The Roommate
2,000 colleges. 8 million roommates. Which one will you get?
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2/4/2011Runtime
92 minsOverview
When Sara, a young design student from Iowa, arrives for college in Los Angeles, she is eager to fit in and get to know the big city. Her wealthy roommate, Rebecca, is more than eager to take Sara under her wing and show her the ropes. The two become close, but when Sara begins to branch out and make more friends on campus, Rebecca becomes resentful. Alarmed, Sara moves in with her new boyfriend, causing Rebecca's behavior to take a violent turn.
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A psychological thriller about the dark side of roommate bonding, where initial closeness curdles into suffocating obsession and violence. It's a campus horror film that weaponizes the intimacy of shared living space.
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