On Christmas Eve, A group of terrorists seizes the international airport and holds thousands of passengers as hostages. The main aim of the armed commandos led by an obsessed officer is to rescue the drug lord. The terrorists are prepared to all surprises except one – John McClane. Bruce Willis is back as a superhero cop. With his wife on an airplane circling Dulles Airport in Washington, terrorists take over the landing system and black out the airport. As the airport authorities seem to challenge his every move, John must defeat the terrorists and allow the planes to land before they run out of fuel.