Film2013131 min

White House Down

Name: White House Down
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2013
Duration: 131 min
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Joey King, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Richard Jenkins

Taste attributes: actiondramathrillerdisasterespionagetried & testedimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"It will start like any other day"

Boxlist takeConventional and stylised: an unsentimental thriller, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 3,803 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of 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.

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