Downhill

"A different kind of disaster movie."

2020 1h 27m EN

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 324

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.

“A different kind of disaster movie.”

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Cast

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Billie Stanton
Will Ferrell
Pete Stanton
Zach Woods
Zach
Miranda Otto
Charlotte
Giulio Berruti
Guglielmo
Zoë Chao
Rosie
Julian Grey
Finn Stanton
Ammon Jacob Ford
Emerson Stanton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jim Rash
Writers: Ian McCaffrey, Jesse Armstrong, Nat Faxon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jim Rash, shot by Danny Cohen. 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 Volker Bertelmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pamela Martin 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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Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell and Zach Woods carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A different kind of disaster movie.".

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IMDB entry: tt4558376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jim Rash directs. Danny Cohen behind the camera. Volker Bertelmann scores. Pamela Martin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Directed by Jim Rash, shot by Danny Cohen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Volker Bertelmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Pamela Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell and Zach Woods carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A different kind of disaster movie.".
8IMDB entry: tt4558376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "dark comedy", "austria", "family vacation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Original score: Volker Bertelmann
Editing: Pamela Martin
Production design: David Warren
Costume design: Kathleen Felix-Hager
Makeup / hair: Tünde Kiss-Benke
VFX supervisor: Brooke Lyndon-Stanford
Sound: John Ross
Stunt coordinator: Giedrius Nagys
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $7,547,254
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Downhill (2020)

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SWITCH.2020-03-03
★ 4/10
Altogether forgettable, 'Downhill' is an avalanche of its own - starting off more than a little rocky, it accelerates towards its destination as it wipes out everything in its path, whitewashing what was there beforehand. This is an adaptation not only unworthy of the original, but unworthy of the cast it enlisted. Just go hunt down 'Force Majeure'. - Charlie David Page Read Charlie's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-downhill-a-slippery-slope-for-julia-louis-dreyfus-and-will-ferrell
Peter89Spencer2020-03-06
The dry humour in this film is dryer than dry ice!
Kamurai2021-02-23
★ 2/10
Horrible watch, will not watch again, and warn against. As much as I am not a fan of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, I thought Will Ferrell would be a proper counter balance. This is a somewhat closer to the vibe of "Everything Must Go", except now the wife and kids are there to actively attack. That perspective does show that the movie does what it intended to do, have the audience relate to the trouble and turmoil of the characters, but I just don't feel like it amounted to much. Perhaps this is intended for a very specific audience of "troubled" or "broken" families trying to stay together, but it really almost feels more like like someone's therapy exercise as an outlet on how to deal with the pain of a similar event.