Downhill

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. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $9 million worldwide. Plot After believing they are about to be killed by an avalanche during a family ski vacation in Ischgl, Austria, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other. Cast Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Billie Stanton Will Ferrell as Pete Stanton Miranda Otto as Lady Bobo Zoë Chao as Rosie Zach Woods as Zach Kristofer Hivju as Michel Alex Macqueen as Charlie Julian Grey as Finn Stanton Ammon Jacob Ford as Emerson Stanton Giulio Berruti as Guglielmo