Die Hard vs Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.8/10 for Die Hard). Die Hard is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 17m. Die Hard is the older of the two (1988 against 1991). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Die Hard posterDie Hard1988 VS Terminator 2: Judgment Day posterTerminator 2: Judgment Day1991
Die HardTerminator 2: Judgment Day
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 8.1/10
Year19881991
Length2h 12m2h 17m
GenresAction, ThrillerAction, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJohn McTiernanJames Cameron
Main castHart Bochner, Bruce Willis, William Atherton, James Shigeta, Clarence Gilyard Jr.Robert Patrick, S. Epatha Merkerson, Joe Morton, Earl Boen, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Synopsis

Die Hard

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

Where to watch

Where to watch Die HardWhere to watch Terminator 2: Judgment Day

More like Die Hard · More like Terminator 2: Judgment Day · Compare other titles