A Long Way Down

A Long Way Down

Life is looking up.

2014•1h 36m•6.2/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(922)

Four lost souls—a disgraced TV presenter, a foul-mouthed teen, an isolated single mother, and a failed musician—decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When this disillusioned quartet of strangers meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, a London high-rise with the well-earned nickname Topper's Tower, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family. They become media sensations as the Topper House Four and search together for reasons to keep on living.

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Production

BBC Film, Wildgaze Films, Finola Dwyer Productions, HanWay Films, DCM Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Martin Sharp

Aaron Paul

Aaron Paul

J.J. Maguire

Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Jess Crichton

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Maureen Thompson

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Chris Crichton

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Penny Chambers

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

Kathy Miller

Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Chas Johnson

Josef Altin

Josef Altin

Matty Thompson

Sarah Andre White

Shanay

Shola Adewusi

Shola Adewusi

Gladys

Diana Kent

Diana Kent

Hope

Leo Bill

Leo Bill

Dr. Stephens

Enrique Arce

Enrique Arce

Angelo

Christos Tolera

Christos Tolera

Paolo

Honey Epstein

Maisie

Ilan Goodman

Ilan Goodman

Airline Steward

Priyanga Burford

Priyanga Burford

Reporter

Evelyn Duah

Evelyn Duah

Nurse

Thérèse Bradley

Thérèse Bradley

Nurse 2

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