The Room Next Door

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The Room Next Door

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In Theaters Fri Dec 20

1h 47m

Drama

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Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

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Anchored by a pair of terrific performances swathed in vivid colors, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar's English-language feature debut attests to his universal fluency in provocative filmmaking.

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Pedro Almodóvar

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Tilda Swinton

Martha

Julianne Moore

Ingrid

John Turturro

Damian Cunningham

Alex Høgh Andersen

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Alessandro Nivola

Flannery

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Lacks the power of Almodóvar’s autobiographical Pain and Glory. It’s a strange, baggy thing, emblematised by an exchange between Moore’s character and her doomsayer ex-boyfriend that could be mistaken for philosophical treatises.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 3, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

See The Room Next Door for its stunning mid-century architecture, chic interior design, and for Swinton’s enviable euthanasia wardrobe. But don’t expect to feel much of anything, unless you have an unhealthy passion for colour-blocked chunky knitwear.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2024

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

As extravagant and engrossing and doggedly mysterious as anything he has done recently, with luxuriously self-aware performances from Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, and an undertow of darkness often overlooked by yeasayers and naysayers.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2024

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Matthew Creith

IN Magazine

The movie is melodramatic schlock with an appropriate score to accompany it. For two characters with immense depth and intelligence, their conversations feel empty, and the predictable ending reroutes Ingrid’s path, falling flat upon execution.

Nov 20, 2024

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Weiting Liu

Mediaversity Reviews

The Room Next Door portrays disability with sensitivity and respect, never turning illness into a spectacle.

Rated: B

Nov 19, 2024

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Gisela Savdie

El Heraldo

The film raises profound questions about the control of our destiny, the role of the medical profession, and the sacrifice involved in living a few more years. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 19, 2024

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Synopsis

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Screenwriter: Pedro Almodóvar
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: El Deseo, Washingston Square Films, Movistar+
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Content|Strong Language|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 47m