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White House Down

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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.

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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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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 03/19/2019
2.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 09/15/2013
3/5
At least has the good grace to laugh at itself as it rolls out the dingbat-daft action-movie cliches. Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 09/15/2013
2/5
It is appallingly funny in a way that few parodies ever manage. But it is undeniably exciting. Go to Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine 09/11/2024
6/10
As an action film, White House Down does its job: it entertains and offers some very well-filmed scenes. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 09/02/2022
2/4
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. Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/21/2022
1.5/5
Emmerich’s action is repetitive, hackneyed, and not the least bit exciting. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Timothy S @RT04400768 Apr 4 4 star movie but two stars deducted for needlessly changing the flag joey king waves at the end for "creative reasoning". You deserve every bit of that 52% critic score for that. See more Blu B @RT43513976 Jan 15 Well it's at least not the same film Roland Emmerich makes everytime since Independance Day. Instead it's another Die Hard ripoff. It's literally Die Hard in the White House and simliar to Olympus has Fallen almost to a tee. To it's credit the first 30 minutes or so is actually kind of good. It's focused, sets up characters, the setting is memorable, and it looks polished with some good score. Than once the attack kicks in it just slowly goes downhill from there. Everything overall is just alright about it honestly. The special effects look very shotty. There is lots of green screen that is obvious and eyesores from riding in cars to out in courtyards. You wonder why is any of this green screen. Than other times it looks too basic. The jet scenes look like video game cutscenes at times. The plot at times gets ridiculous with his daughter waiving the POTUS flag on the lawn in front of the world. The stupid tour guide. The dumb over the top bad guys that still feel so generic somehow. See more Leaburn O @RT35452347 Jan 6 It would be easy to hate the sheer stupidity of this film but it’s so dumb that I imagine it can only have been made with a knowing wink to its bloated insanity. Ignoring all that, it’s pure action fun and strangely I enjoyed it. Watched on BluRay. See more Mike H @CritixsRNotSmarter Jan 5 This movie was fantastic, disregard the critixs See more Laurie S @Karlwinters Dec 24 I hate it when a director treats its audience like idiots. I also dislike the cheats they put in to fool us. ie; grenades have a five second fuse not ten as portrayed.; when the presidential car is being pursued the Home Guard could have easily taken out the enemy car etc. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 27 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, 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 See more Read all reviews
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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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(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
Centropolis Entertainment, Mythology Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Gunfire and Explosions|A Brief Sexual Image|Seq of Intense Action Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
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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