# Skyscraper (2018)

> A disgraced security assessor must scale a burning Hong Kong skyscraper to expose its attackers and save his trapped family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/248449

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Adventure
- Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber, McKenna Roberts
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5758778/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: propulsive, heightened, tense, blockbuster movie night, action movie marathon

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