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Roommates

Play trailer Poster for Roommates PG,  1995,  1h 48m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 31% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 56% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
31% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
An Ohio heart surgeon (D.B. Sweeney) shares a roof with the meddling grandfather (Peter Falk) who raised him.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2.5/4
The pieces were in place for a nice little story, but by trying to do too much with it, Roommates overshoots the runway. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 16, 2005
2/5
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Nov 19, 2004
3/5
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Oct 15, 2004
3/5
A pretty forgotten little movie that has some poignant moments. Go to Full Review
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion May 6, 2004
2/5
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Oct 9, 2003
1/5
Falk is good, but this is ultimately an exercise in shameless manipulation. Go to Full Review
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Draco W Sep 26, 2017 It may not be the best movie ever, but the performances were memorable and such a wonderful story about a boy and his grandfather. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Yates

Director

Peter Falk

Rocky Holzcek

D.B. Sweeney

Michael Holzcek

Julianne Moore

Beth Holzcek

Jan Rubes

Bolek Krupa

Frankie Faison

Professor Martin

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Roommates

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Movie Info

Synopsis An Ohio heart surgeon (D.B. Sweeney) shares a roof with the meddling grandfather (Peter Falk) who raised him.
Director
Peter Yates
Producer
Ted Field, Scott Kroopf, Robert W. Cort
Screenwriter
Max Apple, Stephen Metcalfe
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Nomura Babcock & Brown, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.1M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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