It Checks All The Boxes.
Easily one of my favorite movies and an even better christmas movie than die hard. Ultimately the real deciding factor is that after nearly 30 years, the film has become a december tradition. There are a total of five movies in the franchise, including:
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It is based on the 1979 novel nothing lasts forever by. Die hard features family gatherings, santa hats, snow and even christmas music, including lines from ‘twas the night before christmas, spoken in the film by actor clarence. Yes virginia, die hard is a christmas movie.
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So yes, die hard qualifies as an official. Die hard (1988) die hard 2 (1990) die hard with a vengeance (1995) live free or. As both director john mctiernan and writer steven de souza have confirmed that die hard is a christmas movie, then the creative case would seem very much in favour.
That Pushes It Over The Hump.
Despite being set on christmas eve, die hard was released in july 1988. The trailer does lean into the christmas feeling for the first 20 seconds, before going full 80s action. A deep dive into the beloved action film, die hard proves it's also a christmas classic.
Easily One Of My Favorite Movies And An Even Better.
The first piece of evidence that's often used to justify the claim that die hard is a christmas movie is quite simple: It's no question that die hard hits all the marks of a classic action film. Die hard and the james bond film on her majesty’s secret service.
