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* Revenge: [[spoiler: Walker's entire motivation for what he does]].

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* BatteringRam: During the lawn chase, Cole plans to ram the main gate to escape, but Sawyer points out that the gate is heavily armored and designed to resist attacks of that nature. Very much TruthInTelevision.



-->''I say this with the full weight and power of the office\\
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-->''I say this with the full weight and power of the office\\
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* RedShirtArmy: Everyone in the White Houses' security detail get gunned down very quickly; only a few manage to fire back at the mercenaries, but miss every shot and get shot themselves.

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* RedShirtArmy: Everyone in the White Houses' House security detail get gunned down very quickly; quickly when the mercenaries attack; only a few manage to fire back at the mercenaries, back, but they miss every shot and get shot themselves.
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* RedShirtArmy: Everyone in the White Houses' security detail get gunned down very quickly; only a few manage to fire back at the mercenaries, but miss every shot, and get killed quickly for their trouble.

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* RedShirtArmy: Everyone in the White Houses' security detail get gunned down very quickly; only a few manage to fire back at the mercenaries, but miss every shot, shot and get killed quickly for their trouble.shot themselves.
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* RedShirtArmy: Everyone in the White Houses' security detail get gunned down very quickly; only a few manage to fire back at the mercenaries, but miss every shot, and get killed quickly for their trouble.
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** Donnie could count as this, as well.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler: Donnie the tour guide, who beats one of the mercenaries to death with an antique clock, then cocks a shotgun with a witty one-liner, and leads the hostages to safety (granted, after Cale gives him the gun and tells him what to do)]].

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* BigDamnHeroes: Seconds before [[spoiler: Walker activates the briefcase, Cale ''rams a Secret Service SUV into the Oval Office, pins Walker to the wall, and then blasts him with a minigun''.]]



* WouldHurtAChild: The mercenaries and Walker are more then willing to hurt Emily. [[spoiler: They don't, but get awfully close at times]].

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* WouldHurtAChild: The mercenaries and Walker [[spoiler: Walker]] are more then willing to hurt Emily. [[spoiler: They don't, but get awfully close at times]].

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* CrusadingWidower: [[spoiler: Walker's son was killed in a covert op that Sawyer authorized, and he's determined not only to get revenge for his son's death, but to also ensure that no other Americans die in the middle east...by wiping out the entire region with Sawyer's nuclear briefcase commands]]. Interestingly, [[spoiler: his wife, when called in to try and talk him out of it, only encourages him on]].



* Revenge: [[spoiler: Walker's entire motivation for what he does]].



* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailers show [[spoiler: Air Force One being blown out of the sky, so anyone you see on the plane early on is doomed]].



* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Walker wants to end the conflict in the Middle East and prevent any more Americans from dying there, as his son did...but his preferred method of doing so is to nuke the area into oblivion]].



* WouldHurtAChild: The mercenaries and Walker are more then willing to hurt Emily. [[spoiler: They don't, but get awfully close at times.
* WouldntHurtAChild: [[spoiler: the main pilot of the air-strike against the White House aborts the attack when he sees Emily on the front lawn. Notable in that he makes the call himself, instead of waiting to hear from his commanders whether to proceed or not]].

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* WouldHurtAChild: The mercenaries and Walker are more then willing to hurt Emily. [[spoiler: They don't, but get awfully close at times.
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* WouldntHurtAChild: [[spoiler: the The main pilot of the air-strike against the White House aborts the attack when he sees Emily on the front lawn. Notable in that he makes the call himself, instead of waiting to hear from his commanders whether to proceed or not]].
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* CoolCar: The president's official limo, affectionately known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidental_Limousine "The Beast."]] Long story short, this monster can withstand almost anything anyone can throw at it, and it takes several thousand minigun rounds and a few well-placed rockets to stop it (but not destroy it).



* TheDragon: Stenz to Walker. [[spoiler: Turns out Walker is also a dragon, this time to Raphelson]].
* GatlingGood: A villainous version: the mercenaries use miniguns on the president's limo when they try to escape, eventually causing so many indentations in the windshield that Cale is forced to navigate via external cameras. [[spoiler: Literal version when Cale uses it to kill Walker at the end, seconds before he can trigger World War 3]].



* WorldLimitedToThePlot: Only the White House takes the focus of the movie (around 80%). There are other areas that are featured throughout D.C. (and outside the US itself), but they are briefly mentioned.

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* WorldLimitedToThePlot: Only the White House takes the focus of the movie (around 80%). There are other areas that are featured throughout D.C. (and outside the US itself), but they are briefly mentioned.mentioned.
* WouldHurtAChild: The mercenaries and Walker are more then willing to hurt Emily. [[spoiler: They don't, but get awfully close at times.
* WouldntHurtAChild: [[spoiler: the main pilot of the air-strike against the White House aborts the attack when he sees Emily on the front lawn. Notable in that he makes the call himself, instead of waiting to hear from his commanders whether to proceed or not]].
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** Also:
-->''I say this with the full weight and power of the office\\
Fuck you\\
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* TwentyFifthAmendment: What else does one invoke when the White House is under hostile control?
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* IWantHimAlive: [[spoiler: Raphelson needs President Sawyer alive in order to hijack the nuclear arsenal with his football.]]

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* IWantHimAlive: IWantThemAlive: [[spoiler: Raphelson needs President Sawyer alive in order to hijack the nuclear arsenal with his football.]]
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* IWantHimAlive: [[spoiler: Raphelson needs President Sawyer alive in order to hijack the nuclear arsenal with his football.]]
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John Cale (ChanningTatum), a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident (JamieFoxx) (and a bunch of other people too).

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John Cale (ChanningTatum), (Channing Tatum), a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident (JamieFoxx) (Jamie Foxx) (and a bunch of other people too).

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* ShoutOut: Donnie mentions the spot where the White House was blown up in ''IndependenceDay''.

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* PostNineElevenTerrorismMovie: Mostly types 2 and 3, but LighterAndSofter than others on that list. As an extra jab at the terrorism, early on before the infiltrators are ID'd, one reporter mentions that there was no other way that this couldn't be linked to the War on Terror. [[spoiler:It turns out that four of the infiltrators are white and have extensive backgrounds with the CIA.]]
* PrecisionFStrike:
-->''Permission to speak freely?\\
Permission granted.\\
It's a '''shitstorm''' in there!''
* RunningGag: New media, and all forms of it. Emily records up the infiltrator's faces, which helps the CIA identify them. Also, [[InsistentTerminology she doesn't have a blog, but a]] {{Youtube}} channel. Also, Raphelson is a "dinosaur" when it comes to tech.
* ShoutOut: Donnie mentions the spot where the White House was blown up in ''IndependenceDay''. Helps that this movie also has the same director of said movie.
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* ShoutOut: Donnie mentions the spot where the White House was blown up in ''IndependenceDay''.

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* WorldLimitedToPlot: Only the White House takes the focus of the movie (around 80%). There are other areas that are featured throughout D.C. (and outside the US itself), but the White House takes the majority of the film.

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* WorldLimitedToPlot: MythologyGag: After being rescued, the President offers Nicorette, an anti-smoking drug, in which John declines. Jamie Foxx in this movie is an {{Expy}} of Barack Obama, a well-known smoker.
* WorldLimitedToThePlot:
Only the White House takes the focus of the movie (around 80%). There are other areas that are featured throughout D.C. (and outside the US itself), but the White House takes the majority of the film.they are briefly mentioned.
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John Cale (JasonStatham), a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident (JamieFoxx) (and a bunch of other people too).

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John Cale (JasonStatham), (ChanningTatum), a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident (JamieFoxx) (and a bunch of other people too).

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John Cale, a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident (and a bunch of other people too).

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John Cale, Cale (JasonStatham), a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident (JamieFoxx) (and a bunch of other people too).



* {{Adorkable}}: Emily when she meets Sawyer

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* {{Adorkable}}: Emily when she meets SawyerSawyer.



* BookEnds: The helicopter ride over the Reflecting Pool.



* TheMole: [[spoiler:Raphelson]]

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* TheMole: [[spoiler:Raphelson]][[spoiler:Raphelson]]
* WorldLimitedToPlot: Only the White House takes the focus of the movie (around 80%). There are other areas that are featured throughout D.C. (and outside the US itself), but the White House takes the majority of the film.
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* [[DieHardOnAnX Die Hard in the White House]] [[AC:[[RecycledInSpace but lighthearted]]!]]

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* ChekhovsSkill: Emily uses her flag-twirling skills to [[spoiler:wave off the air strike using the presidential flag]].

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* {{Adorkable}}: Emily when she meets Sawyer
* BigBadEnsemble: Stenz, Tyler, [[spoiler:Walker, and Raphelson.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: Emily uses her flag-twirling skills to [[spoiler:wave off the air strike using the presidential flag]].flag]].
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Raphelson]]
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!!This Film contains Examples of:

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* ChekhovsSkill: Emily uses her flag-twirling skills to [[spoiler:wave off the air strike using the presidential flag]].
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John Cale, a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident (and a bunch of other people too).

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John Cale, a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident (and a bunch of other people too).too).
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Channing Tatum playing a dude bad enough to save ThePresident.

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Channing Tatum playing [[quoteright:295:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white_house_down_theatrical_poster_3788.jpg]]

John Cale,
a US Capitol Police officer, was trying to impress his daughter by bringing her to a White House tour and pretending to be part of the Secret Service (who wouldn't let him join due to his CowboyCop attitude). Unfortunately, a paramilitary group attacks the White House, and when most of the Secret Service ends up dead and the tourists end up being taken hostage, there's only one dude bad enough to save ThePresident.ThePresident (and a bunch of other people too).
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Channing Tatum playing a dude bad enough to save ThePresident: The Movie.

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Channing Tatum playing a dude bad enough to save ThePresident: The Movie.ThePresident.
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