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A husband (Morgan Freeman) and wife (Diane Keaton) spend a hectic weekend pondering the sale of the apartment they've shared for more than 40 years.
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5 Flights Up is a bit of a narrative fixer-upper, but when it comes to watching Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman share screen time, you really can't beat the view.

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Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald 08/19/2015
2.5/5
As storytelling, 5 Flights Up is remarkably clumsy: the narrative strands never knit together, the well-intentioned messages are awkwardly spelt out, and the stakes remain low. That said, it's an easy film to watch. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) 07/26/2015
2/5
A dusty, undemanding piece of Sunday afternoon liberalism. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 07/23/2015
2/5
Even Freeman at his twinkliest and Keaton at her most kooky and adorable are not enough to sweeten the bad taste left by Ruth & Alex. Go to Full Review
Alberto Abuín Espinof 04/15/2020
They and their past, both fictional and real, ARE the movie, lazy to reflect the truth, but kind and emotional enough. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan One Room With A View 05/04/2019
2/5
Without its lead characters, Ruth & Alex would be as forgettable as your aunt's birthday. Though solid in its filmmaking it fails to shine as a whole. Go to Full Review
John Bleasdale CineVue 04/05/2019
2/5
Ultimately too fluffy to offer anything real. The comedy isn't funny enough and the social commentary at times verges on the smug. Go to Full Review
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Valda R 11/29/2024 So bad that it’s embarrassing. Who wrote this awkward, cliched rubbish? There are too many flaws to name. If you take a cab in NY it will drop you off outside the Vet; you don’t have to then walk another half mile. The open house people are vaudevillian; every kind- much like assorted nuts. Teaching a kid what an LP is in Brooklyn where on every corner is a record store. Why doesn’t she have the vet in her contacts? Every time he rings she responds like it’s a strange number. The script is an insult to these two veteran actors however, Keaton with all her annoying mannerisms gets a bit old. I guess they took the gig hoping for more. See more Troy C 02/25/2023 Why do New Yorkers always think the rest of us wish we were New Yorkers? This charm-free fable is brattish (Freeman) and boorish (Keaton) and drudges along for way too long. See more 01/05/2022 To me it felt like…..Nothing really happend in the story, they are right back where they started really. However, I really liked the acting and how the story was told and the various characters thought the whole…adventure. It is a light watch, nothing dramatic, a bit warm and cozy. Watch it for the acting, scenery and a few eccentric characters. See more 07/15/2021 Mama is visiting, so this was a perfect Netflix movie. Older couple, cute, a little funny, decent language, no sex -- really perfect! Freeman (the master) & Keaton were good together on-screen, and Lily (played by Cynthia Nixon of Sex in the City fame) was perhaps, the highlight for me. See more 07/13/2021 I love it! Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton are so likeable. This movie was just what I needed. See more 03/20/2021 This wasn't an action packed movie, but it was very good. And how can you not love Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton!? See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A husband (Morgan Freeman) and wife (Diane Keaton) spend a hectic weekend pondering the sale of the apartment they've shared for more than 40 years.
Director
Richard Loncraine
Producer
Lori McCreary, Curtis Burch
Screenwriter
Charlie Peters
Distributor
Focus World
Production Co
Revelations Entertainment, Latitude Productions, Lascaux Films
Rating
PG-13 (Some Nude Images|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 8, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0M
Runtime
1h 32m
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