Olympus Has Fallen

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Olympus Has Fallen

R

2013

2h 0m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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The unthinkable happens when heavily armed and highly trained terrorists launch a bold daytime attack on the White House. The building is overrun, and President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) and his staff are taken hostage. Luckily for Asher, former presidential security officer Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is on the scene. With time running out, it's up to Banning to locate Asher's son before the extremists do and rescue the president before his captors unleash their ultimate plan.

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Critics Consensus

It's far from original, but Olympus Has Fallen benefits from Antoine Fuqua's tense direction and a strong performance from Gerard Butler -- which might just be enough for action junkies.

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Noah Berlatsky

The Atlantic

One of the most depressing and despicable films I have ever seen.

Aug 28, 2019

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Olympus Has Fallen is made from action-movie mix. Just add sweat.

Jan 3, 2014

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Antoine Fuqua is a dependable action director whose talents will never be maximised while the 1980s continue to be over.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 19, 2013

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JD Duran

InSession Film

The love story is pointless to the whole film and doesn’t add any value. If anything, it just gets in the way of the story.

Rated: C

Aug 23, 2024

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Ian Kane

Epoch Times

“Olympus Has Fallen” is a phenomenal actioner with very timely implications and a frightening “what if” premise.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 29, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Corny and overwrought.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 12, 2022

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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Alexander S

I'm one of the rare individuals who found Olympus Has Fallen to be a solidly intense action thriller as a standalone film, before it evolved into an unnecessary franchise. The movie had a suspenseful terrorism plot filled with heart-pumping action sequences and although some scenes can be intense for the faint of heart, the cast's performances and dynamic helped offset the violence. Grading: B+

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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John W

A competent, violent, action packed but ultimately run of the mill romp. I couldn’t buy into the premise of the USA moving all troops out of Korea and moving fleets around because of kidnapping of president. Good performance by Butler. Baddies very one dimensional. Who are the goodies anyway?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/17/25

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Stephen C

Success in 01 hour, 59 minutes, and 26 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Strong Violence and Language Throughout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $98,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Morgan Freeman as Speaker Trumbull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Mario B

Another boofhead movie, a lone secret service agent takes on a elite NK assault team and somehow wins, garbage ,

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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Ryan H

Gerard Butler returned to the action genre after a few years of rom-coms. It may be a “Die Hard” knock-off, but it’s a “Die Hard” knock-off done right. A great lead performance with brutal action. Action fans shouldn’t miss this one!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Synopsis

The unthinkable happens when heavily armed and highly trained terrorists launch a bold daytime attack on the White House. The building is overrun, and President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) and his staff are taken hostage. Luckily for Asher, former presidential security officer Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is on the scene. With time running out, it's up to Banning to locate Asher's son before the extremists do and rescue the president before his captors unleash their ultimate plan.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producer: Alan Siegel, Ed Cathell III, Danny Lerner
Screenwriter: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt
Distributor: FilmDistrict
Production Co: Nu Image, Millennium Films
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $98.9M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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