High-Rise

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High-Rise

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2016

1h 59m

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A doctor (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a London skyscraper where rising tensions and class warfare lead to anarchy.

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Critics Consensus

High-Rise may not quite live up to its classic source material, but it still offers an energetic, well-acted, and thought-provoking take on its timely socioeconomic themes.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

Aug 25, 2018

High-Rise may not be the greatest Ballard adaptation ever made, but it doesn't have to be: it stands on its own as a masterclass of the substance of style, and how stories told long ago can have often eerie, direct parallels in the future.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Mar 21, 2017

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High-Rise is just about the looniest garbage I have seen in a long while.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Dec 28, 2016

1/5

In High-Rise the fitfully brilliant Briton Ben Wheatley, with writing partner Amy Jump, seizes what seems a perfect-fitting text -- JG Ballard's dystopian novel High-Rise -- and makes an omnishambles of it.

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Christos Tsiolkas

The Saturday Paper

Aug 19, 2026

For all its stylistic verve and at times potent visual beauty, High-Rise seems terribly dated, including in its appropriation of a once radical aesthetic of alienation.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Oct 17, 2024

4/5

The layers of symbolism, analogy, and allegory are as tall as the building itself. There is a richly disturbing and dark fascination in observing how all of this frivolity comes crashing down in unpredictable and unlimited disaster.

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Dan Schindel

Vague Visages

Dec 6, 2023

We’re so removed from the physicality of the violence that little of it is felt, and so the muck is only set dressing.

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Shelley S

@SsealeTX Feb 14, 2026

Absolutely terrible pointless and boring. Very disjointed and not the least bit interesting. One of the worst movies I've tried to watch in a long time.

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christian t

@Japamala Feb 10, 2026

After reading the book I was anxious to see if the movie could stand up to the book. It didn't. Difficult mission, I know. But... Great actors and great performances but it failed to transmit all the subtle and different stages of violence of the book banalizing it too much.

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Mondo C

@Kangaray Dec 1, 2025

Weird….artistic creativity perhaps. Strange utopian take on communal living.

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Paul S

@PManRager Aug 17, 2025

The story was a little boring and really hard to follow at times. I had a hard time understanding all of the events that were unfolding, so I was not really able to appreciate the whole plot of the movie. Despite its flaws, it was an incredibly well-acted movie, and its depiction of high society, where even the wealthiest vie for the most luxurious life possible, is grim yet realistic. I definitely recommend it for drama fans!

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Gareth v

@geewah Aug 8, 2025

A stylish descent into chaos that’s more concept than connection. By the end, it’s clear the film is making a point about societal decay and inequality - but it’s a point made repeatedly, without much escalation beyond the obvious.

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Valerie K

@ValNK Jul 29, 2025

For some reason I am drawn to watching this movie about once a year.

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Synopsis

A doctor (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a London skyscraper where rising tensions and class warfare lead to anarchy.

Director: Ben Wheatley
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Screenwriter: Amy Jump
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: HanWay Films, Film4, Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Disturbing Images|Violence|Language|Some Drug Use|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $343.1K
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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