As Above, So Below (film)

As Above, So Below is a 2014 American horror film written and directed by John Erick Dowdle and co-written by his brother Drew. The film stars Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert, and Ali Marhyar. The title refers to the popular paraphrase of the second verse of the Emerald Tablet. It is presented as found footage of a documentary crew's experience exploring the Catacombs of Paris and was loosely based on the nine circles of Hell from Dante Alighieri's epic 14th-century poem Divine Comedy. The film was produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures, making it the first film in Legendary's deal with Universal. The film was released on August 29, 2014, and received generally negative reviews from critics, but grossed $41 million worldwide against its $5 million budget.

This article is about the film. For the Hermetic maxim from which the film derives its title, see As above, so below. For other uses, see As above, so below (disambiguation).

As Above, So Below
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Erick Dowdle
Written by
  • Drew Dowdle
  • John Erick Dowdle
Produced by
  • Thomas Tull
  • Jon Jashni
  • Drew Dowdle
  • Patrick Aiello
Starring
CinematographyLéo Hinstin
Edited byElliot Greenberg
Music byKeefus Ciancia
Production
companies
  • Legendary Pictures
  • Brothers Dowdle
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5–10 million
Box office$41.9 million
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