As Above, So Below (2014)

France, United States of America

Horror, Thriller

Brothers Dowdle Productions, Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures

Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert, Ali Marhyar

John Erick Dowdle

John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle

Taglines: The only way out is down.

treasure, paris, france, loss of loved one, catacombs, female protagonist, scientist, archaeologist, subjective camera, found footage, adventurer, archeology, female archeologist, philosopher's stone

When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones that lies beneath the streets of Paris, they embark on a journey into madness and terror.

Reviews:

Author: Kamurai
Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. It is found footage in the catacombs of France so in addition to shaky cam and odd angles, it does feel really claustrophobic at points. If you were okay with "The Descent", then you're likely fine. This is based off of a real thing that people do, exploring existing structures, some lost through history, others unused, and even more that are assumed inaccessible from the the layman. Personally, instead of making these places a crime, people should be able to add infrastructure as needed, but it is the primer for the events of the actual movie. Chased down into the catacombs, they basically just keep going towards insanity. There are so many good points in the psychological horror of it all, and the great unknown of the caves plus random acts of terror makes a great formula for the events of this movie. Probably the best "philosopher's stone" story I've ever seen.