Release Date
May 13, 2016 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
August 2, 2016 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Ben Wheatley
Writer
Amy Jump
Cast
Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Ferdinando, Dan Renton Skinner
Studio
Running Time
119 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violence, disturbing images, strong sexual content/graphic nudity, language and some drug use
A big screen adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel "High-Rise." "High-Rise" centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart.
Enter Robert Laing (Hiddleston), a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal (Irons). Laing... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Alluring yet only ever mildly entertaining, High-Rise takes a satirical look at class warfare and the disturbing and absurd things that happen in a building literally divided by classes—with the richest people on the top floors, the poorer down below. The movie’s smart screenplay itself will appeal to a certain class—critics, cinephiles and others in search of a different breed of movie—while most will shrug and move on, pushing it from their memory forever. Full movie review »
