Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- claustrophobic
- gritty
- tense
- late night thriller viewing
- action movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the contained premise and energetic performances effective, though underdeveloped logic and uneven pacing weakened the suspense.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Residents are hunted throughout Tower Block 31, with the building's floors, apartments, and sightlines defining the survival conflict.
The residents' earlier observation of a murder directly precedes and contextualizes the sniper attacks.
The central threat is a sniper picking off residents from outside their tower block.
The tower block's bleak, neglected setting supplies the film's distinctive atmosphere and constricted visual field.
Films like Tower Block, and why
The Belko Experiment
contained survival thriller built around an unseen sniper, escalating suspense, and resourceful civilians under siege
Eden Lake
British working-class setting, grim social atmosphere, and violent survival contest driven by an anonymous external threat
Panic Room
claustrophobic action thriller centered on ordinary people trapped in a confined location and forced into brutal self-preservation
Movie Details
- Directors
- Ronnie Thompson, James Nunn
- Release Date
- 2012-09-19
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (198)
Cast
- Sheridan Smith
- Ralph Brown
- Russell Tovey
- Jack O'Connell
- Jill Baker
- Julie Graham
- Christopher Fulford
- Steven Cree
- Nabil Elouahabi
- Tony Jayawardena
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tower Block about?
- Residents trapped in a doomed British tower block must outlast a sniper who is eliminating them one by one.
- What is Tower Block like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tower Block as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Tower Block violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Tower Block as graphic.
- What did critics think of Tower Block?
- Critics generally found the contained premise and energetic performances effective, though underdeveloped logic and uneven pacing weakened the suspense.
- Which films are like Tower Block?
- Films with a similar feel include The Belko Experiment, Eden Lake, and Panic Room.
- How long is Tower Block?
- Tower Block runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tower Block?
- In United States, Tower Block streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
