A Good Day to Die Hard

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  • Opened February 14, 2013 
  • 1 hr 38 min
  • R | Violence and Language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • New York City cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) arrives in Moscow to track down his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney). McClane thinks his son is a criminal, so it comes as a shock when he learns that Jack is actually working undercover to protect Komarov (Sebastian Koch), a Russian government whistleblower. With their own lives on the line, McClane and Jack must overcome their differences in order to get Komarov to safety and thwart a potentially disastrous crime in the Chernobyl region. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Yulia Snigir, Rasha Bukvic, Cole Hauser
  • Director: John Moore
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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I'm on Vacation!

by MedRed

Better than expected! This movies serves up the action in a big way! If you need a dose of testosterone, then look no further. A Good Day to Die Hard, has a shallow plot, but makes the best of it...

So-so
Worst one yet!

by Billyboru

I went to this movie wanting to like it but it lacks the humor of the previous movies as well as a memorable villain. The reason I gave it a so so and not a no is that it is an action movie and there...

So-so
Weak for a DIE HARD

by dprojoe

I'm a Die Hard / Bruce Willis fan, seen them all, from the beginning many moons ago but this one is not up to snuff. I'll give Bruce another chance in the new GI Joe out soon. Basically this one DIED...

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Rick Groen

Far more than most action stars getting on in years, Bruce Willis has aged nicely into the role. Maybe it’s that shaved pate of his, a bullet-head that still looks primed for any chamber. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

For all its mayhem, for all the smashing windows and kabooming fireballs, the grenade launchers and giant helicopters, A Good Day to Die Hard not only fails to top its predecessors, it also forgets the basic Die Hard rules. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

In the way of workaday flicks built around long-in-the-tooth badasses, Die Hard 5 leaves room for McClane to make a few jokes about his thinning hair and to rue that he wasn't a better father when his kids were growing up. Oh, boo-hoo. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

There are two problems with A Good Day to Die Hard: It’s terribly filmed and nothing in it makes any sense. Read full review

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Bruce Willis as John McClane and Jai Courtney as John Genarro in "A Good Day to Die Hard."