55 Steps (2018)

Justice is won step by step.

Drama

The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they're in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.

Release Date: March 1, 2018
Runtime: 1h 55m
Rating: 6.7/10 (169 votes)

Director: Bille August

Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Tambor, Johan Heldenbergh, Michael Culkin, Tim Plester, Jonathan Kerrigan, Vincent Riotta

Production: Elsani Film, Potemkino Port, MMC Movies, Mass Hysteria Entertainment, Aloe Entertainment

biography based on true story lawyer mental patient legal battle unlikely friendship

Full Cast (26 people)

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
AnnaCorey as Tiff - Jogger
Richard Laing as Ben Clandon
Tim Ahern as Radio Host
Florence Bell as Karen Winkle
Angelique Fernandez as Friendly Nurse
Patrick Simons as Lawyer in Court
Steve Warky Nunez as Pedestrian
Liza Ross as Matron
Priscilla Wittman as Serious Nurse
Kathleen Renish as Female Attendant
Ricky Watson as Male Attendant #1
Natalia Romanova as Stenographer in final trial
Andy Cheung as Waiter
Cynthia Hoppenfeld as Sister Florence
Joshua Fischer as Male Attendant #2
Anna Heinz as Law Student

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55 Steps

55 Steps

55 Steps

Justice is won step by step.

55 Steps

55 Steps

Justice is won step by step.

115 min

The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they're in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.

Justice is won step by step.

115 min

The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they're in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.

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Original LanguageGerman

Release Date3/1/2018

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Mass Hysteria Entertainment

Aloe Entertainment

BNP Paribas Fortis

ChickFlick Productions

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based on true story

unlikely friendship

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Cast

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

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What is 55 Steps about?▾

The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they're …

How long is 55 Steps?▾

1h 55m

When was 55 Steps released?▾

March 1, 2018

Who directed 55 Steps?▾

Bille August

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Helena Bonham Carter, Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Tambor

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Drama