No Way Up

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No Way Up

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2024

1h 30m

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Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Ava (Sophie McIntosh), the daughter of the Governor of California, is hoping for a peaceful getaway with friends in the resort town of Cabo, Mexico -- with her faithful minder Brandon (Colm Meaney) in tow. But when the plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean and comes to rest on the edge of an underwater ravine, Ava and a handful of survivors are trapped in the airlocked cabin. Against the odds, Ava must fend for herself, contend with bloodthirsty sharks, and find the courage to step up and lead the crash survivors to safety.

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Critics Consensus

Taking a promising premise and driving it straight into the sea, No Way Up doesn't have enough fun with its nerve-shredding concept.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

06/06/2024

The one selling point of No Way Up is that it makes you scared of being scared, which may be enough for a lazy evening on the couch with a friend, a drink and a meal, though it probably wouldn’t work on sushi night.

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Samantha Schuster

Cinéfilo Serial

Jul 18

1.5/5

The special effects are adequate but not dazzling; the characters are flat, the subplots uninteresting, and what's initially presented isn't utilized further; and some decisions diminish the story's credibility. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Dave Golder

Radio Times

07/31/2024

2/5

With cheesy dialogue and easily predictable moments, this may be far from high art but it embraces its clichés like old friends and delivers some claustrophobic tension and fun action.

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

07/10/2024

2/10

There is some tension in the aircraft falling into the sea and an occasional well-executed shark attack; the rest is a sum of clichés that make the film unbearable. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Me gusta el cine

04/01/2024

3/5

Most performances are good, the visual effects are surprisingly decent, and the entire experience is digested in just over an hour and a half, which is increasingly rare these days. Full review in Spanish.

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Chad Collins

Dread Central

03/15/2024

2.5/5

No Way Up not only contends with killer sharks, but also irreconcilable visions. A self-serious tone sucks all the oxygen out of what was otherwise an effective killer shark flick.

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Gerardo I

02/26/2024

Very intense and entertaining film!

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Steve S.

@escubed Feb 12

Mostly a waste of time with so many improbabilities and no no understanding of how water or physics work

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Yoseba A

@Yoseba Feb 10

The movie deep into unnecessary character development of a few who won't last the first half of the movie, and it lacks presenting the ones who last the most of the movie. It put the focus on relationships that go nowhere, with cheesy lines and poor delivery. In a movie where the basis is pretty fictional, the focus laid onto the characters' interaction rather than the action or the sharks itself; With several times pushing you away from the story and creating involuntary comedy moments rather than drama. The end is just meh. Absolutely predictable.

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Mr s

@Jotaro Feb 10

This is the worst movie I have ever watch and I don't recommend this movie to anyone, even after I watch an 1 hour and there is a half hour remaining I speed up the movie to 1.5 and I wish I can speed it up to 2 or 2.5.

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jade a

@yudijob Feb 10

Imagine I had to subscribe to rotten tomatoes just to rate this movie terribly. I am going to send the director and whoever is in charge messages just to check if their IQ exceeds my rating.

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Daniel L

Jan 25

If you're in the mood to watch a handful of really bad actors act really badly, while they're stuck in a small space, then this is the movie for you.

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Synopsis

Ava (Sophie McIntosh), the daughter of the Governor of California, is hoping for a peaceful getaway with friends in the resort town of Cabo, Mexico -- with her faithful minder Brandon (Colm Meaney) in tow. But when the plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean and comes to rest on the edge of an underwater ravine, Ava and a handful of survivors are trapped in the airlocked cabin. Against the odds, Ava must fend for herself, contend with bloodthirsty sharks, and find the courage to step up and lead the crash survivors to safety.

Director: Claudio Fäh
Producer: Will Clarke, Molly Conners, Annalise Davis, Andy Mayson, Mike Runagall
Screenwriter: Andy Mayson
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Altitude Film Entertainment, Ingenious Media
Rating: R (Language|Bloody/Grisly Images)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 16, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 16, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $148.6K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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