Fall
Fall

Fall

2022Movie107 minEnglish

For best friends Becky and Hunter, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter's expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights.

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IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes61%
Metacritic50/100
Google Users77%
Director: Scott MannGenres: Action, Thriller, Horror

Plot Summary

Best friends Becky and Hunter seek to overcome their fear of heights by climbing to the top of a remote, 2,000-foot-tall television-transmitting tower. However, after reaching the summit, they find themselves stranded with no way down and a dwindling supply of essentials. As they battle the elements and their own deteriorating mental states, they must find a way to survive and escape their perilous situation.

Critical Reception

Fall received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with many praising its suspenseful atmosphere and thrilling set pieces, though some found the plot predictable and character development lacking. Audiences generally responded well to the film's tension and visual spectacle.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its high-stakes tension and vertigo-inducing visuals.
  • Criticized for a thin plot and underdeveloped characters.
  • Considered a thrilling, albeit simple, survival experience.

Google audience: Google users found the film to be a suspenseful and exciting thriller, particularly appreciating the intense scenarios and the feeling of being on the edge of their seats. Some reviewers noted that the story was straightforward but effective in delivering thrills.

Fun Fact

The entire film was shot using a combination of practical effects and digital enhancements to create the illusion of extreme height, with much of the filming taking place on a smaller, built set that was later digitally extended.

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9 reviews
Nathan

Nathan

Going into Fall, I did not have super high hopes, and unfortunately it met my expectations. This movie attempts to be something far greater than it ever needed to be, resulting in a super bloated experience that just feels completely unfocu...
Manuel São Bento

Manuel São Bento

MORE SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/ "Fall is one of the biggest surprises of the year! Its premise automatically brings high levels of adrenaline, suspense, and tension - especially for acrophobes - and Scott Mann ach...
JPV852

JPV852

**_Fall_** is a survival thriller that succeeds, at least for those of us with the fear of heights, to get an uneasy feeling with the aerial shots. The visual effects used to do those scenes were fairly well done and even though it is a mov...
tmdb28039023

tmdb28039023

I can’t help having a soft spot for a movie that name-drops several pro wrestlers as a means to convey a nice bit of subtle foreshadowing, and plays Warrants «Cherry Pie» on its soundtrack like every five minutes. On the other hand, it’s...
Feng

Feng

**might contain spoilers** What a great murder mystery film. As an amateur climber, I too was initially put off by the amount of unprofessional climbing techniques. However, if they were truly climbing/solo enthusiasts, how could they no...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Right. First things first. Understood that you erect a 2000ft television relay tower back in the day, but when that industry moves to satellite delivery, why on Earth would anyone just leave this gradually rusting structure standing - only ...
MovieGuys

MovieGuys

Fall is a sweaty palms, nerve racking ride, that plays, with gleeful sadism, on one the most basic and widespread, of human fears. An Acrophobic's worst nightmare, Fall takes a very basic premise and uses it to good effect, building a pr...
The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Fall is 47 Meters Down but with heights instead of depths - 47 Meters Up.** Fall keeps your stomach in your throat with its dizzying heights and anxiety-inducing peril. The movie’s plot is extremely thin, but that’s what you would expe...
ObjectivityGate

ObjectivityGate

Even if the story was kind of lackluster, the film itself was incredible. If you consider the tower as a kind of true main character of the movie. On first watching this I can instantly imagine the blustering cacophony of outrage abou...