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North Koreans storm the White House as a rogue Secret Service agent (Gerard Butler) aims to save the President (Aaron Eckhart) in this action thriller from director Antoine Fuqua.
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ReviewsSan Francisco Chronicle - It's that wonderful, totally unambitious yet satisfying thing, a really good movie., The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Korean-American actor and former model Yune [...] makes a colourful villain û handsome and insufferably assured, and also an unchivalrous sadist who kicks around the Secretary of Defense (Melissa Leo in a pageboy wig) as though sheÆs a hacky sack.
Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody violence and strong language
Additional InformationAn ex-Special Forces operative and former presidential bodyguard must fight to take back the White House from terrorists who have kidnapped the Commander in Chief in this high-stakes action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Shooter) and starring Gerard Butler. In the aftermath of a tragic accident involving the president (Aaron Eckhart) and the first lady (Ashley Judd), Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Butler) is handed his walking papers. When a powerful terrorist group seizes command of the White House and takes the president hostage, the entire nation watches as the Speaker of the House (Morgan Freeman) becomes the acting president, and plans his response. Meanwhile, Banning finds himself trapped in the White House as it comes under siege from all sides. With no choice but to fight back against the heavily-armed invaders, Banning must rely on his extensive knowledge of the building to rescue the president, and prevent the situation from spiraling into all-out war.