Skyscraper

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Skyscraper

PG-13,

2018,

1h 42m,

Action/

Mystery & Thriller/

Adventure

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290 Reviews

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Will Sawyer is a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. While he's on assignment in China, the world's tallest and safest building catches on fire -- and Will gets framed for it. Now a wanted man and on the run, he must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family members when they become trapped inside the inferno.

Critics Consensus

Well-cast yet derivative, Skyscraper isn't exactly a towering action thriller feat, but it's solidly constructed enough to stand among the genre's more mildly diverting features.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 11, 2020

Leaden, formulaic.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

Jul 29, 2019

Skyscraper might be a bit hairy for someone with a fear of heights. Otherwise, it's a predictable single-hero disaster event film.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Aug 27, 2018

I really enjoyed it. It's complete nonsense, it's complete derivative.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 31, 2025

3/5

The unmatched appeal of The Rock makes everything better, transforming this outlandish knockoff into something thrilling and satisfying with a dose of daddy feels for good measure.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 25, 2022

3.5/5

There is also a strong message of family that I responded to. Again, at times cheesy, but still a welcomed ingredient.

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Brian Eggert

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Mar 11, 2022

2/4

The paint-by-numbers script panders, delivering only predictable, ingratiating twists and turns, characters without personalities, and a big-budget experience that's content with being on autopilot.

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Kylo L

Apr 27, 2019

This movie made my eyes roll 10 minutes in. Insanely predictable, same plot as every other movie made. The rock just wants to show off. this movie can go f@#$ itself.

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Apr 27, 2019

Great movie. Special effects crew did a excellent job on the fire details on the pearl.

Luke W

Apr 25, 2019

Skyscraper is a corporation manufactured movie with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. That is the best way to summarize the movie. The setup had some potential as a callback to movies with a single seeing such as Die Hard. Unlike Die Hard however the main character is not very emotionally complex and the writing is average. The purpose of the movie is not any of that however. It serves the purpose of having many large scale, special effects heavy scenes to pander to an audience looking for the "action" part of an "action movie". The movie is so underdeveloped that I never once knew The Rock's character's name. No substance.

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Finn S

Apr 23, 2019

Don't get the low ratings, the perfect action movie, loved it

Apr 21, 2019

WOW MINDBLOWING PUTS YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT JAW DROPPING MUST WATCH 10/10 SCORE THIS MOVIE TOPPED THE SCALE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY HIGHLY RECCOMEND

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Leia S

Apr 20, 2019

Wow. Just wow. Is this really what it's come to? For the next movie let's see how we can incorporate CGI into The Rock doing 500 push-ups instead of pull-ups... also the soundtrack for the credits may be a cheesy as the dialogue throughout the movie.

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Rawson Marshall Thurber

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Dwayne Johnson

Will Sawyer

Neve Campbell

Sarah Sawyer

Chin Han

Zhao Long Ji

Roland Møller

Kores Botha

Noah Taylor

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Synopsis

Will Sawyer is a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. While he's on assignment in China, the world's tallest and safest building catches on fire -- and Will gets framed for it. Now a wanted man and on the run, he must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family members when they become trapped inside the inferno.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Producer: Beau Flynn, Dwayne Johnson, Hiram Garcia
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Legendary Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Action|Sequences of Gun Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 13, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $67.8M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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