Room is a movie directed by Lenny Abrahamson in 2015 and based on the book of the same name by Emma Donoghue, first published in 2010. The movie features Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Wendy Crewson, Sandy McMaster, Matt Gordon, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
In Akron, Ohio, 24-year-old Joy Newsome and her 5-year-old son Jack live in a squalid shed they call Room. They are captives of a man they call Old Nick, Jack’s biological father, who abducted Joy seven years prior and routinely rapes her while Jack sleeps in the closet.
Movie vs Book
Year
2015
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Year
2010
Pages
321
Book Rate
8.12
S: Goodreads
Book
Room
Author: Emma Donoghue
Country: Ireland
First published in: 2010
Length: 321 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.”
SAM RAIMI (Filmmaker)
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