High-Rise Invasion (2021)

High-Rise Invasion parents guide

For a TV-MA, this one goes further: extreme gore. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.

Scare

Properly scary

Frightening, not just tense.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Extreme gore

Our top level for gore.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is High-Rise Invasion scary?

Yes, properly. High-Rise Invasion is the real thing without being an endurance test.

How gory is High-Rise Invasion?

Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is High-Rise Invasion rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated TV-MA, and it earns it: real scares, several jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity. Not one for kids.

What is High-Rise Invasion about?

High-school girl Yuri suddenly finds herself on the rooftop of a high-rise building. She's trapped in a bizarre world surrounded by skyscrapers, where a masked man cracked open a man's head with an axe before her eyes. Finding a way to survive this bizarre world, find her beloved brother, and escape becomes her top priority, but she is beset by danger not just from the mysterious Masks, which possess both inhuman strength and cruelty, but other survivors turned cruel or desparate by the insanity of the high-rise world.

Cast and crew

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High-Rise Invasion is on our Goriest, Action on Netflix, Animation on Netflix, Mystery on Netflix and Anime on Netflix lists.

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