The 4th Floor

1999
R
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

5.7K

YOUR RATING

William Hurt and Juliette Lewis in The 4th Floor (1999)

Home Video Trailer from A-Pix Entertainment

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Mystery Thriller

A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor.A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor.A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

5.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Early in the film it is revealed that the woman in the apartment below Jane's is named Alice. Later on the Korean shop owner identifies her as Miss Cooper.

Goofs
When Jane goes pounding on the door on the fourth floor, we see her through the peephole. The first two shots show her standing in an empty hallway, then when she's done pounding and starts to turn away, there are suddenly several bags of garbage around her.

Quotes
Albert Collins: Silence is the most beautiful noise in the world.

Connections
References Rear Window (1954)

Soundtracks
Mantra Down
Written by Suzi Gardner and Donita Sparks
Performed by L7
Published by Drop Trou Tunes
(Administered by Zomba Songs, Inc.) (BMI)
Courtesy of Bongload Custom Records, Inc./Wax Tadpole Records, Inc.

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Great offbeat thriller, Juliette Lewis and William Hurt

portray central characters in this film. Hurt in particular plays a pretentious weatherman, with a bow-tie, and is very amusing. Lewis plays a niece who inherits a rent-controlled apartment in the big city (NY, of course) and along the lines of "Rosemary's Baby", starts to realize there is something strange happening in the building.

Some of the tenants are: Shelley Duvall, Austin Pendleton, and the locksmith Tobin Bell (always excellent, and creepy). There are some scenes reminiscent of Hitchcock's "Rear Window" as Ms. Lewis is observing the goings-on in her neighborhood- be careful of what you may find out! The movie culminates in terror, and if you have ever lived alone in a city with strange neighbors, you will enjoy this movie. Watch it on a rainy night- better than the original "When a Stranger Calls". 9/10