Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- late night horror viewing
- adrenaline movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the climbing sequences, direction, suspense, and visual craft effective, but regarded the later human-threat section as predictable, clichéd, and uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The group’s unauthorized mountain route produces sustained danger from height, climbing obstacles, and precarious terrain.
The initial climbing adventure shifts into stalking horror when the friends realize they are not alone.
The closed trail and mountain blockage leave the group isolated and restrict their ability to retreat.
Critical reception repeatedly identifies the film as a French or European rock-climbing thriller with a slasher component.
Films like High Lane, and why
Cliffhanger
mountain survival thriller with vertiginous action and escalating physical peril
The Hills Have Eyes
isolated wilderness stalking, human menace, and slasher-inflected survival horror
Wrong Turn
young friends trapped in a hostile natural environment by a relentless human predator
The Ledge
claustrophobic climbing terror built around exposed heights and bodily vulnerability
Movie Details
- Director
- Abel Ferry
- Release Date
- 2009-06-24
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (450)
Cast
- Fanny Valette
- Johan Libéreau
- Maud Wyler
- Nicolas Giraud
- Justin Blanckaert
- Raphaël Lenglet
- Guilhem Simon
Common questions
- What is High Lane about?
- A reckless mountain excursion becomes a vertiginous fight for survival when a group of friends discovers a human predator on the closed trail.
- What is High Lane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of High Lane as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is High Lane violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in High Lane as brutal.
- What did critics think of High Lane?
- Critics broadly found the climbing sequences, direction, suspense, and visual craft effective, but regarded the later human-threat section as predictable, clichéd, and uneven.
- Which films are like High Lane?
- Films with a similar feel include Cliffhanger, The Hills Have Eyes, Wrong Turn, and The Ledge.
- How long is High Lane?
- High Lane runs 90 minutes.
