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HIGH-RISE stars Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Miller), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Evans), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Moss); and Mr. Royal (Irons), the enigmatic architect who designed the building. Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war.
 
Tom Hiddleston
Jeremy Irons
Sienna Miller
Luke Evans
Elizabeth Moss |
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“AN APOCALYPTIC ROMP. Rollicking, nastily funny.” - Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
“MESMERIZING. A scathing, intoxicating visual and auditory experience, the most truthful and most powerful J.G. Ballard adaptation we’ve ever seen, or are likely to.” – Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
“WILD AND FEARLESS. A no-holds-barred ride.” - Lee Marshall, Screen International
"With High-Rise, Wheatley has fast become one of the most startling, daring and acclaimed voices in international genre filmmaking.” - Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
“FASCINATING. Filled with jaunty pleasures.” – John Powers, Vogue
“A VICIOUS, SURREAL SATIRE. Wheatley is one of the most interesting filmmakers to come out of the United Kingdom in ages.” - David Fear, Rolling Stone
"A masterpiece.” - Jared Mobarak, The Film Stage
"Artfully sophisticated madness - barbarism of the highest order.” - Matt Donato, We Got This Covered
"Incredibly funny” - Rob Hunter, Film School Rejects
“An imminently watchable black comedy.” - Eric Kohn, Indiewire
"A deliciously dark satire that feels fresh and original” - Chris Tilly, IGN
“Playfully demented. It walks a fine line between the best genre horror and the loftiest of intellectual indie cinema.” - Sarah Kurchal, Consequence of Sound
"Ben Wheatley’s most polished film to date.” - Kalyn Corrigan, Bloody Disgusting
“FOUR STARS. VISIONARY FILM-MAKING. Wildly ambitious and hitting the bull's eye of almost every target in its sights.” – Geoffrey Macnab, Independent UK
“FIVE STARS. WICKEDLY FUNNY AND TOWERINGLY INSANE.” – Kate Muir, The Times, UK
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