How to watch Die Hard at home this Christmas

Yippee Ki Yay! Whether you think it's a Christmas pic or not (even though it definitely is), Die Difficult is a corking film to watch at any fourth dimension of year, and so here's all you need to know to relish the classic action film at home.

Allow'south confront it, most of the films that tend to be watched over the Christmas flow are aimed at a younger audience, and later back to back screenings of The Muppets Christmas Carol and Home Solitary, there's a chance that you might be afterward something a little more grown up. Enter Die Hard.

As far as Christmas movies go, it'south definitely unconventional, just the cardinal elements are there: a man travels across the country to see his family for the holidays, except a few baddies who don't understand the true meaning of Christmas intend to disrupt his family reunion. Information technology's graphic, it'southward suspenseful and at times even heartwarming only above all, it's Dice Hard.

Where tin can I stream Die Hard?

You may take guessed the answer to this question already given that Disney now owns xx^th Century Fox and all of its properties (including the Die Hard franchise), only this means that Die Hard is only bachelor to stream via Disney Plus.

The good news is that it'south available to stream right now, all yous need is an active Disney Plus membership to get in on the fun.

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What is Die Hard about?

Hardened New York cop John McClane travels to Los Angeles on Christmas eve with the intent of reconciling with his estranged wife Holly, and seeing his kids in time for Christmas. Planning to pick Holly up from her office Christmas party first, John travels to Nakatomi Plaza, which is also the destination of Hans Gruber, a ruthless terrorist who seeks to cause accented commotion for the folks at Nakatomi.

What ensues is an uphill battle of epic proportions, equally John is forced to have downward Gruber and his band of followers without whatever back-up or knowledge of the building's layout. It'll accept y'all on the edge of your seat but you lot won't want to look away.

Is Dice Difficult a Christmas movie?

A question passed down through the ages (or several Facebook timelines at least), the debate has continued to rage on over Die Hard's validity equally a Christmas picture show. If the moving picture simply took identify at Christmas without whatsoever reference to the vacation then far every bit the story goes, and so I'd be inclined to agree with the naysayers out there.

However, given that John McClane's heroic efforts are centred effectually the idea of reuniting with his family and seeking to rebuild what was lost – a classic Christmas motion picture trope – the pic is more justified in its status every bit a genuine Christmas film.