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The Lift

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A maintenance man and a reporter try to find out why an elevator has started harming its passengers.
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Alan Jones Starburst 08/01/2022
Once outside the claustrophobic lift environment suspense is diffused as pure soap-opera takes over. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 11/12/2021
1/5
There were a lot of bad horror films made in this era but The Lift is in a different class, and loveably so. Go to Full Review
Adam Lippe Examiner.com 10/04/2012
Maas gives us a whole bunch of family strife and then doesn't resolve it. The elevator is far more important to him so when that business is done, so is the movie. Go to Full Review
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Andriani N @Antriani Dec 22 De lift is the most amazing life changing movie I ever seen I’ve seen a lot of movies but no movie ever touched me like de lift did I recommend it to everyone else and hopefully touch your heart like it did to me See more John C 12/31/2024 Since 'Jaws' there's been a type of film (mainly horror, I guess) where the protagonist knows some sort of 'deeper information' regarding a potential threat and nobody - especially the person in charge of public safety - believes him. In 'Jaws' Chief Brody couldn't convince the local town leader to close the beach... and the shark made the most of it. I only bring this up is because 'The Lift' kind of takes that template... and applies it to a lift. Yes, there's a 'killer lift.' Now, in 'Jaws' you may be safe on land, but if you went pretty much anywhere in the water you were risking your life. However, with the lift, the 'threat' is kind of confined to - um - a lift shaft in - um - a building. If you don't use the lift, you're pretty much safe. Therefore, the film makes as many characters go near the lift and literally stick their heads through the doors in order for the deadly piece of - barely moving - machinery to do away with them. So, at the end of the day, I really found it hard to really take this film seriously if all you need to do to survive is use the stairs. I did once watch a horror film about a lift. I actually quite enjoyed it, but I'll be damned if I can remember what it was - it was about a group of people who were trapped in the lift and I think one of them turned out to be the devil. I should have watched that. See more Tyler B @MitchellsChin 11/21/2024 The kills are creative enough but the sex scandals and other drama is a bit much, and feels forced just to make the storyline interesting. See more Cees T 11/17/2023 Low budget. Original villain. Trailer spoils most of the movie. 6.3/10 See more 07/05/2020 Corny, predictable, Maybe. But very fun See more delysid d 06/23/2018 I am scared of the evil elevator! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A maintenance man and a reporter try to find out why an elevator has started harming its passengers.
Director
Dick Maas
Screenwriter
Dick Maas
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 4, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
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