Rooftops (1989): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1989, Rooftops is an action and crime film directed by Robert Wise, running about 98 minutes. “It's the only place to be.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.

Who’s in it. Rooftops stars Jason Gedrick as T, Troy Byer as Elana, Eddie Velez as Lobo and Tisha Campbell as Amber, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Rooftops has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Rooftops page.

If you liked it. Fans of Rooftops tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.