White House Down (2013)

Directed by

Roland Emmerich

Genre

drama film, action film, thriller film, political thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 5,145 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Capitol Police officer tries to save his daughter and the President when terrorists take over the White House. He must navigate the building and outsmart the attackers.

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What happens

White House Down is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by James Vanderbilt. The film stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins, Joey King, and James Woods. In the film, a divorced U.S. Capitol Police officer attempts to rescue both his daughter and the President of the United States when a destructive terrorist assault occurs in the White House. Released on June 28, 2013, by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label, White House Down received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed $205 million against a budget of $150M. White House Down was one of two 2013 films that dealt with a terrorist attack on the White House; the other, Olympus Has Fallen, was released three months earlier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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