Die Hard with a Vengeance

''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jonathan Hensleigh, which is based on the screenplay ''Simon Says'' by Hensleigh and the characters created by Roderick Thorp for his 1979 novel ''Nothing Lasts Forever''. ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' is the third film in the ''Die Hard'' film series after ''Die Hard 2'' and was later followed by ''Live Free or Die Hard'' and ''A Good Day to Die Hard''.

The film stars Bruce Willis as NYPD Lieutenant John McClane and Samuel L. Jackson as McClane's reluctant partner Zeus Carver. McClane and Carver team up to stop an East German terrorist group headed by "Simon", who have planted bombs across New York City and plot to steal the gold bullion of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The film was released on May 19, 1995 to mixed reviews and became the highest-grossing film of the year. It also gained a cult following and considered as the best sequel in the franchise and one of the best action films of the 1990s.}} Provided by Wikipedia