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White House Down
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6.5Capitol 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.
Cast
- Channing Tatum as Cale
- Jamie Foxx as President Sawyer
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Finnerty
- Jason Clarke as Stenz
- Richard Jenkins as Raphelson
- Joey King as Emily
Themes
- usa president
- the white house
- job interview
- betrayal
- conspiracy
- explosion
- hostage situation
- secret service
- terrorist plot
- hostile takeover
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
247,710 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Roland Emmerich
- Written by
- James Vanderbilt
- Produced by
- Bradley J. Fischer Harald Kloser James Vanderbilt Larry Franco Laeta Kalogridis
- Starring
- Channing Tatum Jamie Foxx Maggie Gyllenhaal Jason Clarke Richard Jenkins James Woods
- Cinematography
- Anna Foerster
- Edited by
- Adam Wolfe
- Music by
- Harald Kloser Thomas Wander
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Mythology Entertainment Centropolis Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- June 28, 2013 ( 2013-06-28 )
- Running time
- 131 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $150 million
- Box office
- $205.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 640072
- Official website
- whitehousedown.com
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- publication date
- 2013-09-05
- title
- White House Down
- box office
- 205366737
- capital cost
- 150000000
- review score
- 52/100
- date depicted
- 2014-10-04
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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.