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Room (2015)

Based on the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue, Room stars Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay as Joy and Jack Newsome, a mother and son held captive by a madman in a one-room shed in his backyard. Born in "Room", Jack has never experienced anything else, but when the opportunity presents itself to escape, he must brave the outside world in order to save his and his mother's life.

Room
R
Drama

Director
Lenny Abrahamson
Release Date
October 16, 2015
Studio(s)
StudioCanal
Distributor(s)
A24 , Universal Pictures , StudioCanal
Cast
Joan Allen , Jacob Tremblay , Megan Park , Brie Larson , William H. Macy
Writers
Emma Donoghue
Runtime
118minutes
Budget
$13-million

Summary

After 5-year old Jack (Tremblay) and his Ma (Larson) escape the enclosed surroundings Jack has known is entire life, he makes the startling discovery of the outside world.

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