Tower Block (2012)

Several months after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.

Directors:

David Beton (as Ronnie Thompson), James Nunn

Writer:

James Moran

Stars:

Sheridan Smith, Jamie Thomas King, Jack O'Connell

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sheridan Smith	...	Becky
Ralph Brown	...	Neville
Russell Tovey	...	Paul
Jack O'Connell	...	Kurtis
Jill Baker	...	Violet
Julie Graham	...	Carol
Christopher Fulford	...	Kevin (as Chris Fulford)
Kano	...	Mark (as Kane Robinson)
Nabil Elouahabi	...	Gary
Harry McEntire	...	Daniel
Montserrat Lombard	...	Jenny
Ralph Laurila	...	Jimmy
Michael Legge	...	Jeff
Tony Jayawardena	...	Eddie
Jamie Thomas King	...	Ryan

Storyline

Several months after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

tower block | playing a video game | two word title | kicked in the balls | booby trap | 

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Taglines:

twelve tenants. one sniper. no escape.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opening credits originally unfolded over a long unbroken crane shot of Sheridan Smith.

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Goofs

When they try to leave the building through the door that says 'Push to Open', the hinges are incorrectly placed on the door. For the hinges to be at all accessible to them, it would have to be a 'pull to open' door, and then they would not be unscrewing the hinges, but knocking out the hinge pins. The way the hinges on the door are shown, the door could not be opened easily, if at all.

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Quotes

Kurtis: I did a bad thing doesn't mean it wasn't right

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Connections

References Screwed (2011)

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Soundtracks

Lucky
Written and Performed by Danny Watts

User Reviews

You'll be surprised....

I went to see this film without knowing much about it or seeing the trailer. I had read the plot on IMDb just before going into the cinema and didn't know who was in it.

The film starts quite slowly with after the pre-opening sequence. The majority of the characters are introduced and we learn quite a bit about them. I was glad to see Sheridan Smith and Russell Tovey, there acting was good to say they had an average script. I also enjoyed 'that kid from Harry Brown' (Jack O'Connel)'s performance.

The storyline is unique and interesting and once it gets going you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat and guessing who'll be killed.

Jack o'connell manages to turn a firstly hated character into a lovable rouge and is on occasions very humorous.

Overall the film is interesting and chilling with no major disappointment except a few plot points that were not explained; however, it still entertained me to the end.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Tower Block

Filming Locations:

East London, London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$94,423

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tea Shop Productions, Creativity Media, Surya Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1