CHRISTMAS FILMS
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Die Hard
About
NYPD cop John McClane visits his wife in Los Angeles for Christmas when he becomes embroiled in a hostage situation at her workplace...
Christmas Film World Cup pedigree
Possibly the greatest performer and crowd favourite. A semi final finish, three Cup Finals and former champion
Rating
BBFC: Contains strong violence, language, nudity and hard drug use
Trailer
Ranking
1
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1988
Trivia
John McTiernan
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia
The fictional Nakatomi Plaza is the headquarters of 20th Century Fox. The company charged itself rent for the use of the then-unfinished building
Selected for preservation in the National film registry by the Library of Congress in 2017 for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
Much of the script was improvised due to the constant screenplay tweaks that were being made during filming
Clint Eastwood originally owned the rights to the novel "Nothing Lasts Forever" on which the film is based, and planned to star in the film around the early 1980s.
Competition History
2022
Holder
1st Seed
1st in Group D with 167 pts
Last 16 victory over Muppets Christmas Carol
Quarter Final triumph against Last Christmas
Semi Finalist defeat to Scrooged*
2018
Last 16 win against The Family Man
Quarter Final victory over The Snowman
Semi Final defeat of Gremlins
Champion with a final victory over Home Alone
2014
Last 16 victory over Bad Santa
Quarter Final win against Scrooged*
Semi Final triumph against Love Actually
Finalist against It's A Wonderful Life
2010
Last 16 win over Miracle on 34th Street
Quarter final win against It's a Wonderful life
Semi Final triumph over Elf
Finalist against Scrooged