Rising High
Seen it?2020 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Charting the rise and fall of three corrupt real estate agents who accumulate absurd wealth in no time but fall into a vortex of fraud, greed and drugs.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cüneyt Kaya
- David KrossViktor Steiner
- Frederick LauGerry Falkland
- Janina UhseNicole Kleber
- Anne SchäferLuna
- Robert SchuppPeter Steiner
- Silvina BuchbauerViktoria Steiner
- Sophia ThomallaChantal
- Uwe PreussManfred Bauer
- Monika Anna WojtylloDaniela
- Arthur GroppViktor / Kind