Falling Down
Directed by Joel Schumacher
An ordinary man reaches his breaking point and starts lashing out against the various flaws he sees in society.
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- TomVader9 March 2026It's less violent than I remembered it being. It's still a good story, but it somehow feels preachy.
- Cristofer “DONOD” Choucoutou8 March 2026A firm thumbs up. Recommend!
- wyn18 February 2026ICONIC MIKE DOUG FLICK
- ርልዪረ11 February 2026👨💼💼⌐デ气亠 It's very good. It could've not been. It so, so easily could've been another mediocre 90s action movie, but the writing is very carefully formulated to allow something a lot of movies don't seem to have any space for: nuance. There's no real group that's openly evil for the course of the film. You could say it's the gang at the start, but they're young, reckless men who haven't faced reality. You could say it's society-- the restaurant managers, the construction workers, the people who fire Bill Foster, but they're not empowered to act any differently, are they? What the hell can a manager working in a sweaty fast food joint to do improve the food being shipped in from someplace else? I feel like I could write a whole essay on this movie, but I'm not, because you should watch it yourself and draw your own analytical conclusions. Not an awful lot of movies these days offers that privilege.
- Das_Lama4 July 2025If I ever lose it. I want a Whammy Burger and a rocket launcher.
- Jonathan509110 September 2025Still relevant today if not more so
- Jakeys26 December 2025D-FENS/Douglas is amazing to follow, but the scenes with Prendergast are less engaging despite a good performance from Duvall. I find it interesting that discussions on this film always centre around whether D-FENS is right or wrong. In my opinion, he's both. He's 100% right in his view of the sickness of society and how disposable he and others are, and yet his wife, his mother and and Prendergast are 100% right to treat him as "the bad guy" because he has unaddressed mental health issues he never seeks help for, and directs his anger at society towards the other victims of it.
- Andrew Paufler27 November 2025Brilliant movie it truly laid the groundwork for movie like it
- Lucas Craparotta8 May 2025I find this movie relatable to me. I’m also just one bad day from going off the rails. 👹
- robbieb9501 August 2025Now you’re gonna die with that stupid hat on.
- kingsphan6 June 2025Excellent!
- tellum6 September 2025If modern American society expressed its white male rage by killing Nazi sex offenders like Michael Douglas does here, we’d be in a much better place.
- jackmeat14 May 2025My quick rating - 7.5/10. I had forgotten just how good this movie was. Michael Douglas is perfect in this role of the man pushed over the edge and just can't take it anymore.
- MrMitchie28 March 2025This has to be one of Michael Douglas best performances during the 80s and early 90s, Michael Douglas was at his best during this period. This film is now considered a cult classic by many so it is a must watch before you die film. Enough said watch and enjoy this epic thriller.
Falling Down Trivia
Falling Down was released on 26 February 1993.
Falling Down was directed by Joel Schumacher.
Falling Down has a runtime of 1h 53m.
Falling Down was produced by Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, Arnold Kopelson.
An ordinary man reaches his breaking point and starts lashing out against the various flaws he sees in society.
The key characters in Falling Down are D-Fens (Michael Douglas), Prendergast (Robert Duvall), Beth (Barbara Hershey).
Falling Down is rated 18.
Falling Down is a Crime, Drama, Thriller film.
Falling Down has an audience rating of 8.4 out of 10.
Falling Down had a budget of US$25M.
Falling Down has made US$40.9M at the box office.