Live Free or Die

Live Free or Die

The criminal mind is a terrible thing to waste

Directed by Andy Robin, Gregg Kavet

200689 min5.4 / 10

A darkly comedic crime caper about bumbling small-town criminals whose incompetence and paranoia turn a minor transgression into an escalating mess.

It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side-kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think i

Questions people ask

  • Is Live Free or Die sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does Live Free or Die end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Live Free or Die violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is Live Free or Die easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Live Free or Die scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Rarity66

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Surprise32

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Love7

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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