Overview
A criminal on the run finds unexpected love in a toy store hideout, but danger lurks around every corner.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- sincere
- casual movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the fact-based crime comedy-drama entertaining and heartfelt, with strong chemistry between Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst and an effective balance of humor and emotional depth.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jeffrey Manchester is presented as a charismatic fugitive whose crime and personal struggles coexist with a search for redemption.
Jeffrey adopts a new identity while becoming involved with toy-store employee Leigh, making the relationship inherently risky.
The fugitive hides inside a toy store and navigates everyday employment and romance while evading police.
The hidden toy-store environment and references to mcdonald's frame Jeffrey's escape within familiar commercial locations.
Films like Roofman, and why
I, Tonya
shares a fact-based crime story, comic fugitive energy, and a redemptive emotional arc
The Informant!
combines an unconventional criminal protagonist with warmth, humor, and romantic complications
The Wolf of Wall Street
pairs a grounded true-crime premise with eccentric comedy and sympathetic human drama
Catch Me If You Can
features a charismatic criminal, relationship-driven stakes, and a balance of caper humor and emotional vulnerability
Movie Details
- Director
- Derek Cianfrance
- Release Date
- 2025-10-06
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (1054)
Cast
- Channing Tatum
- Kirsten Dunst
- Ben Mendelsohn
- LaKeith Stanfield
- Juno Temple
- Melonie Díaz
- Uzo Aduba
- Lily Collias
- Jimmy O. Yang
- Peter Dinklage
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Roofman about?
- A charming ex-soldier turned fugitive builds a precarious new life inside a toy store while love and law enforcement close in.
- What is Roofman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Roofman as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Roofman violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Roofman as mild.
- What did critics think of Roofman?
- Critics broadly found the fact-based crime comedy-drama entertaining and heartfelt, with strong chemistry between Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst and an effective balance of humor and emotional depth.
- Which films are like Roofman?
- Films with a similar feel include I, Tonya, The Informant!, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Catch Me If You Can.
- How long is Roofman?
- Roofman runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Roofman?
- In United States, Roofman streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
