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White House Down

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
220K
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POPULARITY
2,321
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Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum in White House Down (2013)
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
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While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary inv... Read allWhile on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
220K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,321
251
  • Director
    • Roland Emmerich
  • Writer
    • James Vanderbilt
  • Stars
    • Channing Tatum
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Maggie Gyllenhaal
Top credits
  • Director
    • Roland Emmerich
  • Writer
    • James Vanderbilt
  • Stars
    • Channing Tatum
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 543User reviews
    • 347Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

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    Roland Emmerich in White House Down (2013)
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    Top cast

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    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • Caleas Cale
    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • President Sawyeras President Sawyer
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    • Finnertyas Finnerty
    Jason Clarke
    Jason Clarke
    • Stenzas Stenz
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Raphelsonas Raphelson
    Joey King
    Joey King
    • Emilyas Emily
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Walkeras Walker
    Nicolas Wright
    Nicolas Wright
    • Donnie the Guideas Donnie the Guide
    Jimmi Simpson
    Jimmi Simpson
    • Tyleras Tyler
    Michael Murphy
    Michael Murphy
    • Vice President Hammondas Vice President Hammond
    Rachelle Lefevre
    Rachelle Lefevre
    • Melanieas Melanie
    Lance Reddick
    Lance Reddick
    • General Caulfieldas General Caulfield
    Matt Craven
    Matt Craven
    • Agent Kellermanas Agent Kellerman
    Jake Weber
    Jake Weber
    • Agent Hopeas Agent Hope
    Peter Jacobson
    Peter Jacobson
    • Wallaceas Wallace
    Barbara Williams
    Barbara Williams
    • Muriel Walkeras Muriel Walker
    Kevin Rankin
    Kevin Rankin
    • Killickas Killick
    Garcelle Beauvais
    Garcelle Beauvais
    • Alison Sawyeras Alison Sawyer
    • Director
      • Roland Emmerich
    • Writer
      • James Vanderbilt
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Apart from a couple of second unit shots of Washington DC and one scene shot in a park, all filming took place on sound stages in Montreal, Canada, with extensive blue screen techniques used to create the "world" around each set where required.
    • Goofs
      Emily asks the President about 22 Arab nations in the region especially the conflict in Pakistan. Pakistan is not Arab even if it is Muslim, and neither is Iran, the distant target of most actions in the film.
    • Quotes

      President Sawyer: Martin, as the President of the United States, this comes with the full weight, power and authority of my office. Fuck you.

    • Connections
      Edited from The Abyss (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Spanish Flea
      Written by Julius Wechter and Cissy Wechter

      Performed by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

      Courtesy of Almo Properties, LLC

    User reviews543

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    Top review
    8/10
    It's called entertainment people
    This is the first review I've ever written ever. I don't subscribe to movie reviews--at all. I actually enjoy movies. It seems to me that by in large reviewers just don't like movies. Not the intelligent reviewers anyway. They seem to be more concerned with how they look to their readers, pretending they know something about film. Reviewers are writers who want to be something else, filmmakers perhaps, and find it incredibly trendy and smart to disassemble and deconstruct the hard work of others; and to hate entertainment. They all seem to have this idea that they know better and I have little time for their self righteous, self important, pretentious bullshit thinly disguised as some sort of public service. Heads up: it does no one a service to be condescending or insulting.

    With that said I will now step off of MY self righteous soap box and say that White House Down is a damned good time time with excellent shots of DC (making it look like an attractive, interesting place to be as opposed to the hot and smelly dumpster it actually is...seriously, the place smells like a dumpster), in your face action, fine performances-- Jamie Foxx is pretty cool as the leader of the free world--a bad guy who you just can't wait to watch die (there are several bad guys in this movie, so I'm not counting that as a spoiler), and pretty awesome hero in John Kale.

    Now the movie gets a little long which is only an issue if you're a smoker like me, by the middle of the third act I was craving pretty hard, and there's some dumb lines of dialogue during one of the action sequences that didn't seem to fit the characters, but whatever.

    White House Down is a fun and intense action movie that I would gladly see again. 8 out of 10!
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    • Jul 7, 2013

    FAQ5

    • What does Emily Cale say in response to Stenz when he holds a gun to her head and says he is going to kill her? I couldn't understand what she said.
    • Who portrayed Emily Cale's mother?
    • What is 'White House Down' about?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Giải Cứu Nhà Trắng
    • Filming locations
      • Cité du Cinéma, Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Mythology Entertainment
      • Centropolis Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $150,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,103,784
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,852,258
      • Jun 30, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $205,366,737
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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