Plot
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.
Release Year: 2013
Rating: 7.1/10 (2,841 voted)
Director:Antoine Fuqua
Storyline
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard 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.
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Taglines:
We are never stronger than when we are tested.
Trivia: Gerard Butler was once in consideration to star as CIA operative Mitch Rapp in the now-aborted film adaptation of Vince Flynn's novel Consent to Kill. The first novel that Rapp appeared in was Transfer of Power, which has an extremely similar plot to Olympus Has Fallen - terrorists seize control of the White House, and Rapp must get to the President in his bunker before the terrorists do. See more »
Goofs:
There are several shots in the movie where news TV channels display "Whitehouse" instead of "White House". See more »
User Review
When's the Sequel?
Rating: 9/10
Mike Banning(Gerard Butler) kicks butt and takes names in this film! It
is like Die Hard in the White House. It actually would be Die Hard
except there are better fighting scenes and a secret service agent
taking on terrorists is a much more plausible story line than a New
York cop going all Rambo. The plot is easy to understand, which is just
what you want for a big action flick. That way there is no need to over
think things - just sit back and watch some awesome explosions and
sweet fights!
There are a few emotional situations that are a bit underdeveloped, but
that is expected. After all, its a rated R action movie not a PG13
Nicholas Sparks one! The 2 hour run time was almost entirely focused on
the action which is exactly what you want to pay for when you see a
movie like this.
It's R rating comes almost solely from violence, there is little
swearing and no sexuality.
You want my advice? See it! And do so in the big screen.
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