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The Roommate

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 31m
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4.8/10
40K
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Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, and Cam Gigandet in The Roommate (2011)
College student Sara finds her safety jeopardized after she's assigned to a dorm room with a new roommate, Rebecca.
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When college freshman Sara arrives on campus for the first time, she befriends her roommate, Rebecca, unaware that the girl is becoming dangerously obsessed with her.When college freshman Sara arrives on campus for the first time, she befriends her roommate, Rebecca, unaware that the girl is becoming dangerously obsessed with her.When college freshman Sara arrives on campus for the first time, she befriends her roommate, Rebecca, unaware that the girl is becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
40K
YOUR RATING
    • Christian E. Christiansen
    • Sonny Mallhi
  • Stars
    • Minka Kelly
    • Leighton Meester
    • Cam Gigandet
    • Christian E. Christiansen
    • Sonny Mallhi
  • Stars
    • Minka Kelly
    • Leighton Meester
    • Cam Gigandet
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 171User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 23Metascore
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    Minka Kelly in The Roommate (2011)
    Aly Michalka in The Roommate (2011)
    Minka Kelly in The Roommate (2011)
    Minka Kelly and Cam Gigandet in The Roommate (2011)
    Leighton Meester in The Roommate (2011)
    Minka Kelly in The Roommate (2011)
    Minka Kelly in The Roommate (2011)
    Leighton Meester in The Roommate (2011)
    Minka Kelly in The Roommate (2011)
    Aly Michalka in The Roommate (2011)
    Leighton Meester in The Roommate (2011)
    Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly in The Roommate (2011)

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    Minka Kelly
    Minka Kelly
    • Sara Matthews
    Leighton Meester
    Leighton Meester
    • Rebecca
    Cam Gigandet
    Cam Gigandet
    • Stephen
    Aly Michalka
    Aly Michalka
    • Tracy
    Danneel Ackles
    Danneel Ackles
    • Irene
    • (as Danneel Harris)
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
    • Rebecca's Mom
    Tomas Arana
    Tomas Arana
    • Rebecca's Dad
    Billy Zane
    Billy Zane
    • Professor Roberts
    Nina Dobrev
    Nina Dobrev
    • Maria
    Matt Lanter
    Matt Lanter
    • Jason
    Kat Graham
    Kat Graham
    • Kim
    • (as Katerina Graham)
    Johannes Raassina
    Johannes Raassina
    • Band Member
    Cameron Fisher Brousseau
    • Band Member
    Evan Michael Brown
    Evan Michael Brown
    • Band Member
    Alex Meraz
    Alex Meraz
    • Frat Boy
    Jerrika Hinton
    Jerrika Hinton
    • Girl Student
    Jennifer Cadena
    Jennifer Cadena
    • Dorm R.A.
    Adam Saunders
    Adam Saunders
    • Handsome Guy
      • Christian E. Christiansen
      • Sonny Mallhi
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Leighton Meester was originally cast as Sara but then opted to take the role of Rebecca instead.
    • Goofs
      When Rebecca takes a picture of her and Sara in front of the wall of graffiti, the camera screen shows just their heads. When Rebecca looks at the picture, it shows the top half of them and it is from a top angle instead of down below.
    • Quotes

      [as Rebecca drives to her family's mansion]

      Sara Matthews: This is your home?

      Rebecca Evans: It was never a home when I lived here.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Roommate: Deleted & Alternate Scenes (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Fader
      Written by Abby Mandagi and Lorenzo Sillitto

      Performed by The Temper Trap

      Courtesy of Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC and Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    4/10
    The movie fails on almost every count but it's still mildly amusing.
    'THE ROOMMATE': Two Stars (Out of Five)

    New variation on 'SINGLE WHITE FEMALE', this one revolving around two college freshmen living on campus together at ULA. It stars 'GOSSIP GIRL's Leighton Meester as the psycho student and Minka Kelly as the good girl. The film is directed by Christian E. Christiansen and written by first time writer Sonny Mallhi. It's mildly amusing at times but for the most part it's routine and devoid of thrills or any real action.

    Kelly plays Sara Matthews and Meester plays Rebecca Evans. When the two first meet in the dorm room they've both been given they immediately hit it off. What Sara doesn't realize is that she's made too much of an impression on Rebecca and she quickly becomes obsessed with her. Sara is also troubled by an ex-boyfriend (Matt Lanter) who keeps calling but has met a new love interest in drummer Stephen Morterelli (Cam Gigandet). This doesn't sit well with Rebecca who wants Sara all to herself. Her obsession turns to creepy and dangerous really fast.

    The film is very light on thrills and violence (for a thriller). The first two thirds of the film actually play out more like a depressing character study drama leaving the viewer feeling more sorry for Rebecca than afraid of her but then of course the end turns to routine third act 'B' movie trash and we finally get some action. Meester is somewhat good as the troubled student and Kelly looks beautiful but for the most part the movie has no real acting to speak of. The dialogue is weak and scares and thrills, like I said, are nearly nonexistent. The movie fails on almost every count but it's still mildly amusing. I give it some credit for not putting me to sleep but it's mostly a waste.

    Watch our review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd0S1srQ9T8
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    • Release date
      • February 4, 2011 (United States)
      • United States
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      • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Screen Gems
      • Vertigo Entertainment
      • Destination Films
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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