Room for Rent

2019

Action / Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

37
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 12 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 4662 4.7K

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Plot summary

Lonely widow Joyce rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests.

Director

Tommy Stovall Photo
Tommy Stovall

Top cast

Jose Rosete Photo
Jose Rosete as Dr. Singh
Oliver Rayon Photo
Oliver Rayon as Bob
Lin Shaye Photo
Lin Shaye as Joyce
Linda Cushma Photo
Linda Cushma as Gladys
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
711.32 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
K-16
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 2
1.32 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
K-16
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Alunauwie 8 / 10

Room for Rent presents a compelling premise rooted

Room for Rent presents a compelling premise rooted in emotional vulnerability, as a lonely widow, Joyce, opens her home to strangers for income, only to reveal darker intentions. Despite strong performances—especially from Lin Shaye, who chillingly embodies Joyce—the film falls short in exploring key character backgrounds and delivers its conflict too late. With eerie atmosphere, fitting cinematography, and unsettling tension, it manages to remain engaging, though it could benefit from tighter pacing and deeper narrative detail. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com)
Reviewed by ASouthernHorrorFan 6 / 10

My Review Of "Room For Rent"

"Room For Rent" entices a thriller akin to "Single White Female" or "Hush". A dark and cold killer masking as a loving, comforting matriarchal figure. And to some extent it is. Only the thriller angle is soft spoken and not at all dark. The concept is, but the execution is not. There is no tension or suspense in Joyce's transition from caring to psychotic impulse. To Lin Shaye's credit though, her character portrayal is compelling.The story is well written and the cast give great performances as these somewhat tragic characters. As a dramatic character study, "Room For Rent" is a perfect 'Lifetime' after dark TV movie. As a full on psychological thriller, the film fails to take off. The pace is too slow and mundane to ever rise above the melodrama. That being said, when Joyce does snap it is quick, and cruel and delicious. The problem is there is no real build to those moments and when it's over the tone goes straight back to sheer melodrama.The horror elements are minimal in "Room For Rent". Very little violence happens aside from the typical pedestrian concepts. A pillow, a frying pan, and not much else. I think most of the nightmare takes place in Joyce's head, unfortunately it never gets fleshed out. When those moments do happen they are great glimpses into the psychological thriller this should be. Lin Shaye is great at bringing a little needed darkness and cruelty to the scene."Room For Rent" will be please Lin Shaye fans, she gives her character as much as she can. As always, her acting is queen. As for horror fans looking for a wicked psychological thrill ride, this one will disappoint. It will have an audience, the writing and acting is quality. All the makings for a good movie are here, its just they came together as a dark drama and not a real horror movie. Check it out if you really enjoy Shaye, but leave it if you want some psycho madness murder mayhem.
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