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White House Down

2013, Movie, 2h 11min

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

"White House Down" — action, thriller and drama movie produced in USA and released in 2013. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.3 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 11min. "White House Down" is currently available to stream on Netflix, MGM+ and Amazon Prime ⎥ MGM+ and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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Reviews

Critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

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...an entertaining throwback to the action blockbusters of the 1990s.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Nick De Semlyen

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Lincoln meets Sudden Death: a corny but raucous throwback to when Planet Hollywood was hip. Gary Busey popping out of a rose bush wouldn’t feel out of place.

Read full review at Empire

Helene Smith

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Good action

2 years ago

Critic Marsha Mccreadie

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President Sawyer, as imagined by Foxx, is a lot of fun (I'm not doin' that shit! he yells, watching Cale working some dangerous cables in the elevator shaft they're trapped in).

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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...endowed with enough tension, humor, and calamitous action to ensure it a solid berth in the summer box-office sweepstakes.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic James Berardinelli

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The action sequences are moderately diverting but nothing special, although the car chase across the White House lawn (arguably the movie's height of stupidity) has the distinction of being unique...

Read full review at Reelviews

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White House Down is a 2013 action-thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. The movie follows John Cale (Tatum), a Capitol Police officer who is denied a job with the Secret Service. Cale takes his daughter Emily on a tour of the White House, but their visit is interrupted by a paramilitary group led by ex-Delta Force operative Emil Stenz, who infiltrate the building and take the tour group hostage. Cale teams up with President James Sawyer (Foxx) to rescue Emily and protect the country from the terrorist threat. Along the way, they uncover a conspiracy involving a retired Head of Presidential Detail, Martin Walker, who seeks revenge against Sawyer for a botched mission in Iran that killed his son. The film features plenty of action, suspense, and thrilling moments as Cale and Sawyer work together to save the day.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as White House Down include Den of Thieves, Colombiana, Damage, Revenge, Captain Phillips, Snowpiercer.

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White House Down was released in theaters on June 28, 2013.