# Is "Die Hard" a Christmas Movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [December 2, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283 "2013-12-02T14:48:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/482 "2023-01-15T17:10:05Z")
Jeopardy declared Mayim Bialik is a good host, and a lot of dopers disagree with that. So, not settled. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/483 "2023-01-15T21:18:27Z")
_Die Hard_ is a Christmas movie, and Mayim is a good host. There, that’s settled. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/484 "2023-01-16T14:30:27Z")
Not only is **Die Hard** a Christmas movie, **Lethal Weapon** is also a Christmas movie! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/485 "2023-01-16T14:35:18Z")
I still wish she had got the job they gave Ken Jennings. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/486 "2023-01-16T18:45:06Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Baretta 9mm Does it come with a pet cockatoo? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/487 "2023-01-16T20:48:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Does it come with a pet cockatoo? Only one cock. Not two. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/488 "2023-11-22T17:18:20Z")
Tis the season to resurrect this thread. Happy Holidays! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/489 "2023-11-22T17:57:02Z")
Still not a Christmas movie. Still watching it on Christmas eve. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/490 "2023-11-22T18:18:34Z")
Must we have this tired discussion every year? of course Balrogs have wings! ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/491 "2023-11-22T20:12:25Z")
The better question: is _It’s A Wonderful Life_ an action movie? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/492 "2023-11-22T20:20:12Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > is _It’s A Wonderful Life_ an action movie? No, but it’s a pretty solid science fiction movie. Time travel and alternative histories? Toss out the angel and put in a flux capacitor, and you’ve got Back to the Future, I II _and_ III. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/493 "2023-11-22T20:44:36Z")
Great Scott! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/494 "2023-11-22T21:53:16Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > is _It’s A Wonderful Life_ an action movie? " That’s it! Out you two pixies go… through the door, or out the window! " George punches out Burt the cop. Mr Welch punches out George. George heroically dives into freezing water to save his brother and Clarence. Burt shoots randomly into a crowd. Signs point to a qualified…YES. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/495 "2023-11-23T00:52:31Z")
Also, car crashes into tree. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/496 "2023-11-23T02:43:12Z")
OK I just watched a new Christmas action movie. _Russian Roulette_ a 1975 political assassination thriller with George Segal. It involves Russian dissidents, KGB, assassins, a brave and resourceful RCMP officer who has to unravel a complex plot despite disbelief and no support from his superiors or the federal agencies. It ends with a shootout on a tall building where the head bad guy falls to his death. All in the days before Christmas, with decorations and Christmas music. Add it to your playlist! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/497 "2023-11-23T02:46:28Z")
_Die Hard_ isn’t a Christmas movie, but _Lethal Weapon_ is. And _Ghostbusters 2_ is a New Year’s movie. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/498 "2023-11-23T03:02:33Z")
Ah…the two certain harbingers of Christmas: the Hickory Farms pop-up store, um, _pops up_ at the Mall, and the annual bump of this thread. Yes, I say it is a Christmas movie. 🎄 🎅 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/499 "2023-11-23T03:35:11Z")
Is this a Christmas thread, or just a thread that happens to get bumped every Christmas? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/500 "2023-11-23T04:09:27Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > No, but it’s a pretty solid science fiction movie. Time travel and alternative histories? _It’s A Wonderful Life_ is a mediocre time travel/alt history movie, but it’s a pretty decent neo-noir and Donna Reed is an underrated _femme fatale_. _Die Hard_ is definitely a Christmas movie, and the [vault scene](https://youtu.be/ysd2r_-9dpE?feature=shared) set to Mozart’s “An die Freude” is the most celebratory Christmas scene on film. The sheer joy of Theo in cracking the electromagnetic door lock and opening the drawers with the bearer bonds is like a small child getting exactly that they wished for. And there is an argument that the film is [an unacknowledged sequel to A Christmas Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-christmas-movie-ever-die-hard/803827/22). “Welcome to the party, pal!” Stranger ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283/501 "2023-11-23T05:35:44Z")
Well, overlooking that it’s a little early, yep, still a Christmas movie. I’ve been seeing these calendars that reveal a 3D sculpture as you pull each day off, and the first thing I thought was I want the Nakatomi plaza that reveals Hans Gruber in December. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie/675283.md?page=26)