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Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

"Think fast. Look alive. Die hard."
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👍 90%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 59%
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Runtime
2h 8m
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (6,565 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
Metacritic
58

Cast

Bruce Willis as John McClane · 69% avg
Jeremy Irons as Simon · 74% avg
Samuel L. Jackson as Zeus Carver · 71% avg
Larry Bryggman as Chief Walter Cobb
Graham Greene as Joe Lambert · 73% avg
Anthony Peck as Ricky Walsh
Nicholas Wyman as Mathias Targo
Kevin Chamberlin as Charles Weiss · 76% avg

Is Die Hard: With a Vengeance good?

Yes. 90% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 59%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#85 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#7 / 107 · 1995
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 9 · John McTiernan

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Die Hard: With a Vengeance is a 1995 American action thriller directed by John McTiernan, who returned to the franchise he had launched with the original Die Hard. Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane, now an alcoholic, suspended NYPD detective who is drawn into a deadly citywide game by a terrorist calling himself Simon, played by Jeremy Irons, who forces McClane to complete increasingly dangerous challenges across New York City while bombs are planted throughout the city. McClane is reluctantly paired with Zeus Carver, a Harlem shop owner played by Samuel L.

Jackson, who becomes his unlikely partner. The film revealed that Simon is the brother of Hans Gruber from the original, seeking revenge, though his true scheme involves something far more profitable than vengeance. John McTiernan returned the franchise to its roots — practical stunts, location filming in actual New York City streets, and an intelligent villain with a plan more clever than it initially appears.

The chemistry between Willis and Jackson was electric, their constant bickering providing comedy that balanced the tension. Die Hard: With a Vengeance earned $366 million worldwide on a $90 million budget.

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