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The Fifth Floor
“The Nightmare Is Knowing You're Sane.”
49%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
The Fifth Floor (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Fifth Floor (1978) — a movie tagged as Horror with dark moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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! Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Fifth Floor 49% (16 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Fifth Floor suits viewers who want a dark film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
49%
from 16 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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!
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-11-15
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 4.9
- TMDB ID
- 84183
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Is there an official trailer for The Fifth Floor?
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What is The Fifth Floor about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Fifth Floor?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Fifth Floor?
The official runtime for The Fifth Floor is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Bo Hopkins
Carl
Dianne Hull
Kelly McIntyre
Patti D'Arbanville
Cathy
Sharon Farrell
Melanie
Robert Englund
Benny
Anthony James
Derrick
Julie Adams
Nurse Hannelord
Mel Ferrer
Dr. Sidney Coleman
John David Carson
Ronnie Denton
Earl Boen
Phil
Alice Nunn
Emma
Howard Avedis
Occupational Therapist
Michael Berryman
Mental Patient
Milt Kogan
Dr. Shaw
Marlene Schmidt
Night Nurse
Tracey Walter
Mental Patient
Betty Kean
Sophy
- C
Cathey Paine
Lois
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