Sure, it was released in July, but John McClane saves the day and bests Hans Gruber and his merry band of terrorists on Christmas Eve. It takes place at an office holiday party. Santa hats are worn.

Composed in 1818 by Franz Gruber (not to be confused with the Die Hard movie villain, Hans Gruber) to lyrics written by Joseph Mohr in the hamlet of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, “Silent ...

But the villainous Hans Gruber, the bad guy who takes over a Los Angeles skyscraper in Die Hard and plans to blow it up, is a lot more dangerous than a green-haired grump who steals Christmas ...