It's official - Die Hard is, in fact, a Christmas film.
With now just a few days to go until Christmas Day, many of us will be gearing up to spend the weekend having a cosy festive film marathon. But if those are your plans, what will you be watching? Perhaps you've got some classics like Miracle of 34th Street lined up, or maybe you're a fan of a comedy like Elf or a festive rom-com like Love Actually.
These films are all obviously Christmas movies, as they take place during the festive season, heavily reference the holidays, and usually feature Father Christmas himself in some way. But every year, many people have the same debate - is Die Hard a Christmas film?
It seems to be the most divisive film when it comes to discussing its merits as a festive feature, and no matter how many people argue about the subject on either side of the fence, the topic will come up again the following year. One leading cinema chain, however, is now looking to end the debate once and for all.
Vue Cinemas shared a video to TikTok in which they insisted the Bruce Willis action flick is most definitely a Christmas film - and even came prepared with three clear reasons why.
Their first point was to argue Christmas trees are dotted throughout the 1988 flick, cementing it as a film that most certainly takes place during the festive season. After all, the film's plot sees Bruce's character, John McClane, travel home to Los Angeles to spend the festivities with his estranged wife before learning of a hostage situation at the building where his wife works - during their Christmas party.
The cinema chain's second point is that multiple people throughout the film reference Christmas, including saying "Merry Christmas" to other characters. This includes Bruce's character making festive references multiple times and even Alan Rickman's villain character Hans Gruber having a scene in which he hums a Christmas song.
Finally, Vue pointed out there are multiple Christmas decorations in the film, further cementing the time of year the flick takes place.
It would seem the film is fairly obviously a Christmas movie because of the time of year it takes place, however many still argue it isn't a true - as the holiday season is not the main plot. We also usually associate Christmas films with family friendly movies that children can enjoy, which Die Hard most definitely is not.
Commenters on Vue's video were split over the topic as they are every year. Some agreed with the cinema chain, while others said there should be clear distinction between a "Christmas film" and a "film set at Christmas".
One person said: "It isn't any Christmas movie, it's the best Christmas movie." Another added: "It is factually a Christmas film." But someone else argued: "It's not a Christmas film, it's a film at Christmas."
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