A Long Way Down

"Life is looking up."

2014 1h 36m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 954

ComedyDrama

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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.

“Life is looking up.”

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Cast

Pierce Brosnan
Martin Sharp
Aaron Paul
J.J. Maguire
Imogen Poots
Jess Crichton
Toni Collette
Maureen Thompson
Sam Neill
Chris Crichton
Rosamund Pike
Penny Chambers
Tuppence Middleton
Kathy Miller
Joe Cole
Chas Johnson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Writers: Jack Thorne
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, Germany

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pascal Chaumeil, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Gill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Pierce Brosnan and Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Life is looking up.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0458413 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Pascal Chaumeil directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Dario Marianelli scores. Chris Gill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, Germany. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 12 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, Germany.
3Directed by Pascal Chaumeil, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chris Gill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pierce Brosnan and Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Life is looking up.".
8IMDB entry: tt0458413 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 20 themes, including "new year's eve", "depression", "london, england", "based on novel or book".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ben Davis
Original score: Dario Marianelli
Editing: Chris Gill
Production design: Chris Oddy
Makeup / hair: Jan Sewell
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $7,176,347
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: A Long Way Down (2014)

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Reno2014-11-03
★ 6.5/10
A dark comedy movie from the Britain which was partially based on a novel of the same name. The second movie together for the rising stars Imogen Poots and Aaron Paul after 'Need for Speed'. The trailer was one of the reasons I watch this movie. It created an interest in me for some uniqueness in its theme. But in the end when I watched the movie now it did not last much longer. Usually movies will have best shots for last parts, but here it came very early. The opening scene was the movie's highlight, get off with the fun and then while advancement it slowly died. The concept was really a good one, the story created around it was not. I expected twists and turns in last parts that never came. So, in the end it became a simple and the usual entertaining movie. All the actors were good, but their characters were not convinced enough. The developments were to blame because all the four main characters were not exposed well on the screen about some of the mysteries of their earlier stages. I mean the story talks about each of them's difficulties they recently went through and 50% of them remained unexplained phenomena. Like, what was the Aaron Paul's real problems and about Imogen Poots little sister etc. Beside all these flaws, there's little enjoyments. Toni Collette and Pierce Brosnan's roles were made sense and blended well with the concept. But when it comes to performances all the four were equally good. Overall, a fine subject was wasted for not that good story. Yes, a little let down movie, should have been a better. I don't know the book, maybe they should have adapted it straight without changing much. A decent movie to watch and no guarantee of satisfactory because differ from people to people. 6.5/10

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