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Downfalls High

  • 2021
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.1K
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Downfalls High (2021)
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Coming-of-AgeRock MusicalDramaMusicalRomance

When reserved, lonely teenager Fenix (Chase Hudson) meets popular high-school girl Scarlett (Sydney Sweeney), the two form a bond that shapes the rest of his life. A musical drama featuring ... Read allWhen reserved, lonely teenager Fenix (Chase Hudson) meets popular high-school girl Scarlett (Sydney Sweeney), the two form a bond that shapes the rest of his life. A musical drama featuring the music of Machine Gun Kelly.When reserved, lonely teenager Fenix (Chase Hudson) meets popular high-school girl Scarlett (Sydney Sweeney), the two form a bond that shapes the rest of his life. A musical drama featuring the music of Machine Gun Kelly.

  • Directors
    • Colson Baker
    • Mod Sun
  • Writers
    • Colson Baker
    • Mod Sun
  • Stars
    • Sydney Sweeney
    • Chase Hudson
    • Colson Baker
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    2.1K
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    • Directors
      • Colson Baker
      • Mod Sun
    • Writers
      • Colson Baker
      • Mod Sun
    • Stars
      • Sydney Sweeney
      • Chase Hudson
      • Colson Baker
    • 33User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Sydney Sweeney
    Sydney Sweeney
    • Scarlett
    Chase Hudson
    Chase Hudson
    • Fenix
    Colson Baker
    Colson Baker
    • Narrator
    Travis Barker
    Travis Barker
    • Narrator
    Blackbear
    Trippie Redd
    Trippie Redd
    Iann Dior
    Iann Dior
    Jimmy Bennett
    Jimmy Bennett
    • Jimmy
    Lil Aaron
    Carlos Acevedo
    • High Schooler
    Brandon 'Slim' Allen
    • Band Member
    Kris Alys
    • High Schooler
    Brielle Angelique
    Brielle Angelique
    • Ballerina
    Jose Avendano
    • Press People
    Landon Barker
    Landon Barker
    • Band member (drummer)
    Stephen 'Baze' Basil
    • Band Member
    Sitara California
    • High Schooler
    J.P. 'Rook' Cappelletty
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      • Colson Baker
      • Mod Sun
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      • Colson Baker
      • Mod Sun
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    8phyleather-34544

    Best music video movie in a long time

    Great music and a really good story line to capture the drama of high school love. Production quality is impressive too. Loved how they built such a great product with so little speaking. Sydney and Chase were awesome in their roles. The set design and costumes were impressive. Loved the mean girls look at the start and how she evolves. Travis Barjer, MGK and Baze in the van 💀, really all music performance clips were really well placed to build the story. I've watched it multiple times and still enjoy it every time. The album deserved an award. Glad the rating here is at least accurate. Solid 8+.
    7Seb_3

    Great music and a good story!

    MGK took his most famous and popular songs and wrote a script and a story around those. Combining visual storytelling with amazing music creating a musical drama with a pretty good story.

    The cinematography switches between high quality and old school cameras, bringing a certain quality, which helps with keeping up with the pace of the songs and adapts as the story changes and you go through every different emotion from ultimate highs to ultimate lows. Sydney Sweeney as Scarlett is absolutely stellar, while the rest of the acting from the other actors is just alright, but it gets the job done and ultimately with the music and production value, it sells the story and makes it work.

    It's completely free, with no ads, on youtube! So it's easily accessible for everyone. A must watch for all fans of Machine Gun Kelly and his music!

    7/10.
    10bwrld

    This was great

    MGK brought something completely different to the table and I loved every single second of it The man does everything Whoever says that he is not talented because he just dissed Eminem they need to see Colson as a person I am also an Eminem fan this movie all in all was great
    8StephenHarker

    Unique and surprising in a good way.

    Let's get something out of the way. This is barely a film. It's more like a one hour music video with a loose and cheesy storyline that ties all the videos together. That being said, I really enjoyed this project. The writing is cliche and sometimes overly dramatic and the acting can be a bit wooden but that's the point. It's like a filmed version of a medium budget stage production with an absolute killer soundtrack. All the songs in this are really good and bring back a nostalgic yet new feeling in their sound and lyrics. In the end, give this a watch. It's unique and unlike anything I've ever seen before.
    10danielleburden

    Perfect

    I thought this was such a beautifully done short movie. The story it told was raw and relatable on so manu levels to so many of our generation. This is exactly what we needed.

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    • Trivia
      Shot in four days.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Sometimes you can love somebody, or something, so much that people will think you're crazy.

      Narrator: The thing is, most people love the wrong things.

      Narrator: In a world where everybody wants millions of dollars, and Likes on the Internet, there was a boy who gave up everything because he all he wanted was her.

    • Crazy credits
      "Body Bag" plays twice in the film: once during the film and once during the credits. It is the second/ last song in the credits.
    • Connections
      Edited into Machine Gun Kelly: Downfalls High (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Title Track
      Performed by Colson Baker

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      • January 15, 2021 (United States)
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      • Moonlight Cinema
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