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Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.


“Take the stairs.”
Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon becomes the only reasonable solution.

Christopher Backus
Don Handley

Anita Briem
Celine Fouquet

John Getz
Henry Barton

Shirley Knight
Jane Redding
Michael Mercurio
The Bombmaker

Amanda Pace
Madeline Barton

Rachel Pace
Madeline Barton

Devin Ratray
Martin Gossling

Joey Slotnick
George Axelrod

Tehmina Sunny
Maureen
Elevator is a thriller, horror film released in 2013 exploring themes of greed, tension, racism, stranger, trapped in an elevator. Directed by Stig Svendsen, it stars Christopher Backus, Anita Briem, John Getz. Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon becomes the only reasonable solution.
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