The Roommate

Sara Matthews, a design student from Iowa, arrives in Los Angeles for her first year of college and is assigned a roommate named Rebecca Evans. The two become close quickly, with Rebecca drawing Sara into her social world, but the friendship sours once Sara makes other friends on campus and starts a relationship with a young man named Stephen. Rebecca's possessiveness hardens into something more dangerous, and Sara's circle of friends begins to suffer as a result.

Christian E. Christiansen directed the film, which was written by Sonny Mallhi with Chris and Nick Bylsma, and produced by Doug Davison, Roy Lee and George Flynn for Vertigo Entertainment and Screen Gems. Released in 2011, it was Christiansen's second feature, following Life Hits (2006), and it precedes The Devil's Hand (2014), Burn Burn Burn (2015) and Raw Plan (2026). Leighton Meester plays Rebecca and Minka Kelly plays Sara, with Cam Gigandet, Aly Michalka, Danneel Ackles and Frances Fisher among the credited cast of 37.

Made for about 16 million dollars, the film took roughly 53 million dollars worldwide, a return that outweighed its modest means. On IMDb it holds a 5.4 rating from about 1,020 votes, while its critics' score is a considerably lower 2.9 from 89 reviews, leaving a clear gap between professional opinion and the response of general viewers.