5 Flights Up Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

May. 31, 2015

5 Flights Up

Release Date: Friday, May 8, 2015 Limited

Morgan Freeman, Curtis Burch, Charlie Peters, Diane Keaton, Cynthia Nixon, Carrie Preston, Sterling Jerins, Alysia Reiner, Richard Loncraine, Tracy Mercer

N/A Comedy N/A

3.2

47% WILL SEE

53% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in 5 Flights Up.

Morgan Freeman
Gunner, A Good Person
Diane Keaton
The Big Wedding, Finding Dory
C
Carrie Preston
The Holdovers, Doubt
A
Alysia Reiner
... Blue Leggings

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, Glimpse
Cynthia Nixon
... Niece

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

No Escape, Boarding School

Crew Behind the Film

The 5 Flights Up behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Richard Loncraine last directed Finding Your Feet and My One and Only. The film's writer Charlie Peters last wrote 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

Additional Information

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

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Production Details

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Key Facts

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

Production Updates

Aug 2014

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Aug 2014

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

May 2013

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

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

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