A doctor (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a London skyscraper where rising tensions and class warfare lead to anarchy.
Release Date: May 13th, 2016
DVD Release Date: August 2nd, 2016
R |1 hr 59 min
Plot SummaryA doctor (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a London skyscraper where rising tensions and class warfare lead to anarchy.
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Keeley Hawes, Dan Renton Skinner
Director: Ben Wheatley
Genres: Drama , Dark comedy
Production Co: Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
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Working with writer (and co-editor) Amy Jump again, Wheatley wades into the prescient 1975 text, delivering a complex, fluid interpretation which is respectful and almost-faithful while still being its own beautiful, crazed beast. show more
High-Rise feels like a throwback to a time when this kind of social commentary, in literature and film, seemed shocking and true. Not sure whether it's progress to say that in 2016, High-Rise doesn't shock at all. show more
