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The Tower

Play trailer Poster for The Tower Released Jan 11, 2013 2h 1m Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Lee Dae-ho, a single father who runs a landmark building, falls in love with a restaurant manager, and as he is about to make his move at a holiday party, a helicopter crashes into the tower, and he must save everyone.

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Maggie Lee Variety Kim Ji-hoon overdoses on visual fireworks in a way that smothers any human drama mustered by the sprawling cast, whose marquee names are treated as mere icing on the cake. Feb 1, 2013 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times "The Tower" may be skillfully executed as an effects-laden opus, but its miniature portraits in courage are ultimately too jerry-built to feel like anything but filler between the combustive set pieces. Rated: 2/5 Jan 10, 2013 Full Review Michael Nordine Village Voice Even at its best, The Tower is beholden to unearned emotional payoffs. Jan 10, 2013 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight In this Korean adaptation of "The Towering Inferno," audiences will find an engaging and entertaining disaster flick with a modest modern sensibility. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 16, 2020 Full Review Tara Judah Overland Ta-weo is surely the stupidest film I will see all year so I won't spend too much time explaining its Swiss cheese plot. Jan 8, 2019 Full Review Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews Don't look for character development or deep meaning, but THE TOWER is a real roller-coaster ride. Rated: 6/10 Feb 14, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I mean it's entertaining but nothing new on this type of flim Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/18/25 Full Review Carlos T Minha opinião: Posso dizer que um #remaker #coreano para o filme "Inferno Torre" com Steve McQueen ou "Arranha-Céu" com The Rock. Todos filmes eletrizante. Creio que Inferno na Torre é o grande ícone e precursor do estilo de filme catástrofe do gênero. Mas esta produção coreana foi bem executada com outros filmes do gênero com "O Tunel", "Pandora", "Alerta Vermelho",.... Uma coisa temos que admitir, os coreanos sabem fazer filmes deste gênero com muita autenticidade, que você entra dentro filme e sofre junto com os atores e eles conseguem no meio de tudo isso colocar até um romance e drama familiar como o bombeiro Young-ki que esta aposentado há alguns minutos, mas decide ir nesta operação enquanto sua esposa aguarda para um jantar. Temos várias vertentes de estórias neste filme; temos 3 equipes de bombeiros, Ye-jin, pastor, o pessoal do salão de festas e mais o pessoal de apoio. São várias estoria com conflitos distintos e que se devem tomar decisões distintas. Temos ainda além de tudo, tempo para salvar a donsela em perigo. Uma boa produção e atuações. Talvez em algum momento se percam ou que há aquela coincidência meio forçada e como em filme asiáticos, sempre tem aquele drama final com perca de alguém o filme todo ficou focando aestoria. Para você chorar e sai meio depre depois de assistir. Roteiro e enredo muita ação, uma boa fotografia e CGI, mas em certos momentos se perde umm pouco. Vale apena assistir? Sim Nota: 7 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Don't go into this movie wanting some serious storytelling or deep meaning. It's just a super fun and entertaining movie about stuff blowing up. The explosion shots are really really really amazing! It's just good entertainment. Got exactly what I expected. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member If you loved the Towering Inferno this is a must see. It starts off a little slow introducing the characters but once it starts buckle up!!! You will need to turn on your CC for English but the story gives you time to read and watch. Action is non stop and shows how the arrogance of Upper Management will get people killed!! Great picture if you like disaster films. Special shout out to the little girl in the film she steals the movie!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Really good. You might wonder how much action there can be with a building getting hit by a few helicopters. Well, they found a way to pack a whole bunch of it in this movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member película maravillosa, perfecta. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Kim Ji-hoon

Director

Son Ye-jin

Seo Yoon-hee

Sul Kyung-gu

Kang Young-kee

Kim Sang-kyung

Dae-ho

Jo Min-a

Hana

Kim In-kwon

Sergeant Oh

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Movie Info

Synopsis Lee Dae-ho, a single father who runs a landmark building, falls in love with a restaurant manager, and as he is about to make his move at a holiday party, a helicopter crashes into the tower, and he must save everyone.
Director
Kim Ji-hoon
Screenwriter
Kim Sang-don, Yoo Young-ah, Kim Ji-hoon
Distributor
CJ Entertainment
Production Co
CJ Entertainment
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2013, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 23, 2016
Runtime
2h 1m
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