
Olympus Has Fallen
2013, Mystery and thriller/Action, 2h
198 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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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. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Agent Mike Banning
President Benjamin Asher
Speaker Trumbull
Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
First Lady Margaret Asher
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Critic Reviews for Olympus Has Fallen
All Critics (198) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (97) | Rotten (101)
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One of the most depressing and despicable films I have ever seen.
August 28, 2019 | Full Review… -
Olympus Has Fallen is made from action-movie mix. Just add sweat.
January 3, 2014 | Full Review… -
Antoine Fuqua is a dependable action director whose talents will never be maximised while the 1980s continue to be over.
April 19, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Reactionary fantasy, then - but what else are action films for?
April 19, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Butler hardly knocks it out of the park, but he steals the film. And what a film...
April 18, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
You wonder exactly when and how Butler became today's accepted go-to action hero - and can something officially be done about it?
April 18, 2013 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Olympus Has Fallen
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Jun 20, 2017Out of the wealth of "Die Hard in an (X)" movies that are on offer, "Die Hard in the White House" is an.... okay one. The story is old hat and the CGI is awful, but the sequence of the initial attack on the White House isn't just good, it's great.Gimly M Super Reviewer
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Mar 30, 2016What a dumb, fun, entertaining movie this is. There really is no real story in this movie, other than an attack on the White House. Then it's just straight up "Die Hard" after that, and it's so beautiful to finally get to see a good "Die Hard" movie again. Gerard Butler plays Mike Banning, who is basically just British John McClane. And then we have Aaron Eckhart as Benjamin Asher, the POTUS and Morgan Freeman as Allan Trumbull, the public speaker. They are very good too. This is just a very dumb action movie, and those are the kind of movies that I really love to watch.Lasse G Super Reviewer
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Mar 21, 2016Worlds better than White House Down and Butler is a much mo believable hero than Channing Tatum. Taut and tense and well shot and directed by Antoine Fuqua. Very violent but a decent action film. 03-20-2016Christopher O Super Reviewer
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Mar 20, 2016Typical actioner in that there is one man, our hero, up against a terrorist army ... and the terrorists, arrogant and cruel, don't know what we know, that they don't have a chance. Be prepared for the classic/obligatory scene wherein a hundred bad guys shoot at our hero and everyone of them misses, but every shot the hero fires back not only finds a target but does so spectacularly. Why do they make these? Because it's a fantasy that has not found bottom yet. People still buy the dream. Quite literally a dramatization of the old parental warning: "don't make me get up and teach you a lesson cause the learning's gonna hurt you." There's an interesting segment wherein a woman is tortured as badly as a man would be - glass ceiling break, baby.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
Olympus Has Fallen Quotes
Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs: | Is he alive? |
Mike Banning: | Ask me a serious question. |
General Edward Clegg: | I am ordering you to stand down! |
Speaker Allan Trumbull: | News flash, asshole, I don't work for you. |
Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs: | Sparkplug received!! |
Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs: | Sparkplug received! |
Mike Banning: | 40 commandos breached the gate, 28 are left. |
Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs: | How do we know we can trust the information? |
Mike Banning: | I just asked nicely. |
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