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 |
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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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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
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| 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 | |