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Room for Murder

2018 · 87 min

A tense, easy-watch thriller with a slow-building sense of unease as a stranger's presence disrupts a family home.

Tagline
Danger is moving in.
Overview
When Kristen decides to take a break from college and return home, she finds Jake, a handsome stranger, living in her old room. Her mother, Moira, explains that she invited Jake to live as a tenant to help with the house expenses. Soon, Kristen discovers not only are Jake and Moira sleeping together, but Jake has a secret, dangerous past.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • deception
  • family
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • crime
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Rob Schmidt
Written by
Jed Seidel
Starring
James Maslow, Lauren Swickard, Adam Huber, Jenna Kanell, Julia Denton, Jannette Sepwa, Lorraine Rodriguez-Reyes, Tanya Clarke
Cinematography
Sidarth Kantamneni
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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