Action drama starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. Hours before a historic Middle East peace treaty is due to be signed, terrorists storm the White House. Luckily, a fearless ex-Marine just happens to be touring the building with his young daughter and springs to the President's aid.
On paper, White House Down sounds identical to Olympus Has Fallen, released in cinemas just a few months before it. In both, terrorists storm the presidential building, and a lone hero stands between them and world annihilation. In fact, the films are quite different. The Gerard Butler vehicle plays it straight and is overly patriotic, whereas this blockbuster epic from director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, 2012) is a thoroughly entertaining romp - as long as you switch your brain off. In what is effectively "Die Hard in the White House", Channing Tatum plays the John McClane-type tough guy who helps Jamie Foxx's US President discover his inner action hero in order to thwart the bad guys. The two leads are capable enough, but they definitely play second fiddle to the spectacularly staged stunts that are the director's trademark. If nothing else, you have to admire Emmerich's audacity - he's even managed to wrest a car chase out of a film set entirely in the White House.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| John Cale | Channing Tatum |
| President James Sawyer | Jamie Foxx |
| Carol Finnerty | Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| Emil Stenz | Jason Clarke (2) |
| Eli Raphelson, Speaker of the House | Richard Jenkins |
| Martin Walker | James Woods |
| Emily Cale | Joey King |
| Melanie | Rachelle Lefevre |
| General Caulfield | Lance Reddick |
| Agent Kellerman | Matt Craven |
| Vice-President Alvin Hammond | Michael Murphy |
| The First Lady | Garcelle Beauvais |
| Donnie the guide | Nicolas Wright |
| Tyler | Jimmi Simpson |
| Motts | Falk Hentschel |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Roland Emmerich |
