White House Down
A divorced veteran turned Capitol Police officer must race against time to protect the nation’s leaders and prove his worth after a devastating bomb shatters Washington, forcing him into a high‑stakes battle against a rogue ex‑Delta Force team threatening the fragile peace deal.
“It will start like any other day.”
Synopsis
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation
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A crew of 81+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Adam WolfeShot by Anna FoersterScored by Harald KloserDesigned by Kirk M Petruccelli
Box Office
2013 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$205.4M
US & Canada: $73.1M — 36% of worldwide · International: $132.3M (64%)
Opening weekend: $24.9M — 34% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $37.0M — 51% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,222 theaters
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Cast & Crew
81 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Channing Tatum
as Cale
Jamie Foxx
as President Sawyer
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Finnerty
Jason Clarke
as Stenz
Richard Jenkins
as Raphelson
Joey King
as Emily
James Woods
as Walker
Nicolas Wright
as Donnie the Guide
Jimmi Simpson
as Tyler
Michael Murphy
as Vice President Hammond
Rachelle Lefevre
as Melanie
Lance Reddick
as General Caulfield
Supporting cast
56Matt Craven
as Agent Kellerman
Jake Weber
as Agent Hope
Peter Jacobson
as Wallace
Barbara Williams
as Muriel Walker
Kevin Rankin
as Killick
Garcelle Beauvais
as Alison Sawyer
Falk Hentschel
as Motts
Romano Orzari
as Mulcahy
Jackie Geary
as Jenna
Andrew Simms
as Roger Skinner
Cat Lemieux
as Midwest Woman
Vincent Leclerc
as Agent Todd
Andreas Apergis
as Ritter
Victor Cornfoot
as Agent Reid
Anatoly Zinoviev
as Vadim
Lee Villeneuve
as Chen
Patrick Sabongui
as Bobby
Anthony Lemke
as Captain Hutton
Kyle Gatehouse
as Conrad
Yardly Kavanagh
as President's Secretary
Andrew Shaver
as Young Agent
Rhys Williams
as Sniper
Kwasi Songui
as North Gate Guard
Leni Parker
as Speaker's Assistant
Faber Dewar
as Colonel Cameron
Brent Skagford
as Marine One Pilot
Todd Van Der Heyden
as Reporter in Helicopter
Paul Van Dyck
as Helicopter Pilot
Neil Napier
as Tank Commander
Ahmed Mekallach
as Marine Guard
Raphael Grosz Harvey
as National Guardsman
Chad Connell
as Gabriel Byrnes
Mark Antony Krupa
as Naval Aide - Pentagon
Patrick Costello
as NORAD Technician
Ralph Prosper
as Washington Policeman
Jennifer Morehouse
as Female Army Major
Martin Thibaudeau
as Air Force Colonel
Simon Gouveia
as Tank Gunner
Richard Bradshaw
as Naval Commander
Naval Commander
as Reporter
Lori Graham
as Reporter
Barry Morgan
as Reporter
Andrew Peplowski
as Reporter
Timothy F Sargeant
as Reporter
Tarah Schwartz
as Reporter
Dan Duran
as Reporter
David Haydn Jones
as Reporter
Janette Luu
as Reporter
Tammie Sutherland
as Reporter
Seamus O Regan
as Reporter
Lauren Sanchez Bezos
as Reporter
Chris Schauble
as Reporter
Brooke Anderson
as Reporter
Ben Mankiewicz
as Reporter
John Hans Tester
as Reporter
Alain Moussi
as Agent Reid's Partner (uncredited)
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