Here’s Where You Can Rent Every ‘Die Hard’ Movie
By Ben Pearson/July 30, 2021 4:00 pm EST
(Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: the Die Hard franchise.) Before Bruce Willis became the king of making direct-to-video movies filmed in Eastern Europe, he was that guy from Moonlighting who ended up getting cast as John McClane in the first Die Hard and subsequently helped redefine what an action star could be. Come out to the coast, have a few laughs, and read on to discover where you can rent every Die Hard movie.
Here’s Where You Can Rent Every ‘Die Hard’ Movie
By Ben Pearson/July 30, 2021 4:00 pm EST
(Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: the Die Hard franchise.) Before Bruce Willis became the king of making direct-to-video movies filmed in Eastern Europe, he was that guy from Moonlighting who ended up getting cast as John McClane in the first Die Hard and subsequently helped redefine what an action star could be. Come out to the coast, have a few laughs, and read on to discover where you can rent every Die Hard movie.
Before Bruce Willis became the king of making direct-to-video movies filmed in Eastern Europe, he was that guy from Moonlighting who ended up getting cast as John McClane in the first Die Hard and subsequently helped redefine what an action star could be. Come out to the coast, have a few laughs, and read on to discover where you can rent every Die Hard movie.
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
It strains credulity that workaday cop John McClane would get caught up in two major terrorist incidents in one lifetime, but little did we know how ridiculous this franchise would become in its later years. With the entire scope of the franchise in mind, the airport-bound Die Hard 2 seems somewhat quaint. It doesn’t hold a candle to the original, but then again, very few films can.
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Originally written as a spec script that had nothing to do with these characters, Die Hard with a Vengeance expands the scope of the action to the entirety of New York City, and is largely successful due to the chemistry between Willis and co-star Samuel L. Jackson. McTiernan takes the baton back from Renny Harlin, and the story features Hans Gruber’s brother (played by Jeremy Irons) leading McClane all over the city as a distraction while he tries to rob the Federal Reserve. It’s good!
Live Free or Die Hard
The only PG-13 entry in the franchise, this movie feels plastic and neutered in a way that none of the other entries do. This is the point where John McClane transitions into a full-blown superhero, jumping on top of flying jets and ramping cars into helicopters. Justin Long isn’t bad as McClane’s temporary sidekick, and a young Timothy Olyphant plays the villain, who is pretty obnoxious – and not in a fun way. At one point, the protagonists visit a tech dork played by Kevin Smith. It’s not good!
