Downhill

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Downhill

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2020

1h 25m

Comedy

Drama

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A woman starts to have second doubts about her husband after he runs away from an approaching avalanche, leaving her and their two sons behind.

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Critics Consensus

Fittingly named for a remake whose charms are dwarfed by its superior source material, Downhill is frequently -- and frustratingly -- less than the sum of its talented parts.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Apr 6, 2020

2.5/5

Downhill is best watched without having seen Force Majeure because the comparisons are so unflattering.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Mar 6, 2020

2.5/5

Downhill is a good example of a well-regarded foreign language film that translates badly as an American remake.

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

Mar 6, 2020

The film oversimplifies the complexities of the original, however contrived they might have been, and generally lacks Östlund's subtlety and plaintiveness.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 3, 2026

4/10

There's not a lot of chemistry between Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and that's the biggest issue in the film.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jan 20, 2026

3/5

...playing as an upgrade on American abroad comedy, Downhill offers some laughs that the original doesn’t, a National Lampoon’s Skiing Vacation with trash-talking sexed-up locals, toilet mishaps, and enough low-shots to offer some entertainment value…

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Dave Giannini

InSession Film

Feb 20, 2024

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We would all be much better off if the remake never happened and, as always, Julia Louis-Dreyfus deserves so much better.

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Eric

Mar 20, 2020

Very slow beginning. And the entire premise as to why the wife/mother was so upset was a bit overwrought.

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First L

Mar 17, 2020

Very slow. Blah ending. I expected more out of this movie.

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Charles

Mar 13, 2020

Worse movie ever . The message was terrible and twisted .

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Minnie

Mar 9, 2020

It wasn't as funny as the other movies Will Ferrell has done in the past. Felt like a pretty somber movie

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William A

Mar 6, 2020

Horrible. If I could vote lower than one I would. Who wants to see two A class comedians scream at each other in a failed marriage. Walked out.

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Greg L

Mar 5, 2020

Terrible not comedy at all. Will Ferrell = comedy..........not in this movie

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Synopsis

A woman starts to have second doubts about her husband after he runs away from an approaching avalanche, leaving her and their two sons behind.

Director: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Producer: Anthony Bregman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stefanie Azpiazu
Screenwriter: Jesse Armstrong, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Production Co: Likely Story, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Filmhaus Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.3M
Runtime: 1h 25m

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