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Movies like Room

Not everyone loves Room for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Room

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a story of love that survives the worst.

  2. You like a child actor you'll never forget.

  3. You like an escape scene that stops your heart.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Mystic River2003

    • a child actor you'll never forget

    Good for you if you like raw, powerful acting.

  • The Handmaid's Tale2017

    • a child actor you'll never forget
    • an escape scene that stops your heart

    Good for you if you like Elisabeth Moss saying everything with a stare into the camera.

  • Big Little Lies2017

    • a child actor you'll never forget

    Good for you if you like Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern at full force.

  • The Act2019

    • a child actor you'll never forget
    • an escape scene that stops your heart

    Good for you if you like Joey King and Patricia Arquette in a mother-daughter story.

  • The Sixth Sense1999

    • a story of love that survives the worst
    • an escape scene that stops your heart

    Good for you if you like quiet, creeping fear.

  • Prisoners2013

    • a child actor you'll never forget
    • an escape scene that stops your heart

    Good for you if you like being tense for two and a half hours straight.

  • Moonlight2016

    • a story of love that survives the worst

    Good for you if you like a quiet film that hurts and heals.

  • The Shining1980

    • a child actor you'll never forget
    • an escape scene that stops your heart

    Good for you if you like dread that builds slowly in empty corridors.

  • 12 Years a Slave2013

    • a child actor you'll never forget

    Good for you if you like performances that are hard to watch and impossible to forget.

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane2016

    • a child actor you'll never forget
    • an escape scene that stops your heart

    Good for you if you like being stuck in a small space with someone dangerous.

Reasons taken from Room's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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