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Elevator (2012)

Elevator poster
Directed by
Stig Svendsen
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 126 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Nine strangers get stuck in an elevator on their way to a company party. One of them has a bomb. The group tries to escape as their own prejudices and selfishness come out.

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What happens

Elevator is a 2011 American mystery thriller film directed by Stig Svendsen. It follows the struggles and conflicts of nine strangers trapped in a Wall Street elevator 49 floors above Manhattan on the way to a company party. One member of the group has a bomb. The film's events follow the group's attempts to escape, with racism, greed and revenge playing key elements as they all fight to survive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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