Olympus Has Fallen

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Olympus Has Fallen

R

2013

2h 0m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Jan 3, 2014

Olympus Has Fallen is made from action-movie mix. Just add sweat.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 12, 2022

1.5/4

Corny and overwrought.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Sep 17, 2026

The first half-hour of this film is an absolute powerhouse of action cinema, delivering a White House invasion choreographed with striking rawness and violence. However, the pacing suffers and loses some momentum in the second half, as the narrative confines itself to dark corridors and adopts a more conventional, predictable "cat-and-mouse" structure.

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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.

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Taulant K

@RT92579262 Jun 21, 2026

Perfect Movie - I LIKE IT

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Michael S.

@RT20044388 Jun 8, 2026

Great movie,a lot of action.

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JM H

@JMH9999 May 17, 2026

Bloodbath Part 1, sadly followed by more of them.

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Matthew M.

@matthew994411 Mar 18, 2026

Great Gerad butler and Morgan freeman movies alot of action movie

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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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