A Long Way Down

A Long Way Down

Life is looking up.

Directed by Pascal Chaumeil

Produced by BBC Film, Wildgaze Films

201496 min6.2 / 10

A darkly comedic ensemble drama about four suicidal strangers who form an unlikely family and discover reasons to live through connection and mutual support.

Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a failed musician—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for reasons to keep on living.

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  • Is A Long Way Down sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is A Long Way Down violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Does A Long Way Down end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is A Long Way Down easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is A Long Way Down scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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