A Good Day to Die Hard
Movie, 2013, McClane, Set in Moscow
A Good Day to Die Hard is #5 of 5 in release order and #5 of 5 in chronological order in the Die Hard.
The story
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.
A Good Day to Die Hard recap
McClane hears that his estranged son Jack has been arrested in Moscow for murder and flies there to help. At the courthouse, Jack is on trial alongside Yuri Komarov, a political prisoner and former billionaire who has a file that could bring down a corrupt official, Viktor Chagarin. A bomb hits the court, and Jack escapes with Komarov, only to run into his father. Jack is a CIA officer, and McClane has just wrecked his operation to get Komarov out of the country. Chagarin's men chase them through Moscow. The two McClanes fight together and argue about the past. Komarov asks to collect his daughter Irina, who is working with Chagarin's men, and the file is a lie: Komarov wants the weapons-grade uranium hidden in Chernobyl.
A Good Day to Die Hard ending explained
In Chernobyl, Komarov kills Chagarin, and the McClanes fight their way in. Jack throws Komarov off a roof into the blades of Irina's helicopter, and Irina flies her helicopter into the building to kill them before dying in the crash. The McClanes survive, reconciled, and fly home to meet Lucy.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch A Good Day to Die Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 15%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Live Free or Die Hard, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Live Free or Die Hard, the last.
What to watch before A Good Day to Die Hard
In release order, the essentials before A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) are Die Hard (1988), Die Hard 2 (1990), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), and Live Free or Die Hard (2007).
Cast
- Bruce Willis as John McClane
- Jai Courtney as Jack McClane
- Sebastian Koch as Yuri Komarov
- Yuliya Snigir as Irina Komarov
- Radivoje Bukvić as Alik
- Cole Hauser as Mike Collins
- Sergey Kolesnikov as Viktor Chagarin
- Amaury Nolasco as Murphy
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Lucy McClane
- Roman Luknár as Anton
- Zolee 'Döglégy' Ganxsta as MRAP Driver
- Péter Takátsy as Prosecutor
Directed by John Moore.