Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- claustrophobic
- eerie
- foreboding
- late night horror
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics generally agreed that the film’s intriguing catacomb premise and occasional scares were undermined by found-footage clichés, a weak script, and an increasingly silly supernatural escalation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Scarlett leads an expedition through the Paris catacombs in search of a treasure connected to historical secrets.
Cameras mounted on the explorers' helmets create jittery, subjective footage and multiple viewpoints within the catacombs.
The team descends through a twisting maze of bones and increasingly confined subterranean passages beneath Paris.
The catacombs confront the explorers with psychological burdens and the losses they carry.
Films like As Above, So Below, and why
The Tunnel
shared found-footage horror, subterranean exploration, claustrophobic tension, and escalating psychological terror
The Descent
shared cave-bound horror, survival pressure, claustrophobic atmosphere, and psychologically threatening darkness
The Devil's Pass
shared found-footage structure, expedition mystery, historical conspiracy, and supernatural dread
Movie Details
- Director
- John Erick Dowdle
- Release Date
- 2014-08-14
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (3999)
Cast
- Perdita Weeks
- Ben Feldman
- Edwin Hodge
- François Civil
- Marion Lambert
- Ali Marhyar
- Cosme Castro
- Théo Cholbi
- Emy Lévy
- Roger Van Hool
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is As Above, So Below about?
- An archaeologist’s quest through the Paris catacombs becomes a found-footage descent into claustrophobic supernatural terror and personal guilt.
- What is As Above, So Below like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of As Above, So Below as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is As Above, So Below violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in As Above, So Below as moderate.
- What did critics think of As Above, So Below?
- Critics generally agreed that the film’s intriguing catacomb premise and occasional scares were undermined by found-footage clichés, a weak script, and an increasingly silly supernatural escalation.
- Which films are like As Above, So Below?
- Films with a similar feel include The Tunnel, The Descent, and The Devil's Pass.
- How long is As Above, So Below?
- As Above, So Below runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch As Above, So Below?
- In United States, As Above, So Below is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
