Elevation
A grieving father crosses monster-haunted Colorado with two allies when saving a boy demands leaving the last safe refuge.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- bleak
- earnest
- monster movie night
- action movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film competently acted and briskly entertaining but too familiar to rise above its post-apocalyptic genre influences.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Will, Nina, and Katie leave the safety of their homes and travel through mountainous Colorado to save Hunter.
The film presents an alien invasion through monstrous artificial creatures that stalk and kill humans.
The survivors live behind protected boundaries in Colorado while mines, hospitals, and mountain routes become perilous spaces.
Will undertakes the perilous mission because saving a young boy's life is more important than remaining behind the settlement's defenses.
Films like Elevation, and why
A Quiet Place: Day One
Shares post-apocalyptic survival action, hostile nonhuman creatures, and a desperate journey through dangerous wilderness.
A Quiet Place
Combines alien-invasion thriller mechanics, survival horror tension, and ordinary people confronting lethal creatures.
Love and Monsters
Features post-apocalyptic expeditionary action, monstrous predators, and a small group protecting vulnerable survivors.
The Tomorrow War
Shares bleak alien-threat survival, creature encounters, and a grounded human-scale approach to science fiction action.
Movie Details
- Director
- George Nolfi
- Release Date
- 2024-11-07
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (1062)
Cast
- Anthony Mackie
- Morena Baccarin
- Maddie Hasson
- Danny Boyd Jr.
- Rachel Nicks
- Shauna Earp
- Tyler Grey
- Drexel Malkoff
- David Malkoff
- Mike Hickman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- 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 Elevation about?
- A grieving father crosses monster-haunted Colorado with two allies when saving a boy demands leaving the last safe refuge.
- What is Elevation like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Elevation as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Elevation violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Elevation as brutal.
- What did critics think of Elevation?
- Critics generally found the film competently acted and briskly entertaining but too familiar to rise above its post-apocalyptic genre influences.
- Which films are like Elevation?
- Films with a similar feel include A Quiet Place: Day One, A Quiet Place, Love and Monsters, and The Tomorrow War.
- How long is Elevation?
- Elevation runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Elevation?
- In United States, Elevation streams on Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
