With amenities including a pool, gym, spa, supermarket and primary school, the occupants have little reason to leave the building beyond working hours and become increasingly isolated from the outside world. Wealthy residents live on the top floors, and poorer residents live below. Three months earlier, the 40-storey tower on the outskirts of London, built by esteemed architect Anthony Royal, is the epitome of chic, modern living. In 1975, Dr Robert Laing lives in a ravaged high-rise tower block, killing a dog and spit-roasting its leg. In 2017 it was nominated for the Empire Award for Best British Film. Though a modest critical success, the film's theatrical box office failed to meet its production costs. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2016 by StudioCanal. In September 2015, the film received its world première at the Toronto International Film Festival and its European première at the 63rd San Sebastián Film Festival. The infrastructure begins to fail and tensions between residents become apparent, and the building soon descends into chaos. Featuring a wealth of modern conveniences, the building allows its residents to become gradually uninterested in the outside world. The film is set in a luxury tower block during the 1970s.

It was produced by Jeremy Thomas through his production company Recorded Picture Company. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss. High-Rise is a 2015 British dystopian thriller film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Amy Jump, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by British writer J. £6.1 million (approximately US$8 million)

Jg ballard's high rise