The topfloor residents of a derelict east end tower block come under attack from a psycho sniper in this riveting splatter thriller from debuting directors james nunn and ronnie thompson. The films depiction of a utopian tower block that swiftly descends into bacchanalian. The storyline and the scenes from the movie must have made this the cheapest movie to ever make because it basically is all filmed at the top of a tower block. Tower block 2012 directed by ronnie thompson, james. Wealthier residents live on the top floors, and more common families below. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Tower block is a riff on assault on precinct but where carpenters film. With sheridan smith, jamie thomas king, jack oconnell, ralph brown. Tower block is a british thriller film directed by james nunn and ronnie thompson at their. Tower, about the 1966 mass shooting at the university of texas at austin, is that kind of movie. Released 2012, tower block stars sheridan smith, jack oconnell, ralph brown, russell tovey the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. After witnessing a murder, the tenants of an apartment building are horrified when an unknown sniper begins targeting them a year later. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. It was the film debut of cornish, boyega, and composer steven price.
Its not a bad idea for a movie, but what we get is undercooked, with. Several months after witnessing a murder, residents of tower block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival. Sep 20, 2012 a year after a youth is beaten to death on their doorstep, the residents of the top floor of a london tower block all their neighbours have been rehoused are picked off by a mysterious sniper. The only bright spot of the movie are the breast of the main character. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. However, the big reveal and the climactic ending are wholly laughable and dont make any sense whatsoever, other than to throw the audience off. Tower block meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. I know with movies you have to suspend your disbelief, but some of the things were ridiculous. The topfloor residents of a derelict east end tower block come under attack from a psycho sniper in this riveting splatter thriller from debuting. The ending is a letdown but this is still a very promising debut from directors james nunn and ronnie thompson. The vanilla sky cast includes tom cruise, penelope cruz and cameron diaz in leading roles. Watch tower block full movie hd 1080p video dailymotion.
Redemption, 2012 was already a banner year for highrisecentric thrillers. The case is left unsolved, due in large part to their collective silence. The policy of tenement demolition is now considered to have been shortsighted, wasteful and largely unsuccessful. Three months earlier, the fortystory tower on the outskirts of london, built by esteemed architect anthony royal jeremy irons, is the epitome of chic, modern living. Tower block 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. In doing so, he also breaks the last of kitaeks patience. After 15 year old jimmy is kicked to death by local drug dealers, the resident witnesses refuse to cooperate with the police for fear of retaliation.
Containment is a 2015 british thriller film written by david lemon, directed by neil mcenerywest, produced by casey herbert, pete smyth and christine hartland. Smith is especially good as the feisty becky, a refreshingly complex. There was a chance to end tower block fires in 2009 we. Attack the block is a 2011 british science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by joe cornish and starring john boyega, jodie whittaker, and nick frost. At first i was really impressed and liked it, but what in the world was the ending all about. With tom hiddleston, jeremy irons, sienna miller, luke evans. Essentially the story of a disaffected excop and race driver who is delivering a soupedup car cross country to california while high on speed uppers, being chased by police and meeting various characters along the way, the film has become a cult movie. The movie was set around a real tower block location, but the building and surrounding area had to be digitally modified to accommodate certain aspects of the story. Tower block is a riff on assault on precinct but where carpenters film had a police station about to be shut down which found itself under siege from an l. The downside to this is that the ending, after the excellent build up to it, feels like the weakest part of the movie. At least 12 people have lost their lives in a tower block fire, and 50. Thanks to the muddled plot motivations tower block really struggles in.
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A year after witnessing a murder, residents of tower block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Tower block adds itself to this apparently burgeoning subgenre and materializes as the most suspenseful of the quadruplet, and possibly even the best overall. The movie i would say was ok but certainly not something i would ever want to watch again. A year later, with their building marked for demolition, the witnesses begin to find themselves picked off one by one by a mysterious sniper out for justice. This tale of the unexplained lockdown of a block of flats is a zippy, cleancut and ingenious panicthriller leslie felperin thu 10 sep 2015 16. After six people died in a tower block in lakanal house in camberwell, south london, on 3 july 2009, the professionals working in social housing said dont lets forget about this. This movie was so bad i had to go back and find the author to see if i was the one that wrote and directed it. Tower block 2012 cast and crew the residents of an apartment tower witness a murder, and a year later they are picked off one by one by a sniper. Tower block, however, is eventually undone by its own gravity, coming back down to ground level with a decidedly tepid ending. While the movie s plot about a crew trying to restart the sun is silly enough as it is, sunshines ending is even worse.
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control. Although there are hopes for another movie and even a tv series related to kings massive, eightbook dark tower multiverse, director nikolaj arcels. Sarafian, starring barry newman, cleavon little, and dean jagger. Make sure to check out storage 24 for a hiddengem featuring noel clarke. Jul 30, 2017 the dark tower this is the most complicated part of the mythos. Advertisement directed by keith maitland from pamela colloffs texas monthly article 96 minutes, it reconstructs one of the first modern sniperdriven bloodbaths, minute by minute, hour by hour, mixing traditional interviews and animation. The bbc comedy stars explain why series 5 will be the last how did a sitcom about a tiny pirate radio station become a bafta hit and potentially a movie. A year later, with their building marked for demolition, the witnesses begin to find themselves picked off one by one by a. There are more than 700 tower blocks, ranging from brand new luxury developments to the postwar councilowned buildings seen as a quick fix. A year after a youth is beaten to death on their doorstep, the residents of the top floor of a london tower block all their neighbours have been rehoused are picked off by a mysterious sniper. An end of the world battle between gangsters, cops and zombies.
Movies in the vein of tower block or attack the block. James moran tells us about the film, and the challenges of getting it made and. Watch tower block 2012 full movie free online streaming tubi. The ending leaves it openended as to whether the message will be enough to convince the people at the top to change their ways. A year after witnessing a murder, residents of tower block 31 find. Vanishing point is a 1971 american action film directed by richard c. Robert laing tom hiddleston living in a ravaged highrise tower block, killing a dog and spitroasting its leg. Tower block the 2012 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Just saw the 2012 british movie called tower block. Other sequences were set on the roof of the building, abseiling down the side of the building and inside the lift shaft locations which could not be used for safety reasons. On the other hand, what memorable action movie does not mandate a preposterous leap in logic to jumpstart its plot. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tower block near you.