A Good Day to Die Hard

John McClane flies to Moscow after learning that his son, Jack, whom he's barely seen in years, is in prison. As he reaches the courthouse, there's an explosion and a breakout. Jack, whom John takes for a criminal, is in the middle of a CIA mission, protecting a Russian whistleblower, Komarov. Father and son go from a car chase across Moscow to a safe house and then to the abandoned city of Pripyat, where a conspiracy involving nuclear material comes to a head. Between gunfire and arguments, the two try to figure each other out.

1. CameoMcClane father and son

   Jai Courtney joins as Jack, the McClane son who'd never appeared before. Mary Elizabeth Winstead returns as daughter Lucy. It's the last film in the series with Bruce Willis.

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2. Behind the scenesA stand-in Moscow

   The story is set in Moscow, but filming, which began in April 2012, was mostly in Budapest, Hungary. The car chase through heavy traffic is one of its trademarks.

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3. Behind the scenesThe shortest of the series

   At 98 minutes, it's the shortest Die Hard. The first runs 132. The finale takes the McClanes to Pripyat, Ukraine, the city abandoned after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

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