55 Steps
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 115 min · ★ 6.7 · 46% critics
Based on a true story, a hospitalized mental health patient challenges a system that denies people a voice in their own treatment. With the help of a court-appointed lawyer, the fight grows into a landmark push for patient rights, built on persistence, trust, and an unexpected bond.
Also known as Eleanor and Colett
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2018-03-01
- Language
- German
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 46/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (170 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a heartfelt, issue-driven drama that centers on a lawyer-client relationship and patient rights rather than nonstop courtroom fireworks; Not for you if you expect Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt-style procedural momentum.
Pros: moving true story; strong lead performances; meaningful patient-rights focus | Cons: not a courtroom thriller; emotional tugging; some rushed storytelling
Themes
- biography
- based on true story
- lawyer
- mental patient
- legal battle
- unlikely friendship
Cast & crew
Helena Bonham Carter
as Eleanor Riese
Hilary Swank
as Colette Hughes
Jeffrey Tambor
as Mort Cohen
Johan Heldenbergh
as Robert
Michael Culkin
as Judge Farelly
Tim Plester
as Robbie
Jonathan Kerrigan
as Dr. Bardy
Vincent Riotta
as James Adams
Anneika Rose
as Margie
Richard Riddell
as Arno
Directed by Bille August