
ROOM tells the extraordinary story of Jack, a spirited 5-year-old who is looked after by his loving and devoted mother. Like any good mother, Ma dedicates herself to keeping Jack happy and safe, nurturing him with warmth and love and doing typical things like playing games and telling stories. Their life, however, is anything but typical--they are trapped--confined to a 10-by-10-foot space that Ma has euphemistically named Room. Ma has created a whole universe for Jack within... (Full plot summary below)
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ROOM tells the extraordinary story of Jack, a spirited 5-year-old who is looked after by his loving and devoted mother. Like any good mother, Ma dedicates herself to keeping Jack happy and safe, nurturing him with warmth and love and doing typical things like playing games and telling stories. Their life, however, is anything but typical--they are trapped--confined to a 10-by-10-foot space that Ma has euphemistically named Room. Ma has created a whole universe for Jack within Room, and she will stop at nothing to ensure that, even in this treacherous environment, Jack is able to live a complete and fulfilling life. But as Jack's curiosity about their situation grows, and Ma's resilience reaches its breaking point, they enact a risky plan to escape, ultimately bringing them face-to-face with what may turn out to be the scariest thing yet: the real world.
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| Digital SpyEmma DibdinA cathartic fable that's much more about hope than pain. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesTo call the movie one of the great human achievements of recent cinema does not begin to describe the power that lives within its gripping frames. |
| Baltimore MagazineMax WeissRoom can be, at times, an almost unbearably emotional experience, but that's a good thing. It feels good to feel so much at the movies. |
| The Herald (Ireland)Chris WasserA mesmerising tale of hope, survival and (if we're going to get all fancy about it) the sheer resilience of the human spirit. |
| Hindustan TimesRohan NaaharRoom is an ephemeral moment in time and I will always remember it with fondness because there's no way in hell I'm watching it again. |
| Contactmusic.comRich ClineOne of the most extraordinary films of the year, this drama cleverly weaves in events from the news headlines to tell a raw, deeply involving story that's unnervingly personal. |
| TrespassAlex DoenauRoom has the combined talents of Larson, Allen and Tremblay behind it, but it boasts a banality that robs it of the punch that it needs. This is low impact cinema, but not entirely without its merits. |
| Toledo BladeKirk BairdRoom is a most extraordinary achievement, finding light and love and hope in even the darkest of places. |
| Observer (UK)Mark KermodeAbrahamson has the intelligence to trust his cast to show us the world through their eyes. And oh, what a world it is. |
| The Ooh TrayEd WhitfieldRoom, though an improvement on the source novel, remains a prisoner of its limited point of view. |