Capitol police officer John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) as a member of the Secret Service. Not wanting to disappoint his young daughter with the bad news, Cale takes her on a tour of the White House. While he and his daughter are there, a heavily armed paramilitary group attacks and seizes control. As the nation's government dissolves in chaos, only Cale can save his daughter, the president and the country.
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Produced by Roland Emmerich, Bradley J. Fisher, Larry Franco, Laeta Kalogridis, James Vanderbilt and Harald Kloser
Screenplay by James Vanderbilt
Composed by Harald Kloser & Thomas Wander
Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Joey King, Jason Clarke and Maggie Gyllenhaal