Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- dreamy
- sensual
- late night viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
The modest audience response suggests a divisive, unconventional romantic drama whose sensuality and dreamlike premise do not appeal equally to all viewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eloy's grief over his father's death is intertwined with his discovery of tantric sexuality through Elvira.
Eloy's nocturnal wandering, including his fall through Elvira's skylight, blurs agency, dream, and waking life.
Eloy imagines that his deceased father visits him at night, giving mourning a supernatural-seeming form.
Eloy's work handing out flyers on stilts and in an empanada costume introduces absurd physical imagery into his melancholy routine.
Films like Don't Look Down, and why
The Science of Sleep
shares dreamlike surrealism, romantic longing, and a young protagonist navigating emotional and sexual awakening
Y Tu Mamá También
shares erotic coming-of-age themes, youthful uncertainty, and frank sensuality within a Latin American setting
The Dreamers
shares intimate erotic drama, psychological unease, and sexuality used as a route toward self-discovery
The Spirit of the Beehive
shares mournful atmosphere, metaphysical ambiguity, and poetic treatment of grief and memory
Movie Details
- Director
- Eliseo Subiela
- Release Date
- 2008-10-18
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (71)
Cast
- Leandro Stivelman
- Antonella Costa
- Hugo Arana
- Mónica Galán
- Octavio Borro
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Strand Releasing Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Don't Look Down about?
- A grieving Buenos Aires physics student stumbles into an eccentric erotic awakening while sleepwalking between ordinary life and imagined visitations from his dead father.
- What is Don't Look Down like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Don't Look Down as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Don't Look Down violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Don't Look Down.
- What did critics think of Don't Look Down?
- The modest audience response suggests a divisive, unconventional romantic drama whose sensuality and dreamlike premise do not appeal equally to all viewers.
- Which films are like Don't Look Down?
- Films with a similar feel include The Science of Sleep, Y Tu Mamá También, The Dreamers, and The Spirit of the Beehive.
- How long is Don't Look Down?
- Don't Look Down runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Don't Look Down?
- In United States, Don't Look Down streams on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel.
