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High-Rise is a 2015 British dystopian thriller film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Amy Jump, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by J. G. Ballard. The film stars Tom Hiddleston , Jeremy Irons , Sienna Miller , Luke Evans , and Elisabeth Moss .
In 1970s London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into a new high-rise apartment building. It is soon apparent that there is a class divide between the wealthier upper-floor inhabitants and the middle-class lower-floor tenants.
May 13, 2016 · The story of a seemingly inexplicable breakdown of social order within an apartment building outside London that’s been designed to approximate a community, “High-Rise” was a speculative fiction very much of the time when it was written.
May 13, 2016 · Ben Wheatley's muddled adaptation of the dystopian 1975 novel High-Rise — one of many Ballard books that examine the pathologizing effects of modern technology and convenience — suffers from being both too literal and too obtuse in its alterations.
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May 13, 2016 · A doctor (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a London skyscraper where rising tensions and class warfare lead to anarchy.
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Apr 28, 2016 · High-Rise (2015) R 04/28/2016 (US) Drama 1h 59m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. Leave the real world behind. Overview. Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control. Ben Wheatley. Director. J.G. Ballard. Novel. Amy Jump. Screenplay. Written by Reno on September 29, 2016.
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May 12, 2016 · A single man haunted by the memory of his dead sister, Laing moves into a futuristic skyscraper designed by a mysterious, idealistic architect. Eventually, the two men meet (the architect is played...