High-Rise (film)
High-Rise is a 2015 British dystopian thriller film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Amy Jump, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by J. G. Ballard. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Elisabeth Moss.
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| Directed by | Ben Wheatley |
| Screenplay by | Amy Jump |
| Based on | High-Rise by J. G. Ballard |
| Produced by | Jeremy Thomas |
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| Cinematography | Laurie Rose |
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| Music by | Clint Mansell |
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| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £6.1 million (approximately US$8 million) |
| Box office | $4.1 million |
The film is set in a luxury tower block in 1975. Featuring a wealth of modern conveniences, the building allows its residents to become gradually uninterested in the outside world. The infrastructure begins to fail and tensions between residents become apparent, and the building soon descends into chaos.
In September 2015, the film received its world première at the Toronto International Film Festival and its European première at the 63rd San Sebastián Film Festival. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2016 by StudioCanal. Though a modest critical success, the film's theatrical box office failed to meet its production costs. In 2017 it was nominated for the Empire Award for Best British Film.