Downhill (2020 film)

Downhill
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Based onForce Majeure
by Ruben Östlund
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDanny Cohen
Edited byPamela Martin
Music byVolker Bertelmann
Production
companies
Distributed bySearchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26) (Sundance)
  • February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9 million[1]

Downhill is a 2020 American black comedy-drama film directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, who also co-wrote the script with Jesse Armstrong. The film is a remake of Force Majeure (2014) by Swedish director Ruben Östlund. It stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell as a married couple going through a rough patch after a near-death encounter during a family ski outing.

Downhill had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, and was theatrically released on February 14, 2020, by Searchlight Pictures, the first feature film to be released under the studio's new name following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox.[2] The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $9 million worldwide.

  1. ^ "Downhill (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Vary, Adam B. (January 17, 2020). "Disney Drops Fox Name, Will Rebrand as 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures". Variety.