The Room Next Door

The Room Next Door

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Produced by El Deseo

2024106 min6.7 / 10

A tender yet unflinching meditation on mortality, friendship, and meaning, where two estranged women confront life's final questions with dark humor and hard-won intimacy.

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

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  • Is The Room Next Door sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Room Next Door one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 95% of films.

  • Is The Room Next Door scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Room Next Door violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does The Room Next Door end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is The Room Next Door easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity95

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Surprise7

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Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Room Next Door

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Same Mood as The Room Next Door

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Room Next Door, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Room Next Door, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Room Next Door, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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