5 Flights Up Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: May. 31, 2015

5 Flights Up

Release Date: Friday, May 8, 2015 Limited

Director: Richard Loncraine

Starring: Morgan Freeman • Diane Keaton • Carrie Preston • Alysia Reiner • Cynthia Nixon

N/A Comedy N/A

3.18 / 5.0

47% WILL SEE 53% WON'T SEE

Rent or buy

Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A long-married NY couple find themselves swept into an emotional and comical real estate bidding war when they put their beloved downtown apartment on the market — and must come to terms with the possibility of moving from the home where they have spent most of their adult lives.

Comedy

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Who stars in 5 Flights Up – Cast List

Morgan Freeman
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, Oblivion
Diane Keaton
Blackbird, Maybe I Do
C
Carrie Preston
The Holdovers, To the Bone
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Alysia Reiner
... Blue Leggings

Marshmallow, Equity
Cynthia Nixon
... Niece

Sex and the City 2, Sex and the City
S
Sterling Jerins
... Zoe

No Escape, Boarding School

Who is making 5 Flights Up – Crew List

A look at 5 Flights Up behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Richard Loncraine last helmed Finding Your Feet and My One and Only. The film's writer Charlie Peters last penned My One and Only and Smart.

Director: Richard Loncraine
Screenwriter: Charlie Peters

Studios: Focus Features; Focus World
Production Company: Latitude Productions
Myriad Pictures
Revelations Entertainment

Production – What we know about the 5 Flights Up

Key Facts

Based on the 2009 novel "Heroic Measures" by Jill Ciment.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2014

Development

Changed 5 Flights Up movie production status. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Aug 2014

Completed

Changed the movie production status to Completed. The movie is ready for release.

May 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Life Itself, Ruth & Alex
Language: English

5 Flights Up Trailers and Clips

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5 Flights Up Release Date: When was the film released?

5 Flights Up was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, May 8 , 2015. There were 11 11 other movies released on the same date, including Hot Pursuit, Maggie and Skin Trade. As a limited release, 5 Flights Up was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.