Falling Down
The adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world.
The adventures of an ordinary man at war with the everyday world.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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1993
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An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
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Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
26 Feb 1993
Country:
US, FR
Languages:
English, Spanish, Korean
Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$40,903,593
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
None of the characters ever rises beyond the level of his or her generic functions, and by the end the overall emptiness of the conception becomes fully apparent.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
18 Jul 2011
rotten:
Let's face it, there is an element of truth in the character of D-FENS. But it is, finally, tabloid truth.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
18 Jul 2011
fresh:
At first comes across like a mean-spirited black comedy and then snowballs into a reasonably powerful portrait of social alienation. The tone is unremittingly dour, however.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
A real artist could make something incisive or darkly hilarious out of this moral tightrope act. Schumacher, veering recklessly between social satire, kick-ass fantasy and damsel-in-distress melodrama, plays the game for opportunistic cheap thrills.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
31 Mar 2008
fresh:
It turns one man's slide toward madness into a wickedly mischievous, entertaining suspense thriller.
– Caryn James,
New York Times,
20 May 2003