Die Hard is a classic action movie franchise that is set during the holiday season. The first movie, Die Hard, was released in 1988 and has become a Christmas movie because of its plotline that takes place during a Christmas Eve party. It follows the story of John McClane, a New York City police officer who is visiting his estranged wife and two children at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. The party is taken over by a group of terrorists who have taken the employees hostage, and it's up to McClane to save them and his family.