Screen Daily by Lee Marshall

For those prepared to invest the time, One Floor Below quietly builds into a devastating portrait of a weak man and the weak society he represents, both of which have lost their moral compasses.

Variety by Jay Weissberg

Like a pot set to bubble only every few seconds, the drama is tightly measured to ensure a controlled level of tension that remains discreetly constant, nicely melding with Muntean’s skilled construction of three-dimensional bourgeois life.

Screen International by Lee Marshall

For those prepared to invest the time, One Floor Below quietly builds into a devastating portrait of a weak man and the weak society he represents, both of which have lost their moral compasses.

The Hollywood Reporter by Leslie Felperin

A very fine if not exactly groundbreaking film about, as the title hints, perspective and distance.

CineVue by Ben Nicholson

To suggest that One Floor Below operates at a simmer would be to exaggerate the level of heat being applied to the pot. This is one that Muntean is happy to let bubble intermittently, cranking the tension around on a scarcely-moving winch.

The Guardian by Jordan Hoffman

This is detached, flat film-making at its most bare. You figure out which lines of dialogue deserve to be underlined.

The Playlist by Jessica Kiang

Muntean is so careful to avoid any whisper of contrivance or manipulation that he doesn't even land on any particular conclusion or moral.