The Oak Room

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The Oak Room

2020,

1h 29m,

Mystery & Thriller

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While a drifter tries to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly spin into a dark tale of mistaken identities, double-crosses and shocking violence.

Critics Consensus

The Oak Room contains a taut, spooky tale that proves southern gothic can flourish in the snowy north.

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

Apr 29, 2021

Cliché? Maybe on my part, but not when it comes to The Oak Room, a taut exercise in story-weaving and twists turned on their heads.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Apr 20, 2021

3/5

As the tales gather weight like snow on a roof, and intriguing correspondences accumulate, the impressive structuring tells.

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

Apr 2, 2021

1.5/4

Back and forth The Oak Room goes, without ever building the tension it ostensibly seeks. Instead, it meanders from tale to tale, and the writing isn't sharp or specific enough to sustain this kind of complex framework.

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Zofia Wijaszka

FirstShowing.net

Feb 11, 2022

The film is a must watch for any true fans of thrillers. It features different stories, diverse narratives, and surprising plot twists. Calahan accentuates the art of storytelling and its complexity and value of a good story.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

May 7, 2021

3/5

The film's themes are relatively thin, but there's a nice depth to the connections between these men.

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Jim Slotek

Original Cin

Apr 28, 2021

B

Not technically much of a film, but a terrific and dark piece of storytelling by Peter Genoway that could be told around a campfire, performed onstage or embellished onscreen ("Goose the truth!" as Peter Outerbridge's character Paul describes it).

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Synopsis

While a drifter tries to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly spin into a dark tale of mistaken identities, double-crosses and shocking violence.

Director: Cody Calahan
Producer: Chad Archibald, Cody Calahan, Ari Millen
Screenwriter: Peter Genoway
Production Co: Breakthrough Entertainment, Black Fawn Films, Citizen Skull Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 29m

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