Die Hard takes place in Los Angeles on Christmas, where New York police officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) visits his wife Holland (Bonnie Bedelia) at her new office in the Nakatomi Plaza building McClane is surprised to find a group of terrorists led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) taking hostages in the building McClane realizes that his wife is one of the hostages, and decides to clash with the terrorists himself McClane uses his skills and experience as a police officer to defeat the kidnappers and rescue the hostages McClane faces many challenges on his journey to rescue the hostages, including: He must deal with Gruber, a smart and powerful terrorist He must find a way to reach his wife and the rest of the hostages, who are being held on the upper floors of the building He must stop the terrorists before they can carry out their plan, which involves a $300 million cryptocurrency trade In the end, McClane succeeds in rescuing the hostages, and kills Gruber McClane exits the building like a hero and returns his wife to safety
