Die Hard 2

Name: Die Hard 2
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1990-07-03
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, John Amos, Franco Nero

1990 | 124 min | Action, Thriller

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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Die Hard, start here.
The mood: Tense.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 2 hr 4 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: expect violence.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
69% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
Box office & staying powerStrong
$240 million worldwide on a $70 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 400K people sought it out in the past year