
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly
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Full Review Source: NPR.org | comment Comment
Oct 18, 2008
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org
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Live Free or Die Hard is as close as we are going to get to reliving the good old action films of the '80s.

Full Review Source: Watertown Daily Times | comment Comment
Jul 23, 2008
Adam Tobias
Adam Tobias
Watertown Daily Times

I was actually nervous with all the gunfire and near misses. But then it kept happening over and over again. So instead of being involved, I studied the action sequences.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
Mar 3, 2008
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

As more and more movies rely on massive CGI enhancement and Hong Kong choreographed wire-rigged fights, Die Hard revels in good, old-fashioned fist fights and real, immaculately executed stunts.

Full Review Source: Colorado Springs Gazette | comment Comment
Feb 28, 2008
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette

Its hyperactive 80's chic action crap and I had a blast just the same...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
Jan 27, 2008
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

The bad guys' omnipotence at nearly every turn dilutes the film's suspense.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
Jan 4, 2008
Andrea Gronvall
Andrea Gronvall
Chicago Reader
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An enjoyable pop projection of post-9/11 anxiety. That said, it also makes you nostalgic for the days when irresponsible action movies didn't have to deal with it.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
Nov 28, 2007
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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It is is about as realistic as a Tom & Jerry cartoon, but then again, this is a Die Hard movie . . .

Full Review Source: SA Movie & DVD Magazine | comment Comment
Nov 8, 2007
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
SA Movie & DVD Magazine

Yipee-ki-ay your way past the plot flaws and enjoy the ride.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
Oct 22, 2007
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

This may be a 'digital age,' but Die Hard is a series that keeps on ticking.

Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | comment Comment
Oct 19, 2007
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
 
 
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