5 Flights Up

For R&B ensemble, see Five Flights Up.

5 Flights Up
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Loncraine
Written byCharlie Peters
Based onHeroic Measures
by Jill Ciment
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJonathan Freeman
Edited byAndrew Marcus
Music byDavid Newman
Production
companies
  • Lascaux Films
  • Latitude Productions
  • Revelations Entertainment
Distributed byFocus World
Release dates
  • September 5, 2014 (2014-09-05) (TIFF)
  • May 8, 2015 (2015-05-08) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million[2]

5 Flights Up (released in the United Kingdom as Ruth & Alex) is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Loncraine, written by Charlie Peters, and starring Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton. The film is based on the novel Heroic Measures by Jill Ciment. It was released on May 8, 2015 by Focus World.

  1. ^ "RUTH & ALEX (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "5 Flights Up (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 4, 2015.