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A Long Way Down

Life is looking up.
2014 | 96m | English

(35256 votes)

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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.
Release Date: Mar 20, 2014
Director: Pascal Chaumeil
Writer: Jack Thorne, Nick Hornby
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Keywords london, england, new year's eve, based on novel or book, depression, suicide attempt, paparazzi, pizza delivery, musician, politician, teenage girl, coincidence, single mother, news reporter, suicidal thoughts, tv host, national news, pact, talk show host
Production Companies BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, HanWay Films, DCM Pictures, Finola Dwyer Productions
Box Office Revenue: $7,176,347
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Pierce Brosnan Martin Sharp
Aaron Paul J.J. Maguire
Imogen Poots Jess Crichton
Toni Collette Maureen Thompson
Sam Neill Chris Crichton
Rosamund Pike Penny Chambers
Tuppence Middleton Kathy Miller
Joe Cole Chas Johnson
Josef Altin Matty Thompson
Zara White Shanay
Shola Adewusi Gladys
Diana Kent Hope
Leo Bill Dr. Stephens
Enrique Arce Angelo
Christos Tolera Paolo
Honey Epstein Maisie
Ilan Goodman Airline Steward
Priyanga Burford Reporter
Evelyn Duah Nurse
Therese Bradley Nurse 2
Name Job
Chris Gill Editor
Chris Oddy Production Design
Jan Sewell Makeup & Hair
Kle Savidge Music Supervisor
Caroline Levy Line Producer
Kevin Day Standby Property Master
Pascal Chaumeil Director
Jack Thorne Screenplay
Dario Marianelli Original Music Composer
Ben Davis Director of Photography
Nick Hornby Novel
Barney Pilling Editor
Nina Gold Casting
Odile Dicks-Mireaux Costume Designer
Gerard Bryan Art Direction
Paul Toddington Art Direction
Kate Guyan Set Decoration
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus Special Effects Makeup Artist
Monika Huebert Makeup Artist
Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lizzie Mair Davies Makeup Artist
Hugo Adams Foley Editor
Niv Adiri Sound
Jack Stew Foley Artist
Glenn Freemantle Sound
Glen Gathard Foley Mixer
Name Title
Finola Dwyer Producer
Thorsten Schumacher Executive Producer
Dario Suter Executive Producer
Amanda Posey Producer
Christoph Daniel Executive Producer
Marc Schmidheiny Executive Producer
Zygi Kamasa Executive Producer
Nick Hornby Executive Producer
Christine Langan Executive Producer
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Reviews

Rangan
7.0

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 it ... s 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

May 16, 2024