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Bruce Willis in Die Hard, 1988. Alamy Stock Photo

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Let’s settle this once and for all.

THERE ARE MANY holiday classics that spring to mind when talking about Christmas movies – Miracle on 34th Street, It’s a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Love Actually.

But there’s one movie that can be divisive – Die Hard.

The 1988 film stars Bruce Willis as Detective McClane, who flies into LA on Christmas Eve before learning of a hostage situation taking place in an office building, and that his wife is one of the hostages.

Despite the fact that the film wasn’t intended to be a Christmas movie (it was released in July in the United States), many insist otherwise.

So, for the day that’s in it, we want to know: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?


Poll Results:

Yes (10141)
No (2787)
I'm on the fence (678)

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    Jun 16th 2024, 10:12 PM

    I thought the questions would be about the 1980s cartoon series… Very disappointing 1.

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    Jun 16th 2024, 10:37 PM

    @Rafa C: my brain can’t help but sing it now!!!

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    Jun 16th 2024, 11:35 PM

    @Rafa C: OK, what was the name of the original Japanese Anima? In Japanese for bonus points….

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    Jun 16th 2024, 11:02 PM

    I’m sure he’s brilliant but I can’t make head nor tail of his writing.

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    Jun 17th 2024, 12:00 AM

    @Bert Carolan: Try Dubliners, I found it the most accessible one. I couldn’t get far into Ulysses.

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    Jun 17th 2024, 12:42 AM

    @John Smith: anyone who claims to have read Ulysses is a narcissist and up their own A. I know because my excuse for a Dad apparently did.

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    Jun 17th 2024, 12:53 AM

    @Donna Fallon: absolute rubbish. The idea is ludicrous

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    Jun 17th 2024, 3:43 AM

    @Donna Fallon: how many cats have you

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    Jun 18th 2024, 8:19 AM

    @John D Doe: I’m more of a dog person TBH John.

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    Jun 19th 2024, 12:33 PM

    @Donna Fallon: BS, I read it 5 times because it referred to many places I knew as a child. It’s very hard going at times but I loved the way Joyce painted old Dublin, unfortunately many places have disappeared or are unrecognisable nowadays.

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    Jun 17th 2024, 7:14 AM

    I could have sworn he was buried in Paris.

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    Jun 16th 2024, 10:20 PM

    Fantastic writer / poet, bazaar reading, and history at times. 11/12 ain’t bad. Quizzical fellow.

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    Jun 16th 2024, 11:16 PM

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    Jun 17th 2024, 2:37 PM

    Some man for the love letters.

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    Jun 16th 2024, 10:30 PM

    I know it’s taken my birthday. d4amn you joyce

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    Jun 16th 2024, 10:38 PM

    @edw: Happy Birthday EDW. Happy birthday to you

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    Jun 16th 2024, 11:50 PM

    @Paul Somers: cheers.

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