New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there's no one to save the hostages -- but him.
"Die Hard is film's equivalent of a terrorist attack on your senses, but Willis' intensity and presence push it into guilty pleasure territory." - Boston Globe
"The picture is extremely violent: bombs go off, bullets rip through flesh, heads are slammed against steel. But Die Hard is also smart, satirical-and, in an odd way, heartwarming." - Maclean's
"The very pinnacle of the '80s action movie, and if it's not the greatest action movie ever made, then it's damn close. 5/5" - Empire Magazine
"The granddaddy of a whole genre of action films still remains sharp, tough, and exciting." - BBC.com
"It's good, dumb fun." - Washington Post