The Roommate

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The Roommate

PG-13

Released Feb 4, 2011

1h 33m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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When Sara (Minka Kelly), a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca (Leighton Meester), is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. Alarmed, Sara moves in with her new boyfriend, causing Rebecca's behavior to take a violent turn.

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Critics Consensus

Devoid of chills, thrills, or even cheap titillation, The Roommate isn't even bad enough to be good.

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Philip French

Guardian

Christiansen's witless, badly acted thriller is a throwback to the early 1990s.

Apr 10, 2011

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Robbie Collin

News of the World

Bunk.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 9, 2011

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

A disaster from start to finish.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 8, 2011

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

It's just so damn boring.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 30, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

A disappointing re-tread of Single White Female that pulls its narrative punches and wastes its talented "teen" cast. Leighton Meester deserved better; let her cut loose!

Rated: 2/5

Jan 25, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The movie was made for tame crowds out for safe chills and a predictable outcome, and that level of banality is exactly what’s delivered.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 31, 2023

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Roxy H

Very cool concept and I was very excited about the cast. But the writing and execution was very poor. The cast deserved more.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Wolfgang G

The Roommate ist ein Psychothriller des Regisseurs Christian E. Christiansen… Die niedliche Sara beginnt ihr erstes Semester an der Uni voller Vorfreude. Alles entwickelt sich bestens, ihre neue Mitbewohnerin Rebecca wird schnell zu ihrer besten Freundin… Das Drehbuch gleicht einem durchschnittlichen, spannungsgeladenen Nervenkitzel… ja ein langatmiger und vorhersehbarer Psychothriller ohne Schrecken… Kurz gesagt, drei Sterne…

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/25/23

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Luis Otavio F

This is anything but cool.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/06/22

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Minh N

It was perfect, for me. Rebecca's condition is not bipolar, it's borderline pd.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/15/22

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Audience Member

This movie isn't even bad enough to be good. It is really just a far below par thriller desperately wishes it were different. Meester's performance has the feeling of a sports car in neutral.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

"Murder can really ruin a friendship" While the movie doesn't have a high enough chill or thrill factor it's still got an alright plot, could be more creepy. Leighton Meester was great, loved seeing her in a different role than Blaire from Gossip Girl.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

When Sara (Minka Kelly), a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca (Leighton Meester), is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. Alarmed, Sara moves in with her new boyfriend, causing Rebecca's behavior to take a violent turn.

Director: Christian E. Christiansen
Producer: Doug Davison, Roy Lee
Screenwriter: Sonny Mallhi
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Vertigo
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Sexual Content|Teen Partying|Violence and Menace)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 4, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.3M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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