Skyscraper
Seen it?2018 | 102 min | Action, Thriller, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (48% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
48% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$305 million worldwide on a $125 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 189K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Dwayne JohnsonWill Sawyer
- Neve CampbellSarah Sawyer
- Chin HanZhao Long Ji
- Roland MøllerKores Botha
- Noah TaylorMr. Pierce
- Byron MannInspector Wu
- Pablo SchreiberBen
- McKenna RobertsGeorgia Sawyer
- Noah CottrellHenry Sawyer
- Hannah QuinlivanXia