Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
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- 1 win & 5 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the special features, it mentions that the attack on the White House was planned by former Secret Service agents who were asked how they would attack it if they had to.
- GoofsMike hasn't been to the White House in 18 months, yet all of the lock codes are the same.
- Quotes
Mike Banning: [to Kang] Why don't you and I play a game of fuck off. You go first.
- Alternate versionsThe edited for TNT/TBS cable TV version aside from the usual language and violence edits most notably hackneys its edit for the part where Mike (Gerard Butler) stabs Kang (Rick Yune) in the head. Instead, the viewer witnesses Mike about to stab and then it cuts straight to Kang's body ceasing to move making it unclear that Kang was stabbed let alone where.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.111 (2013)
- SoundtracksChristmas With The Man I Love
Written by Andrew Kingslow (as Andrew Peter Kingslow) (PRS) and Sarah Dowling (NS)
Published by KPM APM (ASCAP)
Courtesy of APM Music
Featured review
We've asked for a real Die Hard movie, for a very long time.
We've asked for a real R rated action movie, for a while.
We've asked for a decent and crazy actioner for a long time.
There you have it. Olympus Has Fallen is the movie that has everything you were waiting to see. Thankfully, Bruce Willis is on vacation ( just like he claimed several times, in Die Hard 5). So, he is nowhere to be seen, thankfully. We have a good amount of violence, shootouts and action.
It's important and really honest if you like the movie for what it is, a fun, crazy and silly action movie with some good lines and some good acting. So, like it for what it is, but don't hate it for what it isn't. It's not meant to be a serious, edgy and visceral movie. It's Die Hard in White House, plain and simple.
You'll find the same old plot holes that similar movies had, but don't be scared. The flaws won't take away the fun you'll have with the flick.
The movie is not for kids or babies. It's very violent and they don't hold any punch regarding the display of violence and brutality on screen. Woman, men, that doesn't matter. Headshots, impalings, explosions and lots of deaths. That's about it.
Don't walk to the cinema, expecting to see a serious and complex thriller. This is a action movie that doesn't stop until its ending. You have 25 minutes of "building up" and after that, the action is pretty much nonstop.
Yeah, you'll see patriotism, but then again, a movie about the White Houlse wouldn't forget anything about it.
Finally: Go watch it for the action and some of the acting.
We've asked for a real R rated action movie, for a while.
We've asked for a decent and crazy actioner for a long time.
There you have it. Olympus Has Fallen is the movie that has everything you were waiting to see. Thankfully, Bruce Willis is on vacation ( just like he claimed several times, in Die Hard 5). So, he is nowhere to be seen, thankfully. We have a good amount of violence, shootouts and action.
It's important and really honest if you like the movie for what it is, a fun, crazy and silly action movie with some good lines and some good acting. So, like it for what it is, but don't hate it for what it isn't. It's not meant to be a serious, edgy and visceral movie. It's Die Hard in White House, plain and simple.
You'll find the same old plot holes that similar movies had, but don't be scared. The flaws won't take away the fun you'll have with the flick.
The movie is not for kids or babies. It's very violent and they don't hold any punch regarding the display of violence and brutality on screen. Woman, men, that doesn't matter. Headshots, impalings, explosions and lots of deaths. That's about it.
Don't walk to the cinema, expecting to see a serious and complex thriller. This is a action movie that doesn't stop until its ending. You have 25 minutes of "building up" and after that, the action is pretty much nonstop.
Yeah, you'll see patriotism, but then again, a movie about the White Houlse wouldn't forget anything about it.
Finally: Go watch it for the action and some of the acting.
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- Also known as
- Olimpo bajo fuego
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Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $98,925,640
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $30,373,794
- Mar 24, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $170,270,201
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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