Summary
Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon becomes the only reasonable solution.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 41GoodWatch 43
IMDb5.3
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings2.3/5
Audience score24%
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −20 min on the typical 104
typical 10484Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
2013
February 18, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- United States
Norway
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
Christopher BackusDon Handley
Anita BriemCeline Fouquet
John GetzHenry Barton
Shirley KnightJane Redding- MMMichael MercurioThe Bombmaker
Amanda PaceMadeline Barton
Rachel PaceMadeline Barton
Devin RatrayMartin Gossling
Joey SlotnickGeorge Axelrod
Tehmina SunnyMaureen- GAGary AmbrosiaLt. Carson
Waleed ZuaiterMohammed
Herbert RussellParty Host
Directing · 1
- Stig Svendsen Director
Writing · 1
- Marc Rosenberg Writer, Producer
Production · 4
- Haavard Albertsen Executive Producer
- Ole-Arild Svendsen Executive Producer
- Kjetil Omberg Executive Producer
- Lene Cathrine Albertsen Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Alain Betrancourt Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Thomas Løvig Editor
Sound · 4
- Bjørnar Johnsen Music
- Herman Christoffersen Music
- Håkon Lammetun Sound Designer
- Johannes Ringen Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Richard Toyon Production Design
- Eric Skotnes Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Jane Johnston Costume Design
- Alexis Williams Makeup Artist
- Katherine Chandler Makeup Artist
- Alysha Marcantonio Makeup Artist
- Jennifer Cabezas Makeup Trainee
- Nikki Carbonetta Makeup Artist
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