Fermat's Room

2007

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

List

70%

Tomatometer

27 Reviews

52%

Audience Score

1,000+ Ratings

Summoned to a remote warehouse by the enigmatic Fermat (Federico Luppi), four brilliant mathematicians are given pseudonyms -- Galois (Alejo Sauras), Hilbert (Lluís Homar), Olivia (Elena Ballesteros) and Pascal (Santi Millán) -- and tasked with solving highly complex numerical riddles. As the apparent strangers struggle to solve the puzzles and determine why they are there, the stakes get higher as the walls literally begin to close in around them.

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Critics Consensus

This stylish yet disappointingly predictable Spanish thriller is never as exciting or ingenious as it hopes to be.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

An ingenious Spanish thriller about maths, sex, ambition and dog poo.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 2, 2009

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The diabolical m.o. in these things is never really satisfactory, and even the fun of the conceit is somewhat muffled by the film's lurid colour design and headachey close-ups.

Rated: 2/5

May 29, 2009

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

Maths boffins + twist of mystery - patchy ending = uneven thriller.

Rated: 3/5

May 29, 2009

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

The filmmakers have us hooked with a terrific mystery and the challenge of a good puzzle.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 11, 2009

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

The best part is that, for once, it's a film about smart people.

Oct 2, 2009

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

... a cerebral thriller with a different kind of locked-room mystery.

Sep 28, 2009

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Guzz L

Great movie, brings new things to this style of thriller with deadly games. The mathematical and logical puzzles are incredible, the story is very good and the plots add even more layers of surprise.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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colin m

A bit silly, but twists and turns keep a person watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

First of all This Review not for Spanish audience. Because they used to see the cast and directors and they will like this movie based on cast. But as a world wide audience This is one of the worst movie ever I watched. While they exposed the suspense I said Wtf? Dozen of loop holes, Lot of funny solving in the name of Enigma. Are u a math freak? Then you will hang on fan absolutely after seeing this. Other then Roman, Everyone deserves to die. Cheating Gf, car accident maker, Gf Looser. But Roman died with a cop and all escaped.Indian movies are better than this trash. Ending was main funny part on the movie. Do not got tension to watch the funny ending.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

This Spanish whodunnit thriller about four mathematicians racing against time to solve puzzles to escape a shrinking room promises nifties of genius but falls apart when it fumbles to come up with a gimmicky resolution in the final stage of presentation.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

When smart people start going insane, very good Spanish thriller.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Los retos matemáticos son muy conocidos y simples, nada digno de grandes matemáticos, y los giros de guión están cogidos con pinzas, pero me ha entretenido

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Luis Piedrahita

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Rodrigo Sopeña

Director

Alejo Sauras

Galois

Elena Ballesteros

Oliva

Santi Millán

Pascal

Lluís Homar

Hilbert

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Synopsis

Summoned to a remote warehouse by the enigmatic Fermat (Federico Luppi), four brilliant mathematicians are given pseudonyms -- Galois (Alejo Sauras), Hilbert (Lluís Homar), Olivia (Elena Ballesteros) and Pascal (Santi Millán) -- and tasked with solving highly complex numerical riddles. As the apparent strangers struggle to solve the puzzles and determine why they are there, the stakes get higher as the walls literally begin to close in around them.

Director: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña
Screenwriter: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña
Production Co: BocaBoca, Notro Films, S.L.
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital