As Above, So Below

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As Above, So Below

R

2014

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe has devoted her whole life to finding one of history's greatest treasures: Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, the artifact can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. When she learns that the stone is hidden underground in the Catacombs of Paris, she assembles a crew to guide and document her historic mission. As they begin their descent, the team-members have no way of knowing that they are entering their own personal hell.

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Critics Consensus

After an intriguing setup that threatens to claw its way out of found-footage overkill, As Above/So Below plummets into clichéd mediocrity.

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William Goss

Austin Chronicle

09/03/2014

It's tough to get too worked up, as head-mounted cameras whip between fleeting figures and panicked faces with all the tension of a jittery recording of a trip through your local haunted house.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

09/02/2014

Once upon a time, when someone in a horror movie turned a doorknob or drove toward a storm, you got to feel superior and shout, "Don't go in there!" Now it's more like, "Seriously? You're not gonna put down that camera first?"

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Randy Cordova

Arizona Republic

08/31/2014

Once the characters go underground, things start happening. Not scary things, mind you, but things.

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

Feb 5

With an incredible backdrop, the film is a disorienting thriller that messes with you every step of the way.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18

9/10

The idea of setting a horror movie in the Paris Catacombs is brilliant, and they take full advantage of all the elements that make them scary in real life. It’s huge and maze-like, it’s claustrophobic, caves be caves, and spooky bones.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

06/22/2025

5/10

a deeply flawed diversion with more promise than success.

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Courtney S

@GetOverIt23 22h

My favorite comfort horror film. Best “found footage” and I love how her knowledge in other languages/culture/history is what ultimately saves them in the end. Acting is great and so are the visuals, along with the parallels. This film deserves a way better score.

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GreenGo R

@RT27516443 2d

Muy aburrida, la cámara me mareo, y hay muchísimas cosas incongruentes.

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Saydi M

@RT16401451 Jul 22

This movie was crazy. Good story and genuinely scary. I totally recommend this!

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Justin D

@BustinD Jul 4

Very underrated. This movie blends traditional found footage horror with what feels like tomb raider. Once things get going, this movie feels creepy, intense and oddly fast paced without one compromising the other. Definitely worth a watch for any horror fans that might have missed it.

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Daniel W

@RocknManDan Jun 19

This is a good one. A good horror movie. A good adventure movie. A good thriller. Good acting. This one has it all. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. It kept you engaged in the story, solving puzzles, keeping you unsettled and ready for the next scare and mystery around every corner getting lost underground. The perfect setting for a found footage movie, and actually filmed in the paris catacombs! It keeps you guessing and has firmly buried itself in my catacombs of more memorable horror movies.

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Sehlodi M

@RT79505882 Jun 14

This movie is extremely disappointing. It doesn’t make any sense. The movie spends the first 70% trying to build the storyline which then goes absolutely nowhere in the last 30% of the movie. It really was a waste of I’m 1hr33mins. 3/10

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As Above, So Below: Official Clip - Benji's Close Encounter

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As Above, So Below: Official Clip - Returning the Stone

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As Above, So Below: Official Clip - Discovering the Stone

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Synopsis

Archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe has devoted her whole life to finding one of history's greatest treasures: Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, the artifact can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. When she learns that the stone is hidden underground in the Catacombs of Paris, she assembles a crew to guide and document her historic mission. As they begin their descent, the team-members have no way of knowing that they are entering their own personal hell.

Director: John Erick Dowdle
Producer: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Drew Dowdle, Patrick Aiello
Screenwriter: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Legendary Pictures, Brothers Dowdle
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Bloody Violence/Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 29, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.2M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital