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Room
2015
· Movie
· 118 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #222
- IMDb #217
- Google retired #605
- Rotten Tomatoes #244
- Metacritic #244
- Letterboxd #648
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #587
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #228
- Metacritic Critics #324
- Metacritic Audience #309
- Criticker #382
- Douban #179
- Kinopoisk #1033
- AlloCiné #137
- Trakt #227
Every rating
66–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93.
See the most agreed on films →A young woman and her five-year-old son are held captive in a single, small room. She has created an entire universe for her son within its walls, shielding him from the grim reality of their situation. As the boy's curiosity grows, she devises a risky plan to escape their prison and introduce her son to the vast, real world she has told him stories about.
Details
- Director
- Lenny Abrahamson
- Writer
- Emma Donoghue
- Based on
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- Released
- 16 October 2015
- Country
- Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $13.0M
- Box office
- $35.4M
- Awards
- 61 wins, 69 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (27) →
Awards & nominations
See all 130 →8 major awards won · 61 wins from 130 nominations across 47 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Young Performer | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2016 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2016 | Best First Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2016 | Best Female Lead | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Brie Larson | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Young Performer | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Room | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Female Lead | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best First Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Winner |
| Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Ed Guiney | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Room | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
Canadian Screen Awards
11 nominations, 9 won
| Best Achievement in Direction | Lenny Abrahamson | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Joan Allen | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Winner |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Ethan Tobman, and Mary Kirkland | Winner |
| Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Winner |
| Best Make-Up | Sid Armour | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | David Gross, and Ed Guiney | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Danny Cohen | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Stephen Rennicks | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Academy
8 nominations, 7 won
| Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Winner |
| Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Winner |
| Best Film | Room | Winner |
| Best International Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Original Music | Stephen Rennicks | Winner |
| Best Scriptwriter | Emma Donoghue | Winner |
| Best Sound | Niall Brady, Steve Fanagan, and Ken Galvin | Winner |
| Best International Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
8 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Canadian Film | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Canadian Film | Room | Winner |
| Best International Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film | Emma Donoghue | Winner |
| Best Director of a Canadian Film | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominee |
| Best International Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Joan Allen | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Room | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Winner |
| Breakthrough Artist | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
National Board of Review
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Room | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screen Couple | Brie Larson, and Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Woman Storyteller | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| Courage in Acting | Brie Larson | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Most Promising Performer | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Winner |
| Best Youth Performance | Jacob Tremblay | Winner |
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Room | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| FFCC Breakout Award | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Film | Room | Nominee |
| Best Scene | "Jack's escape and rescue" | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
Saturn Award
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Independent Film | Room | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | Room | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Independent Film | Room | Winner |
Calgary International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Choice Award – Narrative Feature | Room | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film Studio or Independent Drama | Fiona Weir, Robin D. Cook, Kathleen Chopin, and Jonathan Oliveira | Winner |
Hamptons International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Room | Winner |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture Award | Room | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| MVFF Overall Audience Favorite | Lenny Abrahamson | Winner |
New Orleans Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Film | Lenny Abrahamson | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| People's Choice Award | Room | Winner |
Vancouver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular Canadian Feature Film Award | Room | Winner |
Warsaw International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Room | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
6 nominations
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Room | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
4 nominations
| Actress of the Year | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Breakthrough British / Irish Filmmaker | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Room | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lenny Abrahamson | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Room | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Room | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| Performance of the Year – Actress | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Screenplay of the Year | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Best Male Newcomer | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Independent Trailer | "Outside" | Nominee |
| Best Independent Trailer | "Room" | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Emma Donoghue | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Jacob Tremblay | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Brie Larson | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress – International | Brie Larson | Nominee |
BFI London Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Room | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Golden Frog for Best Cinematography | Danny Cohen | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Brie Larson | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Brie Larson | Nominee |