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RUNTIME
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80 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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High Life
2009 1h 20m EN
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6.0
MID
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83%
FRESH
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6
IMDB
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6.0TMDB Β· 59π
83%Rotten Tomatoesβ
6IMDB Β· 3,541
ComedyCrime
Synopsis
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It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a crash course in the 80s: different music, different drugs, and machines in walls that dispense money. The latter development gives Dick an idea.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Timothy Olyphant
Dick
Stephen Eric McIntyre
Bug
Rossif Sutherland
Billy
Joe Anderson
Donnie
Mike Bell
Moondog
Jon Ted Wynne
Strung-Out Doctor
Steven Ratzlaff
Prison Guard
Mark McKinney
Jeremy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gary Yates
- Writers
- Lee MacDougall, Gary Yates
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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Released 17 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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ERA
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Original score by Jonathan Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Timothy Olyphant and Stephen Eric McIntyre and Rossif Sutherland carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1143110 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 59 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gary Yates directs. Jonathan Goldsmith scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 180 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Jonathan Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Timothy Olyphant and Stephen Eric McIntyre and Rossif Sutherland carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1143110 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 59 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "robbery", "drug addiction", "addicted", "armored car".
The technical file
- Original score
- Jonathan Goldsmith
- Sound
- Steph Carrier
- Stunt coordinator
- Rick Skene
- Runtime
- 80 min Β· 1h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- High Life (2009)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 83% π Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 6/10 Β· 3,541 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins & 6 nominations total
Also by
Gary Yates
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- Stunt CoordinatorRick Skene
- Production Sound MixerLeon Johnson
- Sound Re-Recording MixerSteph Carrier
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- robbery
- drug addiction
- addicted
- armored car
- addiction
- morphine
- addict
- armed robbery
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-02-07
Also known as
International titles
- ΠΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎRU
- High Life - Vier Gangster und ein todsicheres DingDE
