Skyscraper (2018)

The story

Will Sawyer, a Marine veteran and former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader, is hired as a private security consultant to review the security for 'The Pearl', the world's tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. While inspecting the facility with his wife Sarah and their twin children, Will discovers that the building's security systems are vulnerable. However, international terrorists strike, setting the building on fire to extort the property developer. Will must navigate the collapsing structure and navigate the chaos to save his family before the situation becomes fatal.

First release year

2018

Runtime (minutes)

102

Production countries

United States

Original languages

English; Cantonese

Directors

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Writers

Rawson Marshall Thurber · writer

Cast and characters

Dwayne Johnson · Will Sawyer; Neve Campbell · Sarah Sawyer; Chin Han · Zhao Long Ji; Roland Møller · Kores Botha; Noah Taylor · Mr. Pierce; Byron Mann · Inspector Wu; Hannah Quinlivan · Xia; Pablo Schreiber · Ben Gillespie

Genres

action; thriller; disaster

Themes

family; terrorism; heroism

Tone and mood

suspenseful; action-packed

Premise and plot tags

disaster; action; rescue; terrorism

Content notes

arson

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Dwayne Johnson's performance and the suspenseful scenes but criticized the story for being too similar to 'The Towering Inferno' and 'Die Hard.' It received a 'B+' CinemaScore from audiences.

Reported review scores

Metacritic · score: 51 · scale: 100 · review count: 42

Awards and nominations

Best Summer Blockbuster Poster · Golden Trailer Awards · 2018 · won

Production trivia

The film is the second collaboration between Rawson Marshall Thurber and Dwayne Johnson.; The skyscraper's design was based on Chinese inspirations, specifically a twisting dragon with a pearl in its mouth.

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