2,000 colleges. 8 million roommates. Which one will you get?
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Alyson Michalka, Danneel Ackles, Frances Fisher, Tomas Arana, Billy Zane, Nina Dobrev |
Director |
Christian E. Christiansen |
Screenplay | Sonny Mallhi |
Music | John Frizzell |
Cinematography | Phil Parmet |
Editing | Randy Bricker |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2011 |
Produced by | Screen Gems, Vertigo Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Genre | Thriller |
Language | Mildish |
Nudity | None |
Sex | Mildish |
Violence | Strong |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Attempt to create the frighening suspense brought by a psychotic mind, so themes are strongish. |
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Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Latoya Newman Blatant knock-off deserves eviction notice | 5 | |
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Pasop vir jou nuwe kamermaat, sy is die kluts heeltemal kwyt | 10 | |
Cape Times Frank Scheck Just another teen pshycho movie | 5 | |
The Citizen Sibusiso Mlwanazi | 13 | |
24.com Shaheema Barodien | 1 | |
Box Office John P. McCarthy Single White Co-Eds. | 3 | |
eye Weekly Adam Nayman No scares, no gore, no boobs, no anything: The Roommate plays like a thriller that's already edited itself for airplanes. | 1 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers So, yes, The Roommate — the umpteenth uncredited remake of 1992's Single White Female — sucks bad, real bad. | 3 | |
ScreenIt T. Durgin Folks, do yourself a favor, save your cash, and veg out to the CW for free. This forgettable thriller warrants only a 1 out of 10. | 2 | |
Metacritic.com 16 critics | 5 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 74 critics | 5 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Devoid of chills, thrills, or even cheap titillation, The Roommate isn't even bad enough to be good. | 1 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 1919 Netizens The movie fails on almost every count but it's still mildly amusing. | 9 | |
Average .. 24% | 5 |