[1] It follows the struggles and conflicts of nine strangers trapped in a Wall Street elevator 49 floors above Manhattan on the way to a company party.

The film's events follow the group's attempts to escape, with racism, greed and revenge playing key elements as they all fight to survive.

[2] Nine people board an elevator in a New York City skyscraper 52 stories tall: security guard Mohammed, television reporter Maureen and her fiance Don, comedian George, newly widowed Jane, overweight employee Martin, pregnant Celine, and the building owner Henry Barton with his spoiled ten-year-old granddaughter Madeline, who are on their way to a company party on the top floor.

Jane, who says that her son died in Iraq in the last year, confronts Henry and says her husband lost everything because Barton Investments pushed junk bonds.

After arguing, Celine checks Jane's body and finds the bomb secured around her waist by means of a bike lock.

Maureen overhears and demands an explanation; Don confesses he is possibly the father of Celine's unborn child.

Maureen documents the events with her phone and sends them to her television station, which picks up the story and starts running the footage she has captured.

Martin brings up the local news on his phone, and they watch a live interview with the bomb maker.

[citation needed] Steve Barton of Dread Central rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "In the end it hits the mark way more than it misses and easily ranks up there with some of the year's best thrillers.