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Olympus Has Fallen

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The unthinkable happens when heavily armed and highly trained terrorists launch a bold daytime attack on the White House. The building is overrun, and President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) and his staff are taken hostage. Luckily for Asher, former presidential security officer Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is on the scene. With time running out, it's up to Banning to locate Asher's son before the extremists do and rescue the president before his captors unleash their ultimate plan.
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Critics Consensus

It's far from original, but Olympus Has Fallen benefits from Antoine Fuqua's tense direction and a strong performance from Gerard Butler -- which might just be enough for action junkies.

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Noah Berlatsky The Atlantic Aug 28, 2019
One of the most depressing and despicable films I have ever seen. Go to Full Review Wesley Morris Grantland Jan 3, 2014
Olympus Has Fallen is made from action-movie mix. Just add sweat. Go to Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times Apr 19, 2013
2/5
Antoine Fuqua is a dependable action director whose talents will never be maximised while the 1980s continue to be over. Go to Full Review JD Duran InSession Film Aug 23, 2024
C
The love story is pointless to the whole film and doesn’t add any value. If anything, it just gets in the way of the story. Go to Full Review Ian Kane Epoch Times Mar 29, 2023
4/5
“Olympus Has Fallen” is a phenomenal actioner with very timely implications and a frightening “what if” premise. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Sep 12, 2022
1.5/4
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Bruce R @RT60933325 Jun 29, 2026 If you look up "action movie paint by numbers" in the dictionary, this movie would be listed. So many of the same, familiar, unoriginal tropes. Most I could live with if not for the ridiculous decisions by the characters. See more Taulant K @RT92579262 Jun 21, 2026 Perfect Movie - I LIKE IT See more Michael S. @RT20044388 Jun 8, 2026 Great movie,a lot of action. See more JM H @JMH9999 May 17, 2026 Bloodbath Part 1, sadly followed by more of them. See more Matthew M. @matthew994411 Mar 18, 2026 Great Gerad butler and Morgan freeman movies alot of action movie See more Brandon B. @brandonb Mar 8, 2026 Best Action Movie Ever See more Read all reviews
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Antoine Fuqua

Director

Gerard Butler

Agent Mike Banning

Aaron Eckhart

President Benjamin Asher

Morgan Freeman

Speaker Trumbull

Angela Bassett

Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs

Melissa Leo

Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

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Synopsis The unthinkable happens when heavily armed and highly trained terrorists launch a bold daytime attack on the White House. The building is overrun, and President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) and his staff are taken hostage. Luckily for Asher, former presidential security officer Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is on the scene. With time running out, it's up to Banning to locate Asher's son before the extremists do and rescue the president before his captors unleash their ultimate plan.
Director
Antoine Fuqua
Producer
Alan Siegel, Ed Cathell III, Danny Lerner
Screenwriter
Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt
Distributor
FilmDistrict
Production Co
Nu Image, Millennium Films
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$98.9M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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