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Olympus Has Fallen

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• Thriller
• Action

• 2013
• Antoine Fuqua
• 114 mins
• 15

Summary

Action thriller starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman and Aaron Eckhart. A disgraced former bodyguard to the President of the United States gets the chance to redeem himself when he becomes trapped inside the White House following a terrorist attack.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Terry Staunton

When the White House is infiltrated by terrorists, it's up to Gerard Butler to save the day in this fast-paced thriller. He stars as Mike Banning, a former bodyguard to the US president (Aaron Eckhart) who is being held hostage. Using his inside knowledge of the building, the resourceful Banning wages a one-man war against the bad guys, even as they threaten to disarm America's missile defences, but he must also find the president's young son (Finley Jacobsen) who is hiding somewhere in a network of secret passages. Director Antoine Fuqua wears his action movie influences on his sleeve - substitute the White House with a Los Angeles skyscraper and you've essentially got the first Die Hard movie. The momentum drops off after the initial, audaciously staged terrorist attack, and Butler isn't quite spot on at delivering the pithy one-liners, but he is solid and capable as the hero who's got what it takes to get the job done.

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6.5/10

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Cast

rolenameMike BanningGerard ButlerPresident Benjamin AsherAaron EckhartSpeaker TrumbullMorgan FreemanLynn JacobsAngela BassettForbesDylan McDermottSecretary of Defense Ruth McMillanMelissa LeoMargaret AsherAshley JuddKangRick YuneGeneral Edward CleggRobert ForsterRomaCole HauserLeah BanningRadha MitchellConnorFinley Jacobsen

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Crew

rolenameDirectorAntoine Fuqua

Details

Theatrical distributor

Lionsgate UK

Released on

2013-04-12

Languages

English | English | Korean

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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