10 Greatest Unspoken Action Movie Plot Points

10. The Secret Romantic Subplot - Die Hard

In the midst of John McTiernan's all-timer action classic Die Hard, there's an unexpected love story hidden in plain sight beyond John McClane's (Bruce Willis) desperate quest to save his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia).

Early in the film, before Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his men descend upon the Nakatomi Plaza, a drunk couple accidentally bursts in on John, and once the hostage scenario unfolds, we briefly see the couple being accosted by the terrorists while in a state of amorous undress.

But in a cute-yet-unnecessary detail, at the very end of the film when the day has been saved, the couple can be briefly seen still together on the right-hand side of the screen, firmly embracing one another.

Given that this looked like nothing more than a boozy office hookup, and it would've surprised no-one if they went their separate ways once the bullets started flying, it's strangely heart-warming to know they stuck together and made it through.

More to the point, it's neat that John McTiernan thought enough about these incredibly minor characters to actually have them show up again at the end.

Nothing brings people together like the trauma of surviving a terrorist attack, right?