High-Rise

High-Rise

Leave the real world behind

Directed by Ben Wheatley

Produced by Recorded Picture Company, HanWay Films

2015119 min5.6 / 10

A visually stylized descent into social chaos and decadence within a sealed vertical world, exploring class collapse through architectural metaphor.

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

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Questions people ask

  • Does High-Rise end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is High-Rise scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is High-Rise easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is High-Rise sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is High-Rise violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like High-Rise

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as High-Rise

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like High-Rise, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like High-Rise, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like High-Rise, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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