White House Down

PG-13

Released Jun 28, 2013

2 hr. 11 min.

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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51%

203 Reviews

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100,000+ Ratings

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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

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Maksim C

This movie makes me cry for some reason. Good tears

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Oliver L

Great movie. Insane betrayals. Absolutely ridiculously good.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Rachel A

I really enjoyed this movie, had me hooked

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Sawyer B

It was more funny than dramatic. Definitely a bit of a diehard knockoff but all around entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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Mady l

White House Down was so good, kept me on my toes the whole time. I was so into it that I didn't realize that the movie was 2 hours long. I highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Kevin M

Little bit unrealistic. The daughter makes me angry sometimes

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/13/23

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Roland Emmerich

Director

Channing Tatum

Cale

Jamie Foxx

President Sawyer

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Finnerty

Jason Clarke

Stenz

Richard Jenkins

Raphelson

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White House Down: Official Clip - Consider This My Resignation

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White House Down: Official Clip - Air Force One Destroyed

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White House Down: Official Clip - Presidential Rocket Launcher

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White House Down: Official Clip - No Jail for You

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White House Down: Official Clip - Mr. President Pulls the Trigger

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White House Down: Official Clip - You're Not Going to Shoot the President

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White House Down: Official Clip - Hand-to-Hand Combat

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White House Down: Official Clip - Helicopter Hunting

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White House Down: Official Clip - Millions of People Are Gonna Die

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

There is a certain comfort you can derive from these predictable mega-budget monsters. Trouble is, it goes on too long. It has several climactic moments, but every time you ready for the exit, the film bounces back again for the next round.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 19, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

At least has the good grace to laugh at itself as it rolls out the dingbat-daft action-movie cliches.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 15, 2013

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

It is appallingly funny in a way that few parodies ever manage. But it is undeniably exciting.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 15, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Never does White House Down surprise us or go in a direction we didn’t see coming. It’s all been manufactured to proven specifications and refuses to deviate from customary action movie schematics.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 2, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Emmerich’s action is repetitive, hackneyed, and not the least bit exciting.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Joshua Rivera

Polygon

t's a '90s throwback from the king of '90s disaster schlock himself, Roland Emmerich - and at the same time, weirdly prescient.

May 3, 2021

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Executive Producer: Ute Emmerich, Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin
Screenwriter: James Vanderbilt
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Mythology Entertainment, Centropolis Entertainment
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
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $73.1M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat

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