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Room for Rent

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Since winning the lottery in high school and blowing all of the money within three years, Mitch has moved back in with his family. When his father retires and starts to talk about downsizing, Mitch gets the idea of renting a room to someone, and that someone is a stranger named Carl. But Carl interferes with Mitch's routine and the initial head-butting between them eventually turns into a major war.

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Randall King Winnipeg Free Press 11/02/2018
3.5/5
With a supporting cast of local actors - Tom Anniko, John B. Lowe, Ernesto Griffith, Adriana O'Neil among them - the film is a decent quirky comedy that rises above a support-your-local-film-industry rationale to go see it. Go to Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said 10/29/2018
A quirky comedy with a lot of 'tude mostly in the shape of high school lottery winner Mitch who burned through $3.5 M and wound up in his parents' spare room. Go to Full Review Chris Knight National Post 10/26/2018
2.5/5
The screenplay is a little thin -- it's never quite clear why Mitch remains so thoroughly unemployable -- but the performances are good, with Gelman particularly committed to the cause. Go to Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate 10/26/2018
6.5/10
It's not a gut-buster, but Room for Rent certainly hits a pleasing, enjoyable comedic sweet spot. Go to Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto 10/24/2018
3/5
Let's not kid ourselves: this is Little and Gelman's picture all the way. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 09/25/2018
Atkinson directs from a script that pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock...the way that Gelman interacts with Little, the threats take the film to the next level. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sven J 10/14/2020 Loved the interactions between Little and Gelman. Clever film. See more 09/03/2020 So, so stupid. Attempts at humor consistently fail because the script sucks, the main character is not likable at all, everything about this movie is terrible. Started out ok, the annoying renter was kinda annoyingly amusing, but the writer messed up the script so badly, no one could have saved it. See more 08/05/2020 Funniest movie I've seen in a long time! Reminds me of a more subtle version of Cable Guy (which I loved) A perfect mix of light and dark humor. Three thumbs up! See more 08/02/2020 Wonderful movie. A little weird but the story was very interesting with a satisfying ending, and the movie was hilarious throughout. Would definitely consider watching again in the future. See more bryan b @heybryan 05/21/2020 Quirky comedy about a couple of man children trying to screw up each other's lives. See more 07/24/2019 I enjoyed this movie! See more Read all reviews
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Matthew Atkinson

Director

Brett Gelman

Carl Lemay

Mark Little

Mitch Baldwin

Mark McKinney

Warren Baldwin

Stephnie Weir

Betty Baldwin

Carla Gallo

Lindsay Ross

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Movie Info

Synopsis Since winning the lottery in high school and blowing all of the money within three years, Mitch has moved back in with his family. When his father retires and starts to talk about downsizing, Mitch gets the idea of renting a room to someone, and that someone is a stranger named Carl. But Carl interferes with Mitch's routine and the initial head-butting between them eventually turns into a major war.
Director
Matthew Atkinson
Producer
Kyle Bornais
Screenwriter
Matthew Atkinson
Distributor
Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co
Prodigy Pictures, Farpoint Films
Genre
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 2, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2018
Runtime
1h 29m
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