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5.6/10 • 1.2K

2015-11-221h 59m

Drama

Leave the real world behind

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

Directors
Ben Wheatley
Editors
Amy Jump

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  1. Tom Hiddleston

    Tom Hiddleston

    Dr. Robert Laing

  2. Elisabeth Moss

    Elisabeth Moss

    Helen Wilder

  3. Sienna Miller

    Sienna Miller

    Charlotte Melville

  4. Jeremy Irons

    Jeremy Irons

    Anthony Royal

  5. Luke Evans

    Luke Evans

    Richard Wilder

  6. Reece Shearsmith

    Reece Shearsmith

    Nathan Steele

  7. Dan Renton Skinner

    Dan Renton Skinner

    Simmons

  8. James Purefoy

    James Purefoy

    Pangbourne

  9. Peter Ferdinando

    Peter Ferdinando

    Cosgrove

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Reno

Sep 29, 2016

6/10

A dystopian-thriller-drama in a retro effect. A new British dystopian-drama sets in a single 40 storey building revolving around the people who resides there. It was based on the novel of the same name which has a great cast and a decently made film. But it is kind of a 50-50 to me, mostly I enjoyed with a little disappointment in some parts. First of all I did not know anything about the film, so surprised with its development, especially when it reached its midway I realised the theme. The setting was great, and well performed by all, particularly the Tom Hiddleton which is very rare to see him in a lead role. It was the story of a doctor who moved to his new residency in a high-rise tower and tries to blend in with the others. But as the world is falling apart by the collapse of the society and civilisation, his tower block as well affected very seriously of all kinds of supplies where he confronts various threats from its people. The remaining story concentrates where it is going to end and how with some high and low moments. Occasionally, the narration takes us outside the building, but it does not stay there long enough. At present there are many dystopian films are made, especially for teens, so this is really good and gives the 70s and 80s kind of effect, despite technologically it resembles the current world. Not many people who watched it liked it, so did I. It was not that bad, but the story was not appealing to the 2016 audience, where so many hi-tech films hitting the screen in dystopian theme. From that perspective, it is good we have here a different kind, but not enough. It would have become one of the classic cult if it was made in the 80s or should have been updated thoroughly for making it today. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$4,289,074.00
Keywords
london, englandbased on novel or bookupper classskyscraperarchitecturehigh risedecadenceclass conflictsocial classdecay