Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available in Australia on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Netflix. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 3,916 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Gerard Butler leads a cast that carries the story without ever feeling mechanical. Start it on Netflix whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Angel Has Fallen keeps coming up in conversation. The plotting gives Angel Has Fallen its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name. The writing gets a boost from Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman, who sell every scene they're in. Angel Has Fallen came out in 2019. What makes Angel Has Fallen hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after in Angel Has Fallen. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Watch Gerard Butler work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.