Elevation is a 2024 American post-apocalyptic action thriller film directed by George Nolfi and written by Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman. It stars Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson.
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| Directed by | George Nolfi |
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| Cinematography | Shelly Johnson |
| Edited by | Joel Viertel |
| Music by | H. Scott Salinas |
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| Distributed by | Vertical |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.2 million[2][3] |
Elevation was released in the United States on November 8, 2024.
Premise
editA single father and two women must venture from the safety of their home to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a child.[4]
Cast
edit- Anthony Mackie as Will
- Morena Baccarin as Nina
- Maddie Hasson as Katie
- Shauna Earp as Hannah, a townsperson
- Rachel Nicks as Tara, Will's Wife
- Danny Boyd Jr. as Hunter, Will and Tara's son
- Tyler Grey as Tim
Production
editIn October 2022, it was announced that a post-apocalyptic action thriller film titled Elevation was in development, with George Nolfi hired to direct and Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman writing the screenplay. Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson were set to star.[4] In May 2024, Vertical acquired rights to the film.[5]
Filming
editPrincipal photography began by November 2022, in Colorado,[6] and had wrapped by late March 2023.[7]
Release
editElevation was released in the United States on November 8, 2024.[8]
Reception
editBox office
editIn the United States and Canada, Elevation was released alongside Heretic, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Weekend in Taipei, and the wide expansion of Anora. The film debuted with $1.2 million from 1,416 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing 11th at the box office.[9]
Critical response
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 37 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 49 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[11]
Zachary Lee of RogerEbert.com gave the film two and a half out of four stars and wrote, "[W]hile Elevation may never rise above its genre trappings or escape the shadow of its influences, it never stoops so low as to be mindlessly vapid. Simply executed at ninety minutes, it's escapism of the highest order, offering perils at a screen's distance of safety."[12]
References
edit- ^ Wenzel, John (October 28, 2024). "Watch: "Elevation," an Anthony Mackie movie filmed in Boulder, gets first trailer". Broomfield Enterprise.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Elevation – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ "Elevation (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Nash Information Services. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Kroll, Justin (October 13, 2022). "Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin And Maddie Hasson To Star In George Nolfi's 'Elevation' From Lyrical Media And Producer Brad Fuller". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Vertical Acquires Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Thriller 'Elevation' Starring Anthony Mackie & Morena Baccarin". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (November 10, 2022). "Anthony Mackie Post-Apocalyptic Thriller 'Elevation' Pre-Sells Out Of AFM To 25+ Territories Including France, Germany, UK, Spain, Lat Am, Korea & Australia". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum (April 4, 2023). Morena Baccarin: Deadpool Situation, Impostor Syndrome, Chaos with Ben McKenzie & Firefly Reunion. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Elevation: Exclusive Teaser Trailer". IGN. September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ "Domestic 2024 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Elevation". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "Elevation". Metacritic. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Zachary (November 9, 2024). "Elevation". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 9, 2024.