Live Free or Die
Seen it?2006 | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Hot Fuzz, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin
- Aaron StanfordJohn "Rugged" Rudgate
- Paul SchneiderLagrand
- Michael RapaportPutney
- Kevin DunnMonson
- Zooey DeschanelCheryl
- Ebon Moss-BachrachGazaniga
- Judah FriedlanderHesh
- Peter Anthony TambakisMarcus
- R.E. RodgersOldfield
- Kim DirectorDonna