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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- Mister Arn7d agoEverything in “Falling Down” feels designed to make you anxious. The heat, the traffic, the noise, and the constant pressure keep tightening around the main character until one more bad day becomes too much. The scary part is that he was already close to the edge before the movie even started. Once he snaps, his anger keeps growing as he moves from place to place, becoming more dangerous with every encounter. The movie works because it never completely excuses him, even when you understand some of his frustration. The finale finally puts him against someone moving in the opposite direction. Robert Duvall’s character is grounded, patient, and sees the world more clearly, even if he, too, is flawed.
- Das_LamaJuly 4, 2025If I ever lose it. I want a Whammy Burger and a rocket launcher.
- TomVaderMarch 9, 2026It's less violent than I remembered it being. It's still a good story, but it somehow feels preachy.
- Jonathan5091September 10, 2025Still relevant today if not more so
- Cristofer “DONOD” ChoucoutouMarch 8, 2026A firm thumbs up. Recommend!
- JakeysDecember 26, 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.
- wynFebruary 18, 2026ICONIC MIKE DOUG FLICK
- ርልዪረFebruary 11, 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.
- Lucas CraparottaMay 8, 2025I find this movie relatable to me. I’m also just one bad day from going off the rails. 👹
- Andrew PauflerNovember 27, 2025Brilliant movie it truly laid the groundwork for movie like it
- tellumSeptember 6, 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.
- robbieb950August 1, 2025Now you’re gonna die with that stupid hat on.
- kingsphanJune 6, 2025Excellent!
- jackmeatMay 14, 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.
- MrMitchieMarch 28, 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 February 26, 1993.
Falling Down was directed by Joel Schumacher.
Falling Down has a runtime of 1h 53m.
Falling Down was produced by Timothy Harris, Arnold Kopelson, Herschel Weingrod.
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 R.
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 $25M.
Falling Down has made $40.9M at the box office.