Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- disturbing
- paranoid
- serious movie night
- social issue discussion
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dominik retreats into computer-mediated life and becomes entangled with the Suicide Room community.
The virtual Suicide Room and its avatars embody Dominik’s isolation, fantasy, and loss of control.
Dominik’s same-sex encounter, public humiliation, bullying, and fear of homophobia drive his withdrawal.
Dominik’s wealthy parents can supply material comforts but fail to recognize or address his escalating crisis.
Films like Suicide Room, and why
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
shared teenage alienation, internet-mediated identity, and psychologically intense coming-of-age drama
Moonlight
shared queer adolescent isolation, bullying, and emotionally devastating youth drama
Unfriended
shared online alienation, virtual identity, and unsettling psychological thriller atmosphere
Thirteen
shared outsider protagonists, social humiliation, and stylized adolescent psychological distress
Movie Details
- Director
- Jan Komasa
- Release Date
- 2011-03-04
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (495)
Cast
- Jakub Gierszał
- Roma Gąsiorowska
- Agata Kulesza
- Krzysztof Pieczyński
- Rafał Fudalej
- Karolina Kominek
- Natalia Rzeźniak-Pospieszalska
- Mateusz Kościukiewicz
- Bartosz Gelner
- Danuta Borsuk
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Suicide Room about?
- A privileged Polish teenager retreats into a seductive online world after humiliation exposes the fragility of his social identity.
- What is Suicide Room like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Suicide Room as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Suicide Room violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Suicide Room as mild.
- Which films are like Suicide Room?
- Films with a similar feel include The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Moonlight, Unfriended, and Thirteen.
- How long is Suicide Room?
- Suicide Room runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Suicide Room?
- In United States, Suicide Room is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
