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A Good Day to Die Hard
Yippee ki-yay Mother Russia.
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.
- Original title
- A Good Day to Die Hard
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $92,000,000
- Revenue
- $304,654,182
RalphRahal
Feb 2, 2025 · via TMDB
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) is the weakest entry in the series, losing everything that made Die Hard great in the first place. The plot is thin, the script feels hollow, and the father-son dynamic that should have added some depth comes off as forced. The action is big, but without a strong story or real stakes, it all feels empty. Bruce Willis looks like he is just going through the motions, and the villains are completely forgettable. Instead of feeling like a Die Hard movie, it plays out like a generic action flick that just happens to have John McClane in it. The directing is a mess, with an overuse of shaky cam and quick cuts that make the action frustrating to watch rather than exciting. The cinematography lacks the creativity and tension of previous films, making everything feel flat despite the high production value. The score does its job, but it does not leave an impact, much like the rest of the movie. It is all explosions and gunfire with no heart, making this a disappointing and unnecessary sequel. If there was ever a sign that the franchise should have stopped earlier, this was it.
Wuchak
Jun 17, 2018 · via TMDB
Big, dumb, fun action flick in Russia dies hard to entertain RELEASED IN 2013 and directed by John Moore, "A Good Day to Die Hard" is the Third of (currently) five installments in the Die Hard series. In this one John McClane (Bruce Willis) travels to Moscow to aid his unruly son, Jack (Jai Courtney), only to discover that Jack is an undercover agent. Father & son team-up to stop a nuclear weapons heist. Sebastian Koch is on hand as a focal point in the heist. The Die Hard flicks fill the bill if you're in the mood for big, dumb, fun action thrills. Don't get me wrong because a lot of work goes into making these kinds of films and it takes talent & genius to pull them off. I mean "dumb" in the sense that the focus is on unbelievable action rather than deeper themes beyond "genuinely good people may be flawed and somewhat profane, but they're courageous and never give up in the face of evil." Thankfully, this installment throws in some entertaining father/son character development in between the wild action sequences. McClane’s daughter also appears for good measure (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). The story isn't quite as engaging as "Live Free or Die Hard" (2007), but it was good enough and the action scenes are out of this world, including a long vehicle chase in Moscow in the opening act. Director Moore ups the ante with quick-editing for this one. Some parts are eye-rolling absurd, but everything's done with a quasi-realistic tone, which sorta helps the viewer go along with the ridiculousness rather than tune out. The Die Hard flicks are the natural progeny of over-the-top films like 1977's "The Gauntlet" where the action scenes are so overdone they're cartoony, but entertaining. There's a thin line that filmmakers must tread with these kinds of blockbusters because they can easily fall into overKILL, like 2001's "The Mummy Returns." Thankfully, "A Good Day to Die Hard" pretty much evades that ditch by giving us entertaining protagonists & antagonists, amusing one-liners, worthy bits of character development and a compelling comic booky story. Speaking of the story, one of the highlights is the infamous Russian location of the final act. Another highlight is hottie raven-haired Yuliya Snigir. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 38 minutes and was shot in Budapest, Hungary, with the Chernobyl scenes done at Old Soviet Air Force Base, Kiskunlacháza, Hungary, along with establishing shots of Moscow. WRITERS: Skip Woods. GRADE: B/B- (6.5/10)
Dark Jedi
May 2, 2018 · via TMDB
My god what a disappointment! The original movie had a script worth watching and some good action and special effects. This one, well this was a typical Hollywood script written by someone who either was incredibly stupid or just too arrogant to care. It is a script that I would expect from a SyFy channel production. There was absolutely nothing that made sense in this script. The actual plot about Chernobyl that was ludicrous to say the least. I’m sure the special effects guys had a great day doing the car chase at the beginning but it was just exaggerated and silly to watch. Obviously there are no cops or anything in Moscow since they could drive around smashing cars forever without anyone seeming to care. They walk into Chernobyl and sprays some magic fluid onto the highly radioactive place and voilà, the radioactivity is gone and they can take off their protective suits. What a load of bull! They steal a car and drive to Chernobyl (which is around 1000 kilometres away and the roads in Russia are NOT western highway standard) and they still manage to get there in time to catch the bad guys who are in choppers. Not to mention the fact that they actually get near the place without being stopped. I can go on with this but it is only more and more depressing. Oh, my favourite (sarcasm), Switzerland have obviously invaded France since Grenoble is now in Switzerland. Funny that I, who lives a couple of hours drive from Grenoble, have not heard about this. That is just so typical dumbass American script writer who have never set foot outside of Hollywood. Maybe it was supposed to be funny but I honestly do not think so and in any case, it was not funny. The only reason this movie gets a 4 out of 10 star rating is because the special effects are indeed impressive if you can push yourself to look past the ludicrousness of them and it is Bruce Willis after all. It is a shame that they obviously handed the franchise over to some idiot(s) that obviously where utterly incompetent at what they were doing.
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Bruce Willis
John McClane
Jai Courtney
Jack McClane
Sebastian Koch
Yuri Komarov
Yuliya Snigir
Irina Komarov
Radivoje Bukvić
Alik
Cole Hauser
Mike Collins
Sergey Kolesnikov
Viktor Chagarin
Amaury Nolasco
Murphy
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Lucy McClane
Roman Luknár
Anton
Zolee 'Döglégy' Ganxsta
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Péter Takátsy
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Pasha D. Lychnikoff
Cabbie
Megalyn Echikunwoke
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Melissa Tang
Lucas
Rico Simonini
Colonel
Catherine Kresge
Neiderbrook
April Grace
Sue Easton
Cooper Thornton
S2
Ján Gallovič
Chagarin's Advisor
Péter Kertész
Judge
Patrik Vrbovský
Handgun Manager
Ferenc Elek
Unimog Driver
Iván Fenyő
MI-26 Navigator
Edit Balázsovits
Masseuse
Scott Michael Campbell
Campbell
Aldis Hodge
Foxy
Joe Massingill
Pac-Man
Jesse Burch
Smoker
Justin Smith
Meyers
Martin 'Mako' Hindy
Mako
Attila Árpa
Alik's Soldier
Sergej Onopko
Alik's Soldier
Iván Orsányi
Alik's Soldier
Narantsogt Tsogtsaikhan
Alik's Soldier
László Keszég
Alik's Soldier
Iván Kamarás
G-Wagon Driver
Zsolt Viczei
Laundry Worker
Mike Dopud
Det. Sgt. Wexler (uncredited)
Nikolett Barabas
Anna Peterova (uncredited)
Sasha Aleksandra Kerbel Callas
Russian Model (uncredited)
Daniel T. Dorrance
Production Design
Márton Miklauzic
Additional Camera
Jonathan Sela
Director of Photography
David Appleby
Dolly Grip
Elena Ivanova
Second Unit Director of Photography
Brandon Roberts
Additional Music
Marcus Trumpp
Additional Music
Domonkos Párdányi
Stunt Coordinator
Mark Southworth
Stunt Coordinator
Steve M. Davison
Stunt Coordinator
Stuart F. Wilson
Stunt Double
Billy D. Lucas
Stunts
Daniel Bernhardt
Stunts
Danny Wynands
Stunts
Domonkos Párdányi
Stunts
Gáspár Szabó
Stunts
István Draco Markolt
Stunts
Jeff Dashnaw
Stunts
Josh Kemble
Stunts
Lance Gilbert
Stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger
Stunts
Levente Lezsák
Stunts
Malosi Leonard
Stunts
Matt Leonard
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Mic Rodgers
Stunts
Miklós Szentváry-Lukács
Stunts
Miroslav Navrátil
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Norbert Kovács
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Oakley Lehman
Stunts
Riley Harper
Stunts
Tamás Hagyó
Stunts
Zoltán Hódi
Stunts
Jeffrey Lampert
Thanks
John Moore
Director
Caitlin McKenna
ADR Voice Casting
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Lina Todd
Casting
Tricia Wood
Casting
Alex Young
Producer
Wyck Godfrey
Producer
Leonid Vereshchagin
Production Supervisor
Luca Bercovici
Production Supervisor
Sergei Gurevich
Production Supervisor
Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Florent Lebrun
Matte Painter
Gerd Nefzer
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Sean Andrew Faden
Visual Effects Supervisor
Roderick Thorp
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Skip Woods
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