Rent A Room to Die For (2017)
2.5 of 5 from 6 ratings
1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
- Marcus Crowe (Michael Lieber) is a failed writer who struggles with reality. His girlfriend, Jill (Loren Peta), is desperate for Marcus to pursue a proper career. Broke, the couple find a perfect room to rent owned by an old couple, Henry (Christopher Craig) and Josephine (Antonia Davies) Baker, who take a keen interest in the young couple's lives. They are shocked when told the old couple have a new born baby. Stuck in the house 24-7 Marcus spirals into paranoia and believes the old couple is spying on them. When he finds the horrifying truth behind the baby, the old couple's real reason for renting the room is revealed.
- Actors:
- Jon Campling, Vas Blackwood, Frederik von Lüttichau, Natalie Ann Parry, Michael Lieber, Loren Peta, Christopher Craig, Antonia Davies, Jonny Pert, Topher Cox, Ben Ellis
- Directors:
- Devanand Shanmugam
- Producers:
- Simon Cummins, Pikki Fearon, Matthew J. Gunn, Devanand Shanmugam
- Writers:
- Matthew J. Gunn, Devanand Shanmugam
- Aka:
- Rancour
- Studio:
- 4digital
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of A Room to Die For
A wonderfully and progressively twisted horror - A Room to Die For review by NP
One of the joys of Devanand Shanmugam's film is that it begins so steadily, even sedately. You might even be put off by this, but stick with it. Events turn progressively darker, even if they never reach the wince-inducing depths of Mark's aspirations as a stand-up comedian (don't worry, he's supposed to be bloody awful). Mark (Michael Lieber) is a bit of an idiot, and, as is often the way of things recently, the girlfriend, in this case Jill (Loren Peta), provides the practicalities and the backbone of the relationship.
So strong is she that when the couple's new landlords, Henry (Christopher Craig) and Josephine Baker (Antonia Davies), prove to clearly be up to no good, you're surprised she doesn't cotton on sooner. Whatever, this tightly written chiller becomes progressively more weird and genuinely disturbing - nasty, even.
Another joy is the unpredictable quality of the ongoing story. You truly don't know where it is heading, but get quite a jolt when it gets there. My score is 8 out of 10.
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