Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

Die harder.

Directed by Renny Harlin

Produced by Gordon Company, Silver Pictures

1990124 min7.0 / 10

A high-octane action thriller that pits a lone cop against terrorists at an airport on Christmas Eve, balancing explosive set pieces with personal stakes and wisecracking humor.

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. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Die Hard 2 violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Die Hard 2 sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Does Die Hard 2 end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Die Hard 2 scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Die Hard 2 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Die Hard 2, and what each one shares →

Like Die Hard 2

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Die Hard 2

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Die Hard 2, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Die Hard 2, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Die Hard 2, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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