Vantage Point (film) is a film.
Vantage Point is a 2008 American thriller film directed by Pete Travis ; it was adapted from a screenplay written by Barry L. Levy . The film is often compared , unfavorably , to Akira Kurosawa 's Rashomon , which also employed storytelling through multiple perspectives . The film was screened at 3,163 theaters during its widest release nationwide in the United States . The film was technically considered a strong financial success due to its $ 40 million budget costs .