White House Down is an American action - thriller movie directed by Roland Emmerich . It is about a terrorist attack on the White House by a paramilitary group. The movie's screenplay is by James Vanderbilt and stars Channing Tatum , Jamie Foxx , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Michael Murphy , James Woods , Richard Jenkins , Peter Jacobson , and Joey King . The movie was released on June 28, 2013.

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