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Skyscraper

  • 20182018
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
121K
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POPULARITY
4,348
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Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper (2018)
Dwayne Johnson stars as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Ford, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building... above the fire line.
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A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
121K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,348
99
  • Director
    • Rawson Marshall Thurber
  • Writer
    • Rawson Marshall Thurber
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Neve Campbell
    • Chin Han
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rawson Marshall Thurber
  • Writer
    • Rawson Marshall Thurber
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Neve Campbell
    • Chin Han
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 861User reviews
    • 306Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos28

    Official Trailer #3
    Trailer 1:31
    Official Trailer #3
    Official Trailer #2
    Trailer 3:09
    Official Trailer #2
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:37
    Official Trailer
    Big Game Spot
    Trailer 0:46
    Big Game Spot
    Will Jumps From The Super Crane To The Pearl
    Clip 0:57
    Will Jumps From The Super Crane To The Pearl
    Sarah And Henry Use A Broken Elevator To Escape The Fire
    Clip 1:17
    Sarah And Henry Use A Broken Elevator To Escape The Fire
    Will Says Goodbye To Sarah And The Kids For The Day
    Clip 0:39
    Will Says Goodbye To Sarah And The Kids For The Day
    Botha Blackmails Will Into Opening The Oenthouse Doors
    Clip 0:47
    Botha Blackmails Will Into Opening The Oenthouse Doors
    Will And Zhao Make A Plan To Stop Botha
    Clip 0:53
    Will And Zhao Make A Plan To Stop Botha
    Will Causes An Explosion In The Turbine Of The Pearl
    Clip 1:18
    Will Causes An Explosion In The Turbine Of The Pearl
    BUILD: Creating the Hair-Raising Stunts for "Skyscraper"
    Interview 1:07
    BUILD: Creating the Hair-Raising Stunts for "Skyscraper"
    BUILD: The Important Lesson Roland Møller Learned From Working with The Rock
    Interview 1:31
    BUILD: The Important Lesson Roland Møller Learned From Working with The Rock

    Photos200

    Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper (2018)
    Noah Taylor and Chin Han in Skyscraper (2018)
    Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper (2018)
    Noah Cottrell in Skyscraper (2018)
    Neve Campbell in Skyscraper (2018)
    Neve Campbell in Skyscraper (2018)
    Chin Han in Skyscraper (2018)
    Neve Campbell, Noah Cottrell, and McKenna Roberts in Skyscraper (2018)
    Adrian Holmes, Dwayne Johnson, Noah Taylor, Pablo Schreiber, and Chin Han in Skyscraper (2018)
    Byron Mann in Skyscraper (2018)
    Hannah Quinlivan in Skyscraper (2018)
    Neve Campbell, Noah Cottrell, and McKenna Roberts in Skyscraper (2018)

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    Dwayne Johnson
    Dwayne Johnson
    • Will Sawyer
    Neve Campbell
    Neve Campbell
    • Sarah Sawyer
    Chin Han
    Chin Han
    • Zhao Long Ji
    Roland Møller
    Roland Møller
    • Kores Botha
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Mr. Pierce
    Byron Mann
    Byron Mann
    • Inspector Wu
    Pablo Schreiber
    Pablo Schreiber
    • Ben
    McKenna Roberts
    McKenna Roberts
    • Georgia Sawyer
    Noah Cottrell
    Noah Cottrell
    • Henry Sawyer
    Hannah Quinlivan
    Hannah Quinlivan
    • Xia
    Adrian Holmes
    Adrian Holmes
    • Ajani Okeke
    Elfina Luk
    Elfina Luk
    • Sergeant Han
    Kevin Rankin
    Kevin Rankin
    • Ray
    Gretal Montgomery
    • Ray's Wife
    Jett Klyne
    Jett Klyne
    • Ray's Son
    Kayden Magnuson
    Kayden Magnuson
    • Ray's Daughter
    Byron Lawson
    Byron Lawson
    • Suit #1
    Jason William Day
    Jason William Day
    • Botha's Thug #1
    • (as Jason Day)
    • Director
      • Rawson Marshall Thurber
    • Writer
      • Rawson Marshall Thurber
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Will Sawyer and Zhao first meet, Sawyer greets him with some Mandarin, and Zhao replies in the same language but there are no subtitles on the screen. He is asking in jest, "Your Mandarin is quite good; how is your English?".
    • Goofs
      The original plan for acquiring the tablet was for it to be stolen from Will's bag at the boat dock. However, the tablet is bio-metrically locked to Will's face and so if the tablet was stolen from the bag as planned, then there would be no way to unlock it without Will and no way to disable the fire systems.
    • Quotes

      Will Sawyer: If you can't fix it with duct tape... you ain't using enough duct tape.

    • Crazy credits
      When the title is shown on screen in the opening credits, it's shown vertically alongside the Pearl building. This also happens in the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Justin Timberlake/The Cast of This Is Us/Dwayne Johnson/Chris Stapleton (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Walls
      Written by Jamie N. Commons, Mike Mac and Jordan Baum

      Produced by Jamie N. Commons and Mike Mac

      Performed by Jamie N. Commons

      Courtesy of KidInaKorner/Interscope Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews861

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Cheesy Fun if Expectations are Kept Low
    Skyscraper's premise is pretty easy to put together, the poster for the movie almost encompasses it entirely. With a high rise building on fire, Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) must save his wife Sarah (Neve Campbell) and his kids from a team of terrorists led by Kores Botha (Roland Moller). This isn't new, you've got the classics like Die Hard and this movie uses them as a foundation to build upon. Does it differentiate from those movies? I think it does but not always in a good way. There are times where the screenwriter (Rawson Marshall Thurber pulling both writing and directing duties) seems to be tipping his cap to the audience (the jokes around duct tape work the best) but as the movie slips farther and farther into cliche and implausibility, the more difficult I have extending that praise. How in on the joke was the creative team? I honestly don't know, I want to believe they were but some of the decisions the characters make contradict that line of thinking (this is a continual problem not just a one off).

    Getting past whether the writer/director was aiming for this kind of film or if they stumbled into it, I have to credit the cast for making lemonade out of lemons. Dwayne Johnson is a bona fide movie star and he gives a decent performance. He tries as hard as he can, and he works in this more often than he doesn't. I thought Neve Campbell was pretty good, she had believable chemistry with Dwayne and she breathes life into what could be a stale character. Chin Han was solid, it was nice to see him in a bigger part and he does his job. Skyscraper doesn't do Noah Taylor or Roland Moller any favours in their respective roles as Mr. Pierce and Kores. I think Roland comes off a little better, but Noah is doomed by his higher profile and you can see where he's heading from moment one. I also felt bad for Pablo Schreiber as Ben, he's a great actor but he hasn't had the best of luck picking projects now that he's transitioning to movies.

    Skyscraper has a sizeable budget and the quality of the visual effects benefits for the most part. There was never a point that I was put off by a bad piece of CGI or disappointed from a visual standpoint. The movie has a few nice cinematography moments (they make the most out of the hall of mirrors room cliché) and the fights were okay. Dwayne wasn't 100 percent consistent in acting like an amputee (he's really limping in some scenes, in others not so much) but the action is passable.

    I do have plenty of complaints when it comes to Skyscraper, but I can't get deep into them without spoiling big moments in the film. Most of them centre around character motivations (is this really the easiest thing the terrorists could think of to get what they need?), character decisions (I admire Will's commitment to his family but considering what happens, why would he believe his family is still alive at the midpoint?) and really cheesy choices that undermine the thriller aspects of Skyscraper. They would have derailed the movie for me if I hadn't been having such a good time laughing and wondering where they would go next.

    I didn't give this movie a high rating, but I was genuinely surprised with how much fun I had with Skyscraper. Did I feel bad for giggling at the implausibility of the plot? A little... the theatre was 1/2 full but the friend I saw this with had the same reaction. Expectations are key when deciding to watch this movie. If you've seen some movies like Skyscraper, the plot twists are going to be obvious, the sentimentality is going to make your eyes roll (even if the actors and actresses are selling out to make it work), and there are going to be some head shaking moments that will try your patience. But I give the cast, the visual effects department and the screenwriter a pat on the back for doing their best and taking what could be a trainwreck into an enjoyable 1hr and 45minutes at the theatre. If you're looking for a turn-your-brain-off style action/thriller with high production values and a talented group of actors, this movie could scratch that type of itch.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Tòa Tháp Chọc Trời
    • Filming locations
      • Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Flynn Picture Company
      • Seven Bucks Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $125,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $68,420,120
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,905,015
      • Jul 15, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $304,868,961
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • DTS
      • Auro 11.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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