Downhill (2020)
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A married couple begins to reevaluate their lives and relationship after a near-death experience during a family ski vacation.
The story
After believing they were about to die in an avalanche during a family ski vacation in Ischgl, Austria, a married couple begin to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other. The film follows the couple as they navigate their internal dynamics and the aftermath of the near-death encounter.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After believing they were about to die in an avalanche during a family ski vacation in Ischgl, Austria, a married couple begin to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other. The film stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell as a married couple going through a rough patch after a near-death encounter during a family ski outing. The story explores their internal dynamics and the emotional fallout of the incident.
- First release year
- 2020
- Runtime (minutes)
- 86
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Nat Faxon; Jim Rash
- Writers
- Jesse Armstrong · screenplay; Nat Faxon · screenplay; Jim Rash · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Billie Stanton; Will Ferrell · Pete Stanton; Miranda Otto · Lady Bobo; Zoë Chao · Rosie; Zach Woods · Zach; Kristofer Hivju · Michel; Alex Macqueen · Charlie; Julian Grey · Finn Stanton; Ammon Jacob Ford · Emerson Stanton; Giulio Berruti · Guglielmo
- Genres
- black comedy-drama
- Themes
- dysfunctional families; vacationing; avalanches
- Tone and mood
- black comedy; drama
- Setting
- Ischgl, Austria during a ski vacation
- Premise and plot tags
- remake; skiing; family drama
- Source material / true-story basis
- Force Majeure (2014)
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $9 million worldwide.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 37% · review count: 211; Metacritic · score: 49 · scale: 100 · review count: 39; CinemaScore · score: D · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 1 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- It was the first feature film to be released under Searchlight Pictures' new name following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox.; Kristofer Hivju is the only original cast member from Force Majeure to be involved.; Filming began in January 2019 in Austria.
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