Movie ‘5 Flights Up’ Takes An In-Depth Look At Gentrifying Brooklyn

“When Ruth and I first moved to Brooklyn, it was like an outpost. To our friends in Manhattan, we’ve might as well moved to Nebraska,” says Alex, played by Morgan Freeman in 5 Flights Up. “It was out of fashion but a good place for a struggling artist like me. And we liked it, which was good because, it was all we could afford.”

5 Flights Up is a romantic comedy released in theaters back in May that might have gone overlooked by many. The timely film stars longtime actors Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton and gives a powerful look at everlasting love, New York real estate and gentrifying Brooklyn.

Elderly couple, Alex (Freeman) and Ruth (Keaton), having moved to Brooklyn as newly weds — married for 40 years — are now tired of living in their Williamsburg, five-floor walk up and looking to settle into a more convenient home; “something with an elevator.” In an attempt to sell their 2-bedroom flat filled with amazing natural light, a rooftop garden and a perfect view of the Williamsburg bridge, they come to meet the “gentrifiers” who are willing to put out nearly one million for a home that once cost the couple $5000 to own. What may seem like a crazy “movie price” is a rising reality in today’s Brooklyn real estate market.

“Neighborhood’s changed a lot. It’s cool now. Filled with hipsters and gentrifiers and mothers with baby strollers that cost as much as a Chevy and their mega husbands buried in their smartphones, crossing the street while their trading stocks and bonds,” Alex goes on to say.

With the help of Ruth’s niece, Lily — an obnoxiously pushy real-estate broker, wonderfully played by Cynthia Nixon, the couple opens their home to be viewed by typical Manhattan residents who want to move to Brooklyn for cheaper rent, business owners looking to recreate apartments into businesses and the general window shopper just looking for free snacks.

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“The neighborhood’s just got itself a Whole Foods, all it needs now is the ultimate sign of modern civilization — an Apple Store.”

The movie, though having been released months ago, is right on time and should be viewed by the aspiring neighborhood transplant as well as the long-time Brooklynite. With elderly persons getting pushed out of their homes for the highest bid, this movie displays how valuable ones living space is, no matter the asking price.

“If I had the chance, I would move out of here as quickly as I could,” says a local shop owner in the film. “Where would you go,” asks Alex.

If you have yet to see the film, 5 Flights Up is available on Amazon for $14.99 and is worth every penny.