Movie

Roommates

1995 · 108 min

A gentle, bittersweet generational comedy-drama that ambles through decades of family life, mixing warm humour with quiet tears.

Tagline: Some people talk. Some people listen. When you're 107 and going strong, you do whatever you want.
Overview: An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, parenthood, grief, aging
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
grief
aging
love
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild