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Skyscraper

  • 20182018
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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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
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125K
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POPULARITY
4,346
1,400
    • Rawson Marshall Thurber
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  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Neve Campbell
    • Chin Han
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  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Neve Campbell
    • Chin Han
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    • 51Metascore
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:37
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    Big Game Spot
    Trailer 0:46
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    Will Jumps From The Super Crane To The Pearl
    Clip 0:57
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    Sarah And Henry Use A Broken Elevator To Escape The Fire
    Clip 1:17
    Watch Sarah And Henry Use A Broken Elevator To Escape The Fire
    Will Says Goodbye To Sarah And The Kids For The Day
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    Botha Blackmails Will Into Opening The Oenthouse Doors
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    Will And Zhao Make A Plan To Stop Botha
    Clip 0:53
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    Will Causes An Explosion In The Turbine Of The Pearl
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    BUILD: Creating the Hair-Raising Stunts for "Skyscraper"
    Interview 1:07
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    BUILD: The Important Lesson Roland Møller Learned From Working with The Rock
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    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)
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    Neve Campbell, Noah Cottrell, and McKenna Roberts in Skyscraper (2018)

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    Dwayne Johnson
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    • Will Sawyer
    Neve Campbell
    Neve Campbell
    • Sarah Sawyer
    Chin Han
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    • Zhao Long Ji
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    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Mr. Pierce
    Byron Mann
    Byron Mann
    • Inspector Wu
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    Pablo Schreiber
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    McKenna Roberts
    McKenna Roberts
    • Georgia Sawyer
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    Noah Cottrell
    • Henry Sawyer
    Hannah Quinlivan
    Hannah Quinlivan
    • Xia
    Adrian Holmes
    Adrian Holmes
    • Ajani Okeke
    Elfina Luk
    Elfina Luk
    • Sergeant Han
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    Kevin Rankin
    • Ray
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    • Ray's Wife
    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)
      • Rawson Marshall Thurber
      • Rawson Marshall Thurber
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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 reviews865

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    4/10
    The Rock is Awesome, but this Movie is Mediocre
    Since no human adversary is any match for The Rock, as he has shown us in past movies, he must now take on non-human adversaries. This time, he's taking on a building. But not just any building. He's taking on a skyscraper-the most formidable and the most phallic of all buildings.

    If it sounds ridiculous, that's because it is. The story is largely ridiculous, and although The Rock never actually fights the building (because it's a building), the danger that the building poses is a much greater threat than any posed by the actual villains of this film.

    The villains are lame, cardboard cutout characters. They're evil because they're evil-no explanation given, no effort. So, I consider the skyscraper the main adversary in this film since its sheer height and the raging fire it contains threatens The Rock's family. I won't mention The Rock's character's name because I never once thought of him as anyone other than The Rock. The only thing here distinguishing him from the characters he plays in other movies, is his love for duct tape. This is a very pro-duct tape movie.

    In this movie, The Rock is awesome because The Rock is always awesome. Speaking of awesome, I have to give it up for Neve Campbell. I should have known from the many times I watched the 'Scream' movies, but Neve Campbell is one tough cookie. She takes down her share of bad guys along the way, fearlessly and intelligently defending her kids. Well done.

    Rooting for The Rock (and any of his friends or family) is one of my favorite things to do at the movies. It's amazing that The Rock has been so built up in the minds of viewers as an indestructible force that writers now have to manufacture weaknesses for him in movies, such as an artificial leg. It's as if the audience would believe all the challenges of this movie would be too easy for him if he had both his natural legs.

    While there are a million and one plot holes, that's definitely not something you're supposed to look for in this movie. Certain movies are not meant to be dissected, and one involving a man jumping from one tall structure across the sky into a much taller structure that's on fire, is certainly one of them.

    In addition to the film's inherent silliness, it also attempted several awkward jokes within the first few minutes, all of which whiffed. Characters followed up with "I'm kidding." That's usually a reliable indicator that the joke bombed terribly.

    Despite all the flaws, I still had a good time watching this. The Rock is charismatic enough to carry any action movie to a reasonable level of watchability. Thanks to him, this one is reasonably watchable.
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    • Does anyone know the name of Neve's character in this one?

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2018 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
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    • Filming locations
      • Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Flynn Picture Company
      • Seven Bucks Productions
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • DTS
      • Auro 11.1

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