High-Rise

20152015
RR
1h 59m

Jeremy Irons, Elisabeth Moss, Sienna Guillory, James Purefoy, Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Louis Suc in High-Rise (2015)

1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building's residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighborly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing's good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect's dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home ...

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Director
- Ben Wheatley
Writers
- Amy Jump
- J.G. Ballard(novel "High Rise")
Stars

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Awards
- 6 wins & 14 nominations

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High-Rise U.S. Trailer

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Louis Suc in High-Rise (2015)

Tom Hiddleston in High-Rise (2015)

Sienna Miller in High-Rise (2015)

Elisabeth Moss and Tom Hiddleston in High-Rise (2015)

Sienna Guillory in High-Rise (2015)

Jeremy Irons in High-Rise (2015)

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Luke Evans in High-Rise (2015)

Jeremy Irons and Sienna Guillory in High-Rise (2015)

Luke Evans in High-Rise (2015)

Luke Evans in High-Rise (2015)

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Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms. —David R Turner

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Taglines
- Leave the real world behind
Genres
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence, disturbing images, strong sexual content/graphic nudity, language and some drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
The film includes two interpretations of the ABBA song "SOS" - one by the film's composer Clint Mansell and the other by Portishead. "SOS" was released in 1975. The same year as the novel "High-Rise" JG Ballard.

Goofs
When Laing cuts into the human head during the pathology / dissection scene, blood is shown flowing from the fresh incision. This is medically impossible, as blood ceases to flow once a person is deceased; even more so when the head has been long since detached from the rest of the body.

Quotes
Ann: There's no food left. Only the dogs. And Mrs. Hillman is refusing to clean unless I pay her what I apparently owe her. Like all poor people, she's obsessed with money.

Connections
Featured in Film '72: Episode #45.4 (2016)

Soundtracks
Sundance Chant
Written by Conny Velt
Published by Neue Welt Musikverlag GMBH & Co. KG
A Warner / Chappell Music Company
Performed by Gila
Licensed courtesy of Gila

Top review

4/10

Mish Mash

You look at the cast . 10/10 You see the story line 09/10 You see the cinematography 09/10

We settle down , C,mon movie "entertain us" we cry.

1 hour later we just cry.

The morning after watching we are still "none the wiser" which is a great shame.

Very well made with a cast of most of my favourite Brit actors but what the hell is it all about ???? I still haven't got a clue.

Pretentious , Brit film Noir? my biggest regret is we wasted a Saturday night watching it.

My wife kept saying , "turn it off if you don't like it" but we kept thinking it would either 1) get better 2) we would eventually Get It or 3) We watched it this far so there is no point switching it off now.

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Gross US & Canada
- $346,472
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $79,887
- May 15, 2016
Gross worldwide
- $4,289,074

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Runtime
1 hour 59 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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