1988

The defining action movie of the last few decades is arguably the 1988 classic Die Hard, which ends with would-be terrorist Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) falling to Alan Rickman's death.

1995

The film was preceded by Die Hard (1988) and followed by Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).

in theaters as a summer action blockbuster

While the plot revolves around Christmas Eve, Die Hard was originally released in theaters in July of 1988 as a summer action blockbuster.

in 1987

The first Die Hard movie came out in 1987 and became an instant classic in the face of over-the-top action heroes.

1998

Die Hard' itself is an action movie from 1998.

1980s

The prototype of the ‘man trapped in the building’ action film, and classic of 1980s action cinema, Die Hard is a staple for action junkies.

on July 4, 1990,

The second installment in the Die Hard film series, the film was released on July 4, 1990, in the United States.

1996

Home media Die Hard with a Vengeance was released on LaserDisc on January 17, 1996, on VHS on May 14, 1996, and on DVD on March 9, 1999.

on June 27, 2007

Live Free or Die Hard was released in the United States on June 27, 2007.

in 2007

The previous Die Hard movie, Live Free or Die Hard, was released in 2007 and grossed $135 million domestic and $383 million worldwide.

1989

This movie ’s either this or the original Die Hard movie from 1989.

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The Die Hard films have a history of adapting weird crap, but none this weird: the 2007 installment takes the 2007 installment's premise from a 1997 (timely!)

2018

In the comic series Die (2018) by writer Kieron Gillen and artist Stephanie Hans, three of the locations on the icosahedron shaped world are Gondal, Angria, and Glass Town based on the Brontë juvenilia.