Room for Rent

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Room for Rent

2018

1h 29m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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Since winning the lottery in high school and blowing all of the money within three years, Mitch has moved back in with his family. When his father retires and starts to talk about downsizing, Mitch gets the idea of renting a room to someone, and that someone is a stranger named Carl. But Carl interferes with Mitch's routine and the initial head-butting between them eventually turns into a major war.

Randall King

Winnipeg Free Press

With a supporting cast of local actors - Tom Anniko, John B. Lowe, Ernesto Griffith, Adriana O'Neil among them - the film is a decent quirky comedy that rises above a support-your-local-film-industry rationale to go see it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 2, 2018

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

A quirky comedy with a lot of 'tude mostly in the shape of high school lottery winner Mitch who burned through $3.5 M and wound up in his parents' spare room.

Oct 29, 2018

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Chris Knight

National Post

The screenplay is a little thin -- it's never quite clear why Mitch remains so thoroughly unemployable -- but the performances are good, with Gelman particularly committed to the cause.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 26, 2018

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

It's not a gut-buster, but Room for Rent certainly hits a pleasing, enjoyable comedic sweet spot.

Rated: 6.5/10

Oct 26, 2018

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

Let's not kid ourselves: this is Little and Gelman's picture all the way.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 24, 2018

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Atkinson directs from a script that pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock...the way that Gelman interacts with Little, the threats take the film to the next level.

Sep 25, 2018

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Sven J

Loved the interactions between Little and Gelman. Clever film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/14/20

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Audience Member

So, so stupid. Attempts at humor consistently fail because the script sucks, the main character is not likable at all, everything about this movie is terrible. Started out ok, the annoying renter was kinda annoyingly amusing, but the writer messed up the script so badly, no one could have saved it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Funniest movie I've seen in a long time! Reminds me of a more subtle version of Cable Guy (which I loved) A perfect mix of light and dark humor. Three thumbs up!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Wonderful movie. A little weird but the story was very interesting with a satisfying ending, and the movie was hilarious throughout. Would definitely consider watching again in the future.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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bryan b

Quirky comedy about a couple of man children trying to screw up each other's lives.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed this movie!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/24/19

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Since winning the lottery in high school and blowing all of the money within three years, Mitch has moved back in with his family. When his father retires and starts to talk about downsizing, Mitch gets the idea of renting a room to someone, and that someone is a stranger named Carl. But Carl interferes with Mitch's routine and the initial head-butting between them eventually turns into a major war.

Director: Matthew Atkinson
Producer: Kyle Bornais
Screenwriter: Matthew Atkinson
Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co: Prodigy Pictures, Farpoint Films
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2018
Runtime: 1h 29m

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