Room for Rent | |
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Directed by | Matt Atkinson |
Written by | Matt Atkinson |
Produced by | Justin Rebelo, Kyle Bornais |
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Cinematography | Robert Scarborough |
Edited by | Michael Pierro |
Music by | Richard Pell, Ian LeFeuvre |
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Distributed by | Gunpowder & Sky |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Room for Rent is a Canadian comedy/mystery film written and directed by Matt Atkinson. It stars Brett Gelman, Mark Little, Carla Gallo, Stephnie Weir, Patrick J. Adams, and Mark McKinney.
It had its world premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival on September 16, 2017, won awards for its 2017 showings at the LA Comedy Festival and Chicago Comedy Festival and its 2018 showing at the Canadian Film Festival, and won three Canadian Comedy Awards when it opened theatrically in Canada on October 26, 2018. It was released to video on demand on November 2, 2018.
In high school, Mitch Baldwin won the lottery and blew all the cash. Twelve years later, he's holed up living with his parents when his dad says they have to downsize their house so he can retire. Mitch insists they rent a room to save from selling their home. Enter Carl Lemay. Carl at first seems like the perfect renter but when he begins upsetting Mitch's routine way of life, a battle of wits turns into all out war.
Principal photography took place in Winnipeg, Canada in June 2016. [1]
The film had its world premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival on September 16, 2017. [2] This was followed by its US Premiere at the San Diego International Film Festival on October 16, 2017, [3] and its Asian premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 19, 2018. [4]
The film opened theatrically in Canada on October 26, 2018. [5]
Gunpowder & Sky released the film in the US to video on demand platforms on November 2, 2018. [6]
The film has an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [7] Alan Ng of Film Threat awarded the film three and a half stars out of five. [8] Norm Wilner of NOW Toronto awarded the film three stars out of five. [9]
Year | Awards | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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2017 | LA Comedy Festival | Best Film | Won | [10] | |
Best Screenplay | Matthew Atkinson | Won | |||
Best Actor | Brett Gelman | Won | |||
Chicago Comedy Festival | Best Feature | Won | [11] | ||
Best Actress | Stephnie Weir | Won | |||
2018 | Canadian Film Festival | Best Feature | Won | [12] | |
Best Set Design | Gord Wilding | Won | |||
Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Direction | Matthew Atkinson | Won | [13] | |
Best Writing | Matthew Atkinson | Won | |||
Best Performance | Mark Little | Won |
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