FilmPG-13Psychological Survival

The Roommate2011

Name: The Roommate
Genre: Psychological, Survival
Released: 2011-02-04
Rating: 4.3

“2,000 colleges. 8 million roommates. Which one will you get?”

Directed by Christian E. Christiansen

4.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 4.8Rotten Tomatoes 3%Metacritic 23TMDB 5.4

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Year

2011

Runtime

91 min

Box Office

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$52,545,707

Domestic

$37,300,000

🏆 7 nominations total

The premise

When Sara, 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, 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.

Horror Vault's take

A small-town freshman arrives at a Los Angeles college full of ambition, quickly befriending her seemingly perfect roommate — but the closer they get, the clearer it becomes that Rebecca's attachment goes far beyond ordinary friendship. As Sara builds a life of her own on campus, her roommate's behavior shifts from protective to deeply alarming. What begins as a college drama escalates into a tense psychological thriller where no one in Sara's circle feels entirely safe.

Content: Violence, Depictions Of Mental Illness, Threatening Behavior, Some Disturbing Scenes