Movie

The Fifth Floor

1978 · 90 min

A clammy, claustrophobic institutional nightmare that traps you alongside its heroine in a place where sanity is no protection.

Tagline: The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.
Overview: A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory orderly. The problem is, she's still sane!
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, trauma, madness, power
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
trauma
madness
power
survival
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong