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Live Free or Die

Live Free or Die

The criminal mind is a terrible thing to waste

20065.31h 29m

Overview

It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side-kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think i

Directed by Andy Robin
Written by Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin
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Top Cast

Aaron Stanford

Aaron Stanford

John "Rugged" Rudgate

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

Lagrand

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

Putney

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Monson

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Cheryl

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Gazaniga

Judah Friedlander

Judah Friedlander

Hesh

Peter Anthony Tambakis

Peter Anthony Tambakis

Marcus

R.E. Rodgers

R.E. Rodgers

Oldfield

Kim Director

Kim Director

Donna

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Themes & Keywords

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About Live Free or Die

Live Free or Die is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2006 exploring themes of new hampshire, hoodlum, herança. Directed by Andy Robin, it stars Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Michael Rapaport. It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself a criminal. When a local plumber stares him down at a pub, Rugged vows revenge, pouring brake fluid in the man's water supply. When the man dies from unrelated causes, Rugged and his side-kick, the even dimmer Jeff, try to cover up what they think i

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