McClane has fallen on hard times, after moving to New York City and breaking up with his wife, he's developed a drinking problem and has been suspended from the NYPD. However, his past comes back to haunt him in the form of Simon, a terrorist bomber who has been using McClane as his contact as he plants a series of bombs in public places and gives McClane inane 'clues' to their whereabouts in the form of riddles and bizarre games. John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him from causing more destruction.
7 April 1950, Brooklyn, New York, USA
6 November 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
6 March 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 March 1947, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
22 January 1945, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
22 June 1952, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada
8 April 1984, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
26 January 1985, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
7 April 1912, USA
5 March 1966, Bombay, India
23 August 1941, Seattle, Washington, USA
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... Highlighted by Irons, whose slick and sinister Simon is second only to Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber in the pantheon of "Die Hard" villains.August 30, 2004
Pure action, with bigger and better explosions and stunts.May 12, 2001
It's a tense, terrifically funny action dazzler with a wow level in special effects that will be hard to top.June 25, 2007
Degenerates into an improbable, confusing series of chases and an overly involved heist that takes far too long to set up.February 21, 2001
The big set pieces don't build, really, they just pile up.June 26, 2007
...ultimately closer in spirit to the original than the first sequel.June 25, 2007
Should make us all feel a little queasy after the Oklahoma City bombing.January 02, 2011
Less hand-to-hand combat, but still a very violent sequel.August 16, 2012
If you ignore the last half, it's quite a good entry.August 26, 2006
All in all, it's a fun movie, worthy of its predecessors, but ranking third of three.January 26, 2006
There's little wit or originality on offer, just the familiar escalation of car chases and big bangs.January 01, 2000
An audience on the edge of its seat doesn't quibble about plot points.