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As Above, So Below

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Archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe has devoted her whole life to finding one of history's greatest treasures: Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, the artifact can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. When she learns that the stone is hidden underground in the Catacombs of Paris, she assembles a crew to guide and document her historic mission. As they begin their descent, the team-members have no way of knowing that they are entering their own personal hell.
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After an intriguing setup that threatens to claw its way out of found-footage overkill, As Above/So Below plummets into clichéd mediocrity.

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William Goss Austin Chronicle Sep 3, 2014
It's tough to get too worked up, as head-mounted cameras whip between fleeting figures and panicked faces with all the tension of a jittery recording of a trip through your local haunted house. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Grantland Sep 2, 2014
Once upon a time, when someone in a horror movie turned a doorknob or drove toward a storm, you got to feel superior and shout, "Don't go in there!" Now it's more like, "Seriously? You're not gonna put down that camera first?" Go to Full Review
Randy Cordova Arizona Republic Aug 31, 2014
Once the characters go underground, things start happening. Not scary things, mind you, but things. Go to Full Review
Jordy Sirkin Jordy Reviews It Feb 5, 2026
With an incredible backdrop, the film is a disorienting thriller that messes with you every step of the way. Go to Full Review
Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Sep 18, 2025
9/10
The idea of setting a horror movie in the Paris Catacombs is brilliant, and they take full advantage of all the elements that make them scary in real life. It’s huge and maze-like, it’s claustrophobic, caves be caves, and spooky bones. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Jun 22, 2025
5/10
a deeply flawed diversion with more promise than success. Go to Full Review
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renzo N @RT94433200 14 hrs ago Habiendo visto la pelicula mas de una vez, perteneciendo a un genero de peliculas ya establecido, me parece inconcebible el hecho que este tan mal calificada en esta plataforma. La pelicula no pierde el ritmo y es muy atrapante a cada segundo que pasa, contiene muchos simbolismos ocultos y detalles que harian analizar y sobreanalizar a los mas interesados, buenas actuaciones, el mejor escenario posible que he visto en una pelicula de terror, buenos efectos, excelente pelicula en resumen, una prueba de que el formato found footage sigue y seguira funcionando. See more Alex B @AlexBioni 2 days ago Down We Go This movie came out during the found footage craze of the 2000s, and I remember watching it in college. I unapologetically love this movie. It's one of the better found footage movies out there. The story is engaging and different. Scarlett is an archaeologist hunting for the Philosopher's Stone in the catacombs of Paris. I'm a big adventure movie fan, so adventure plus horror is perfect for me. I like that they explain the lore early because they're shooting a documentary, so it works. The third act is utterly insane, with memorable moments and visuals. It has the claustrophobic feeling of The Descent, and I love the deeper meaning behind the title. Hell is depicted simply, forcing you to face your fears and trauma. Scarlett is a badass. It has the usual shaky cam, but this movie is scary and engaging. There's a stretch without many scares, but the story kept me invested. Without a good story, what's the point? See more Amanda M @Akmorton1980 Sep 13, 2026 I was pleasantly surprised after reading reviews; this movie was genuinely scary. The underground element was very claustrophobic, uncomfortable and skin crawling. If you hate dark, enclosed places this is true horror Great flick! See more Dead A @DeadAliveStore Sep 9, 2026 The same troupes you find in most first person/found footage films where convenience to the protagonists is seemingly ignored by the spooky antagonists (whoever they are). Six folk (three of whom we barely know) go into the catacombs of Paris and end up going into a less spectacular version of the Upside Down from Stranger Things. Characters with little introduction start doing things all of a sudden when it's their que to be popped off and then unceremoniously forgotten about immediately after the fact by the rest of the adventurers. It's all very clunky and trying to hit as many of the high notes we've all already heard but unfortunately it's all a bit tone deaf and empty. See more Amora R @RT55607208 Sep 9, 2026 VERY GOOD horror movie, the monsters,effects,sounds are very good. The found footage filming style is perfect, make you think that you are in the movie. It my favorite movie See more karen C @RT74380964 Aug 31, 2026 Reallly goood. It makes you feel so claustrophobic, and scared. The character, the main character, I just don't get how can everyone agree with her so easily. She just says something and everyone just does as she wants, like I think they all would have been saved if they would have stood their grounds, but well. This movie is amazing, really. Makes you feel like you are inside the movie, because all the tiny places, all the things they have to pass, is just makes you think, what if i were in this situation? Really a masterpiece. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe has devoted her whole life to finding one of history's greatest treasures: Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, the artifact can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. When she learns that the stone is hidden underground in the Catacombs of Paris, she assembles a crew to guide and document her historic mission. As they begin their descent, the team-members have no way of knowing that they are entering their own personal hell.
Director
John Erick Dowdle
Producer
Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Drew Dowdle, Patrick Aiello
Screenwriter
John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Legendary Pictures, Brothers Dowdle
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Bloody Violence/Terror)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 29, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.2M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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