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      White House Down

      2013, Action/Mystery & thriller, 2h 11m

      204 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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      White House Down benefits from the leads' chemistry, but director Roland Emmerich smothers the film with narrative clichés and choppily edited action. Read critic reviews

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      (L-R) Nicolas Wright as Donnie Donaldson, Joey King as Emily Cale and Channing Tatum as John Cale in "White House Down." (L-R) Channing Tatum as John Cale and Jamie Foxx as President James Sawyer in "White House Down." James Woods as Secret Service Agent Walker in "White House Down." (L-R) Jamie Foxx as President James Sawyer and Channing Tatum as John Cale in "White House Down." Channing Tatum as John Cale in "White House Down." Channing Tatum as John Cale in "White House Down." Channing Tatum in "White House Down." Maggie Gyllenhaal in "White House Down." (L-R) Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx in "White House Down." Jamie Foxx in "White House Down." Channing Tatum in "White House Down." Maggie Gyllenhaal in "White House Down." (L-R) Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx in "White House Down."

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      Capitol police officer John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) as a member of the Secret Service. Not wanting to disappoint his young daughter with the bad news, Cale takes her on a tour of the White House. While he and his daughter are there, a heavily armed paramilitary group attacks and seizes control. As the nation's government dissolves in chaos, only Cale can save his daughter, the president and the country.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Intense Gunfire and Explosions|A Brief Sexual Image|Seq of Intense Action Violence|Some Language)

      • Genre: Action, Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Roland Emmerich

      • Producer: Bradley J. Fischer, Harald Kloser, James Vanderbilt, Larry J. Franco, Laeta Kalogridis

      • Writer: James Vanderbilt

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $73.1M

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      • Distributor: Sony Pictures

      • Production Co: Mythology Entertainment, Centropolis Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat

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      • Jun 08, 2016

        A classic Die Hard premise, very professionally executed by the master of destruction. When the film doesn't take itself too seriously while kicking ass, it works like a charm. Unfortunately, some scenes are so silly they're almost unintentionally funny (POTUS + bazooka on White House lawn car chase) and the flag waving finale is way too much. But other than that this is pretty solid and entertaining action cinema.

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      • Aug 02, 2015

        It's nice Hollywood still makes films for the gullible and stupid. No reason intelligent people should have all the fun. Atrocious acting by Gyllenhaal. An embarrassment for Foxx and Woods. Really good sets, special effects and sound, but none of it matters when paired with a ridiculous script and cringe-worthy dialog.

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      • Dec 26, 2014

        Spends so long copying and trying to be Die Hard, that it forgets what made Die Hard so good.

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      • Mar 18, 2014

        Compared to what Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart offered in 'Olympus Has Fallen', what Roland Emmerich, Channing Tatum, and Jamie Foxx try to offer in this movie is a total flop.. Unlike the battle between 'No Strings Attached' vs 'Friends with Benefit' before that we can call it a tie, 'Olympus Has Fallen' vs 'White House Down' is a comfortable win for Butler's side undoubtedly..

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