Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- 1990s horror marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jane is targeted inside her inherited apartment while bizarre neighbors and infestations turn the building into a hostile enclosure.
The upstairs neighbor, downstairs woman, interfering acquaintance, locksmith, and Jane's boyfriend are all positioned as possible threats.
Rats and flies engulf Jane's apartment, transforming ordinary domestic space into a disturbing source of menace.
Jane chooses the inherited apartment against her boyfriend's wishes and must defend that decision amid escalating intimidation.
Films like The 4th Floor, and why
The Sentinel
claustrophobic apartment setting, escalating paranoia, and an uncertain threat among suspicious neighbors
Rosemary's Baby
urban psychological horror built around threatening domestic space and ambiguous supernatural menace
Pacific Heights
neighbor-driven suspense, invasive domestic danger, and a young protagonist investigating disturbing events
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1990s mystery horror combining apartment isolation, grotesque infestations, and suspicion of those nearby
Movie Details
- Director
- Josh Klausner
- Release Date
- 1999-07-31
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (133)
Cast
- Juliette Lewis
- William Hurt
- Shelley Duvall
- Tobin Bell
- Sabrina Grdevich
- Artie Lange
- Lorna Millican
- Todd Green
- George Pottle
- Paul Oullette
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The 4th Floor about?
- A newly independent tenant investigates a campaign of infestation and intimidation while every neighbor in her inherited apartment building becomes a suspect.
- What is The 4th Floor like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The 4th Floor as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The 4th Floor violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The 4th Floor as mild.
- Which films are like The 4th Floor?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sentinel, Rosemary's Baby, Pacific Heights, and The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane.
- How long is The 4th Floor?
- The 4th Floor runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The 4th Floor?
- In United States, The 4th Floor streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
