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A Long Way Down

"Life is looking up."

2014-03-20 Comedy 1hr 36m

Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a solipsistic muso—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 the reasons to keep on living.

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Storyline

Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a solipsistic muso—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 the reasons to keep on living.

  • Released
    2014-03-20
  • Revenue
    $7,176,347
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 36m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.3
  • Production
    BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, Finola Dwyer Productions, HanWay Films, DCM Pictures

Crew

Pascal Chaumeil
Director
Jack Thorne
Screenplay
Finola Dwyer
Producer

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Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Martin Sharp
Aaron Paul

Aaron Paul

J.J. Maguire
Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Jess Crichton
Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Maureen Thompson
Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Chris Crichton
Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Penny Chambers
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Chas Johnson
Josef Altin

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A Review by Rangan 6.5

Written by Rangan on 2014-11-03

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 I... read more

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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A Review by Reno

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 m...

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A Review by Rangan 6.5

Written by Rangan on 2014-11-03

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 trail...

read more