55 Steps

PG-13

2017

1 hr. 55 min.

Biography

Drama

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A workaholic lawyer helps a psychiatric patient sue a hospital for mistreating its patients.

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Alida S

I loved this movie. The acting by the 2 leading ladies is soooo good, they moved me to tears and laughter when warranted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Honey R

Fabulous movie. We all need to know about incidents that change history, we tend to forget all humans need help but also have rights to be themselves. Great acting, great story, great direction and everything. I am thankful that the real life lady did make that one phone call that changed the course of history by giving rights to people with mental issues. Hence give them more respect and treat them as equals. Great movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Delilah

Such an emotionally impacting movie. Helena Bonham Carter played the part of Eleanor Riese so well, that it seemed like she was a completely different person from her real life self. The bond between the lawyer and Eleanor was so emotional that the ending made me cry. I absolutely loved how the characters were portrayed, and it's definitely a great movie to watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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dolores c

Swank and Carter were so very good!! An interesting movie with great acting!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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tom m

A very well done and interesting story. Helena Bonham Carter and Hilary Swank put in some great performances.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Mike J

Boys don't cry is a great film lgbtqkdkf,d.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/28/22

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Bille August

Director

Helena Bonham Carter

Eleanor Riese

Hilary Swank

Colette Hughes

Jeffrey Tambor

Mort Cohen

Richard Riddell

Arno

Johan Heldenbergh

Robert

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Somehow, these two difficult people are easy to watch, at least on the screen. They are honest to a fault, which is, in the end, their charm.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 28, 2018

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

The wild-haired Carter has the flashier role and, although she digs into it with gusto, she's all over the emotional map.

Nov 13, 2018

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Fails to elicit memorable work from any of its principal collaborators.

Sep 9, 2017

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Considering the ramifications of its true-life story, this earnest legal melodrama about fighting the system never achieves the necessary urgency or poignancy.

Nov 17, 2018

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Prairie Miller

WBAI Radio

Though 55 Steps, well, side-steps the alarming political issues, with the doctors in question as cover for the true medical/pharmaceutical industrial complex villains, at its core this film transcends class as a remarkable female bonding story.

Nov 8, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

It's a relatively interesting story that's given the movie-of-the-week treatment by director Bille August...

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 7, 2017

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Synopsis

A workaholic lawyer helps a psychiatric patient sue a hospital for mistreating its patients.

Director: Bille August
Executive Producer: Hilary Swank, Ger Wiersma, Helena Bonham Carter, Mary Aloe
Screenwriter: Mark Bruce Rosin
Production Co: Elsani Film
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2018

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