Overview
- Zooey Deschanel told People she considers Die Hard a Christmas movie, citing its Christmas Eve setting and holiday backdrop.
- Collider reports the 1988 action film has re-entered Hulu’s Top 10 in December, reflecting its annual surge in seasonal viewing.
- PEDESTRIAN.TV published a fresh argument against the label, pointing to the July 1988 release and asserting Christmas is incidental to the plot.
- A BBFC survey cited by PEDESTRIAN.TV found 44% of 2,000 UK respondents said Die Hard is not a Christmas movie.
- Macaulay Culkin recently argued it is not a Christmas film, while past comments referenced by People note director John McTiernan embraced the holiday classification and Bruce Willis rejected it.