Where to Watch White House Down in New Zealand

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, White House Down is available in Australia on BINGE and Stan, and in the US on Philo and Starz Amazon Channel right now. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 5,180 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Channing Tatum leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Available now on BINGE — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

White House Down arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. White House Down trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx lead a cast that treats the material with real seriousness. White House Down came out in 2013. What elevates White House Down is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in White House Down. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Channing Tatum carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.