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A Long Way Down is a British film of genre Drama directed by Pascal Chaumeil released in USA on 5 june 2014 with Aaron Paul
A Long Way Down (2014)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 june 2014
Length 1h36
Directed by Pascal Chaumeil
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Films about suicide
Rating62%
A Long Way Down is a 2014 British black comedy film directed by Pascal Chaumeil, loosely based on author Nick Hornby's 2005 novel, A Long Way Down. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, and Aaron Paul as four strangers who happen to meet on the roof of a London building on New Year's Eve, each with the intent of committing suicide. Their plans for death in solitude are ruined when they meet as they decide to come down from the roof alive — however temporary that may be.
Synopsis
Martin Sharp (Pierce Brosnan) is contemplating suicide on New Year's Eve on the roof of the Toppers Building, high above London's streets. He is interrupted by a woman, Maureen (Toni Collette), who has the same fate in mind. She shyly offers to wait her turn, until two other strangers, a young woman named Jess (Imogen Poots) and a pizza deliverer called J.J. (Aaron Paul), also turn up.Actors
Aaron Paul
(J.J. Maguire)
Pierce Brosnan
(Martin Sharp)
Rosamund Pike
(Penny Chambers)
Imogen Poots
(Jess Crichton)
Toni Collette
(Maureen Thompson)
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