Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

  • 81% of critics liked it
    (206 reviews)

  • 86% of users liked it
    (1,778,491 ratings)

An old-fashioned cop emerges to foil a high-tech attack on the country's computer infrastructure as Bruce Willis brings back one of the biggest action franchises in screen history. It's been over a decade since audiences last saw New York cop John McClane (Willis), but now, as the… More

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PG-13,
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Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jun 27, 2007 Wide
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Ben Walters, Time Out

    Len Wiseman handles many of the set-pieces with flair and tension.

  • Bob Mondello, NPR.org

    It's not remotely plausible, but with Willis' McClane leaping onto the tailfins of passing jet fighters and bringing down helicopters by launching police cars at them, there's enough stuff blowing up that action fans won't mind much.

  • Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

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

  • Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

    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.

  • Kyle Smith, New York Post

    What's the fourth "Die Hard" called? I keep forgetting. "Die Hard: With a Pension"? "Die Hardened Arteries"? "Die Laughing"?

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    Erases the 3rd and def a return to the good old days of action movies.

  • Everett J


    Up until the most recent movie("Good Day to Die Hard") this was the most over the top installment of the movie. McClane(Bruce Willis) is visiting his daughter when he gets a call to pick up a hacker(Justin Long) and take him to Washington D.C. When he gets to the hackers… More

  • KJ P


    Never will an entry top the brilliance of the original "Die Hard" film, but "Live Free or Die Hard" does put itself in the same vein as the first film. Although it has some pretty farfetched action, it has a very very good story and a very interesting villain for… More

  • Alexander D


    I'm a die-hard fan of 1988?s DIE HARD. Everything about that classic is unique, original fun, set against style and two full hemispheres of a brain. It's rare to find an actioner so well made. After two disappointing sequels, I was worried about the series's fourth… More

  • Albert K


    Over-the-top action with our favorite action hero, John McClane. It's been dumbed down to a lower Parental Guidance rating to attract more viewers but the action is even more intense. An entertaining movie but has one of the worst plotlines within the entire Die Hard franchise.

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