A Good Day to Die Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard is a 2013 American action thriller film and the fifth and final installment in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John Moore and written by Skip Woods, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane in his final film in the franchise due to Willis retiring from acting in 2022.[2] The main plot finds McClane traveling to Russia to get his estranged son, Jack, an undercover CIA agent, out of prison. He is soon caught in the crossfire of a global terrorist plot. Alongside Willis, the film also stars Jai Courtney, Cole Hauser, Yulia Snigir and Sebastian Koch.
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| Directed by | John Moore |
| Written by | Skip Woods |
| Based on | Characters by Roderick Thorp |
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| Cinematography | Jonathan Sela |
| Edited by | Dan Zimmerman |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $92 million[1] |
| Box office | $304.7 million[1] |
Talks of a fifth Die Hard film began before the release of the fourth installment, Live Free or Die Hard, with Willis affirming that the latter would not be the last in the series, but pre-production did not start until September 2011, when John Moore was officially announced as the director. Filming began in April 2012, primarily in Budapest, Hungary.
A Good Day to Die Hard premiered in London on January 31, 2013, coinciding with the unveiling of a Die Hard mural at the Fox Lot,[3] and was released in the United States on February 13, 2013.[4] It is the only Die Hard film to use Dolby Atmos Surround Mixing and the only one to also be released in IMAX theaters. A Good Day to Die Hard was a box office success but received overwhelmingly negative reviews for its implausible action sequences, cinematography, direction, weak and clichéd script, running time, and lack of characterization, although the special effects and Willis' performance were praised. It is the first film produced by TSG Entertainment, since distributor 20th Century Fox's departure from Dune Entertainment upon the completion of their distribution contract at the end of 2012.