Olympus Has Fallen

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  • Opened March 22, 2013 
  • 2 hr 0 min
  • R | Strong Violence and Language Throughout

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • The unthinkable happens when heavily armed and highly trained terrorists launch a bold daytime attack on the White House. The building is overrun, and President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) and his staff are taken hostage. Luckily for Asher, former presidential security officer Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is on the scene. With time running out, it's up to Banning to locate Asher's son before the extremists do and rescue the president before his captors unleash their ultimate plan. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett
  • Director: Antoine Fuqua
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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by cherresse

This is an action flick! I don't know what those darn 'professional' critics are talking about. We 'normal' people rate action flicks based on a different set of rules.... Body Count: A++ This...

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Olympus Rises!

by MedRed

Let's get right to the point. The action in this movie freaking ROCKS! Olympus has Fallen brings the testosterone in a big way. The plot hybridizes the well used formula for a military hostage...

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Olympus Has Got To Be Seen

by Darkola

I read a critic review about this being the movie Die Hard should have been this year, and I will say that I agree 100%. They have collected a great group of actors for this movie, and each has been...

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

It's that wonderful, totally unambitious yet satisfying thing, a really good movie. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
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While Olympus Has Fallen breaks no major new ground in the political thriller genre, Fuqua has directed a sharp, very taut adventure that keeps you engrossed from start to finish. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Any semblance of seriousness and verisimilitude suggested by the marketing campaign is quickly forgotten once director Antoine Fuqua's enjoyably tacky Die Hard-on-the-Potomac gets under way. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

Perhaps every generation gets the movie stars it deserves. “Olympus” has quite a bit to say about the current state of our country. Intentions aside, not all of it is entirely flattering. Read full review

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Aaron Eckhart and Ashley Judd in Olympus Has Fallen.