The Oak Room

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The Oak Room

2020

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

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While a drifter tries to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly spin into a dark tale of mistaken identities, double-crosses and shocking violence.

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Critics Consensus

The Oak Room contains a taut, spooky tale that proves southern gothic can flourish in the snowy north.

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

Cliché? Maybe on my part, but not when it comes to The Oak Room, a taut exercise in story-weaving and twists turned on their heads.

Apr 29, 2021

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

As the tales gather weight like snow on a roof, and intriguing correspondences accumulate, the impressive structuring tells.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 20, 2021

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

Back and forth The Oak Room goes, without ever building the tension it ostensibly seeks. Instead, it meanders from tale to tale, and the writing isn't sharp or specific enough to sustain this kind of complex framework.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 2, 2021

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Zofia Wijaszka

FirstShowing.net

The film is a must watch for any true fans of thrillers. It features different stories, diverse narratives, and surprising plot twists. Calahan accentuates the art of storytelling and its complexity and value of a good story.

Feb 11, 2022

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The film's themes are relatively thin, but there's a nice depth to the connections between these men.

Rated: 3/5

May 7, 2021

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Jim Slotek

Original Cin

Not technically much of a film, but a terrific and dark piece of storytelling by Peter Genoway that could be told around a campfire, performed onstage or embellished onscreen ("Goose the truth!" as Peter Outerbridge's character Paul describes it).

Rated: B

Apr 28, 2021

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Mortal

Some good "story telling quality" but besides that, not worth it!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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r s

I have a hard time believing even Peter Genoway's original play is any more artful than this sophomoric and pointless attempt at human connection. It seems as though the dialogue is lifted straight from it, and said dialogue is clumsy and overwrought. It comes off like a college student's undergraduate submission that the professor handed back and said "Find another profession." Mature, compelling stories require more than just intelligent characters. Natural interactions between people have to be polished numerous times to get the pacing and believability just right. Genoway didn't bother. I quit halfway through this film. Please leave the writing to the adults.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Audience Member

A simple yet amazingly effective movie. Beautifully shot. The atmosphere and the suspense is perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/23

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Craig B

The Oak Room certainly is a bit of a slow burn and you have to pay attention or you'll miss key clues that are important to the story. So put away your mobile phone and concentrate! Some may find it boring and going nowhere but stick with it and you may be satisfied with the ending (IF you were concentrating on the story and keeping track, that is…). Overall, a neat thriller with an interesting plot, a few twists and okay acting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/19/23

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Rex R

Really amazing movie. Love the thrill and suspense. A must-watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

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Jeffrey P

Sets up like something jaw-dropping is going to happen, but nothing does. It's just pointless stories within stories within a story competing with other pointless stories within stories of a story, started giving me a headache about halfway through.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Synopsis

While a drifter tries to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly spin into a dark tale of mistaken identities, double-crosses and shocking violence.

Director: Cody Calahan
Producer: Chad Archibald, Cody Calahan, Ari Millen
Screenwriter: Peter Genoway
Production Co: Breakthrough Entertainment, Citizen Skull Productions, Black Fawn Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 29m

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