Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- melodramatic
- tense
- christmas movie night
- disaster movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film's large-scale disaster spectacle and emotional rescue drama more effective than its conventional, uneven storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Christmas Eve White Christmas party and helicopter snow display become the immediate context for the tower disaster.
Tower Sky's ultra-luxurious high-rise complex structures the rescue effort and traps thousands above the unfolding fire.
Dae-ho's care for Hana and Yoon-hee, alongside Young-ki's promised date with his wife, complicate their efforts to save others.
Dae-ho, Yoon-hee, Hana, and Young-ki's fire crew experience the tower crisis through interconnected but distinct survival and rescue situations.
Films like The Tower, and why
The Poseidon Adventure
shared disaster-film spectacle, high-stakes rescue missions, and ensemble survival drama
The Towering Inferno
shared catastrophic infrastructure setting, escalating peril, and resourceful emergency responders
Train to Busan
shared Korean disaster-movie urgency, mass-casualty stakes, and emotionally direct heroism
Movie Details
- Director
- Kim Ji-hoon
- Release Date
- 2012-12-25
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (323)
Cast
- Sul Kyung-gu
- Son Ye-jin
- Kim Sang-kyung
- Jo Min-ah
- Do Ji-han
- Ahn Sung-ki
- Lee Han-wi
- Cha In-pyo
- Song Jae-ho
- Lee Joo-sil
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Tower about?
- A Christmas Eve spectacle turns a luxury skyscraper into a blazing vertical battlefield where a single father and a veteran fire chief fight to rescue thousands.
- What is The Tower like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Tower as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Tower violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Tower as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Tower?
- Critics generally found the film's large-scale disaster spectacle and emotional rescue drama more effective than its conventional, uneven storytelling.
- Which films are like The Tower?
- Films with a similar feel include The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, and Train to Busan.
- How long is The Tower?
- The Tower runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Tower?
- In United States, The Tower is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store.
