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White House Down

PG-13 Released Jun 28, 2013 2h 11m Action Mystery & Thriller List
51% Tomatometer 203 Reviews 62% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings
Capitol police officer John Cale has just been denied his dream job of protecting President James Sawyer 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. Read More Read Less
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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.

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Emmerich’s action is repetitive, hackneyed, and not the least bit exciting. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Oliver L Great movie. Insane betrayals. Absolutely ridiculously good. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/24 Full Review Rachel A I really enjoyed this movie, had me hooked Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/07/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Kevin M Little bit unrealistic. The daughter makes me angry sometimes Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/13/23 Full Review Read all 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." (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." View more photos

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Synopsis Capitol police officer John Cale has just been denied his dream job of protecting President James Sawyer 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
Producer
Bradley J. Fischer, Harald Kloser, James Vanderbilt, Larry J. Franco, Laeta Kalogridis
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
Runtime
2h 11m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
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