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Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing credited to Claudio 'The Wolf' Perrini.
When a hostage crisis erupts inside New York's landmark Clybourn Building, former Navy SEAL turned firefighter Rhett, his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani must fight and navigate their way through the building to rescue the captives.

Gerard Butler
Rhett Westermark

Hayley Atwell
Dani Westermark

Omari Hardwick
Hawkins

Mel Jarnson
Leda

Tre Hale

Michael Beach

Dominic Bogart
Stephen Murphy

Jack DiFalco

Kaiwi Lyman
Empire City is a action, thriller film exploring themes of new york city, u.s. navy seal, police officer, hostage situation, firefighter. Directed by Michael Matthews, it stars Gerard Butler, Hayley Atwell, Omari Hardwick. When a hostage crisis erupts inside New York's landmark Clybourn Building, former Navy SEAL turned firefighter Rhett, his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani must fight and navigate their way through the building to rescue the captives.
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