The Rise (titled Wasteland in North America) is a 2012 British crime film starring Luke Treadaway and Timothy Spall with a revenge theme.

The film opens with DI West (Spall) interviewing Harvey Miller (Treadaway) who had been framed by a gangster called Roper.

"[1] Allan Hunter, writing for Express.co.uk described the film as "a smart little British thriller" with a "lousy title".

"[3] According to Ben Sachs, in Chicago Reader; "This British heist picture is familiar but energetic genre filmmaking, more interesting in its particulars than in its overall conception".

[4] As of June 2020[update], the film holds a 60% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 reviews with an average score of 5.39/10.