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Summary
One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 67Audiences 71GoodWatch 69
Metascore67
User score7.3
IMDb7.2
Letterboxd · 276 K ratings3.4/5
Box office
3.4×its budget
- Budget
- $70 M
- Worldwide
- $240 M
Worldwide it earned $170 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 4 min
A typical length for action movies, +16 min on the typical 108
typical 108124Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 79 countries, rent or buy in 20 more
+69Released
1990
July 3, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 43 more94 people
- Bruce WillisJohn McClane
- Bonnie BedeliaHolly McClane
- William SadlerStuart
- John AmosMajor Grant
- Franco NeroGeneral Ramon Esperanza
- William AthertonRichard Thornberg
- Dennis FranzCapt. Carmine Lorenzo
- Art EvansLeslie Barnes
Fred ThompsonTrudeau
Tom BowerMarvin
Sheila McCarthySamantha 'Sam' Coleman
Don HarveyGarber
Reginald VelJohnsonSgt. Al Powell
Tony GaniosBaker
Peter NelsonThompson
Robert PatrickO'Reilly- MCMick CunninghamSheldon
John LeguizamoBurke
Tom VericaKahn
John CostelloeCochrane
Vondie Curtis-HallMiller
Mark Boone JuniorShockley- KBKen BaldwinMulkey
- DWDanny WeselisBlue Light Team
Directing · 7
- Renny Harlin Director
- Charlie Picerni Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- Annette Haywood-Carter Script Supervisor
- Terry Miller First Assistant Director
- Susana Preston Script Supervisor
- Michael Alan Kahn Second Assistant Director, Second Unit First Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Steven E. de Souza Screenplay
- Doug Richardson Screenplay
- Walter Wager Novel
- Roderick Thorp Characters
Production · 32
- Michael Levy Executive Producer
- Lloyd Levin Executive Producer
- Joel Silver Producer
- Lawrence Gordon Producer
- Charles Gordon Producer
- Jackie Burch Casting
Camera · 19
- Oliver Wood Director of Photography
- Bill Roe "A" Camera Operator
- John T. Connor Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Stephen St. John "B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Brad Peterman Second Assistant "C" Camera
- Matthew E. Alper First Assistant "C" Camera
Editing · 9
- Stuart Baird Editor, Supervising Editor
- Robert A. Ferretti Editor
- Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
- Kevin Stitt First Assistant Editor
- David Orr Color Timer
- Wade Bartlett Assistant Editor
Sound · 51
- Michael Kamen Conductor, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
- Alan Robert Murray Supervising Sound Editor
- Robert G. Henderson Supervising Sound Editor
- Don Davis Orchestrator
- John Roesch Foley Artist
- Greg Orloff Foley Mixer
Art · 12
- John Vallone Production Design
- Joseph C. Fama Construction Coordinator
- Robert Gould Set Decoration
- Michael Papac Property Master
- Etta Leff Set Dressing Buyer
- Christiaan Wagener Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 13
- Scott H. Eddo Makeup Supervisor
- Marilyn Vance Costume Designer
- Thomas R. Burman Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Paul Abascal Hair Supervisor
- Frank Perry Rose Costumer
- Victoria Snow Costumer
Visual Effects · 12
- Michael J. McAlister Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kim Marks VFX Director of Photography
- Chrissie England Visual Effects Producer
- Edgar Burcksen VFX Editor, Visual Effects Editor
- Jennifer Knoll Visual Effects Coordinator
- Jeffrey A. Okun Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 6
- James B. Crawford Best Boy Electric
- James O. Blair Chief Lighting Technician
- Frank Tobin Rigging Gaffer
- Ron Kunecke Lighting Technician, Driver
- Roger Spurgeon Lighting Technician, Driver
- Bob Finley III Gaffer
Other crew · 111
- Gene LeBell Stunts
- Donna Evans Stunts
- Kenny Endoso Stunts
- Tierre Turner Stunts
- Chuck Picerni Jr. Stunts
- Jeff Dashnaw Stunts
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