A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
Director
John Moore
Main cast
Bruce Willis; Jai Courtney; Sebastian Koch; Mary Elizabeth Winstead; Yuliya Snigir
Genres
Action, Thriller
Description
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.
John Moore
Main cast
Bruce Willis; Jai Courtney; Sebastian Koch; Mary Elizabeth Winstead; Yuliya Snigir
Genres
Action, Thriller
Description
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.
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