Top 20 Action Movies of All Time

18. Die Hard

Release Date: July 20, 1988 (United States)

Plot:

An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Director: John McTiernan
Writers: Roderick Thorp(based on the novel by), Jeb Stuart(screenplay by), Steven E. de Souza(screenplay by)
Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%

IMDB: 8.2

Gross worldwide: $141,603,197