Olympus Has Fallen

20132013
RR
1h 59m

Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, and Gerard Butler in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.

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Action Thriller

Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.

Director
- Antoine Fuqua
Writers
- Creighton Rothenberger
- Katrin Benedikt
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations

Videos7

Exclusive Debut

Exclusive Debut

U.S. Version #1

U.S. Version #1

"What If"

Featurette 1:32

"Patriotic"

Featurette 2:03

"The Cast"

Featurette 1:50

"Angela Bassett"

Featurette 1:48

"Angela Bassett"

"Action"

Featurette 1:14

Morgan Freeman and Angela Bassett in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Gerard Butler in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Antoine Fuqua in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Gerard Butler and Radha Mitchell in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Aaron Eckhart and Gerard Butler in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Ashley Judd and Aaron Eckhart in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Angela Bassett, Aaron Eckhart, Robert Forster, Gerard Butler, and Finley Jacobsen in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Aaron Eckhart in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Robert Forster in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Rick Yune in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Gerard Butler in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Morgan Freeman in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Director
- Antoine Fuqua
Writers
- Creighton Rothenberger
- Katrin Benedikt
All cast & crew
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When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, former Presidential Secret Service Agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. —FilmDistrict

politics political thriller u.s. president political assassination white house 390 more

Taglines
- We are never stronger than when we are tested.
Genres
- Action
- Thriller
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong violence and language throughout
Parents guide

Trivia
In the special features, it mentions that the attack on the White House was planned by former Secret Service agents who were asked how they would attack it if they had to.

Goofs
The intruding Gunship shoots down both planes sent to intercept it. In real life, to avoid incidents like that, one interceptor establishes visual contact with the intruder and flies beside him. The other plane flies behind the intruder to shoot him down if the first interceptor experiences hostile action.

Quotes
Mike Banning: [to Kang] Why don't you and I play a game of fuck off. You go first.

Alternate versions
The edited for TNT/TBS cable TV version aside from the usual language and violence edits most notably hackneys its edit for the part where Mike (Gerard Butler) stabs Kang (Rick Yune) in the head. Instead, the viewer witnesses Mike about to stab and then it cuts straight to Kang's body ceasing to move making it unclear that Kang was stabbed let alone where.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.111 (2013)

Soundtracks
Christmas With The Man I Love
Written by Andrew Kingslow (as Andrew Peter Kingslow) (PRS) and Sarah Dowling (NS)
Published by KPM APM (ASCAP)
Courtesy of APM Music

Top review

7/10

Quite entertaining actually...

While "Olympus Has Fallen" is an entertaining and thrilling movie, it does however run on stereotypic fuel; one man who save the day and saves all of America.

The story is compelling and fast paced, right from the very beginning. And it keeps its high tempo right up to the end. Sure there were some very predictable moments and situations that even a blind man saw coming a mile away. But despite that, director Antoine Fuqua managed to put together a wholesome entertaining movie.

The action sequences are good and well executed, coming off as believable, despite it being one man against 28. And the way that these sequences were filmed just puts you right there in the action.

As for the acting, well, with a cast as this, you know that you are getting your moneys worth. Gerard Butler really carried the movie quite well. The movie also brandished talents such as Aaron Eckhart, Dylan McDermott, Angela Bassett and Morgan Freeman.

If you enjoy action movies then you should sit down and watch "Olympus Has Fallen", if you haven't already seen it, because it is quite entertaining.

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paul_haakonsen
Dec 24, 2015

Is "Olympus Has Fallen" based on a book?

Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $98,925,640
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $30,373,794
- Mar 24, 2013
Gross worldwide
- $170,270,201

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Runtime
1 hour 59 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Datasat
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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