The Roommate (2011)

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.

Director:

Christian E. Christiansen

Writer:

Sonny Mallhi

Stars:

Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leighton Meester	...	Rebecca
Minka Kelly	...	Sara Matthews
Cam Gigandet	...	Stephen
Aly Michalka	...	Tracy
Danneel Ackles	...	Irene (as Danneel Harris)
Frances Fisher	...	Rebecca's Mom
Tomas Arana	...	Rebecca's Dad
Billy Zane	...	Professor Roberts
Nina Dobrev	...	Maria
Matt Lanter	...	Jason
Kat Graham	...	Kim (as Katerina Graham)
Johannes Raassina	...	Band Member
Cameron Fisher Brousseau	...	Band Member
Evan Michael Brown	...	Band Member
Alex Meraz	...	Frat Boy

Storyline

Fresh from Des Moines, Iowa, Sara Matthews has just landed in Los Angeles as a college freshman studying fashion design. She meets handsome Stephen, party-lover Tracy, and roommate Rebecca. Rebecca is nice, sweet and ready to share everything with Sara. It could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. But Tracy is convinced that there's something seriously wrong with Rebecca and bad things start happening to everyone close to Sara. If Sara is to have a normal college experience, she's going to have to get to the bottom of what's up with Rebecca and quickly get out of her clutches.

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Plot Keywords:

tied to a bed | psycho thriller | lesbian subtext | tied up | bound and gagged | 

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Taglines:

NOTHING tests a friendship like murder.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

The college and ominous looking stairs leading to it on the movie poster is an actual college in Winfield, Ks. Southwestern College and its 77 steps are frequently used as backdrops in photos and used for exercise.

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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.

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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.

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Connections

Featured in Guys Choice Awards 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Let Go
Written by Phil Beaudreau (as Philip Bernard Beaudreau), Johannes Raassina, Evan Michael Brown, Cameron Fisher Brousseau and David Middleton
Performed by Shaimus
Courtesy of North Star Media/Shaimus Enterprises

User Reviews

A college girl version of "Single White Female". Not nearly as good or creepy, but it may be that I'm too old. I say B-

How bad was your college roommate? After Sara (Kelly) meets her new college roommate Rebecca (Meester) she thinks she has found a new friend. When Sara starts to do things without Rebecca strange things begin to happen. Let me first start by saying that this is not a bad movie, but it is definitely geared toward a specific age group, and it's not mine. For the 19-20 year olds this will be very creepy. For the older crowd this is a definite remake of "Single White Female", but in my opinion not as good. For those who have not seen that movie this will be very creepy. For those that have seen that movie you will notice the very similar scenes and ideas. Again this is actually not a bad movie, but if I was 10 years younger and a girl this would really scare me. If you are older like me and want to be creeped out by a movie like this one, I'd stick with the original "Single White Female". I will say the Leighton Meester, in a departure from her usual roles, did a really great job of playing a creepy stalker. I just could not really get in to this movie. I give it a B-.

Would I watch again? - I don't think I would, but it made me want to watch "Single White Female" again.

*Also Try - Kalamity & Single White Female

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Roommate

Filming Locations:

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,002,635, 6 February 2011

Gross USA:

$37,300,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$40,492,652

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Vertigo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1