Overview
A model's obsession spirals into a dangerous game of intrigue and deception during a high-profile murder trial.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- clinical
- paranoid
- disturbing
- late night thriller viewing
- arthouse cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Pascal Plante’s film as a gripping, formally controlled psychological crime thriller distinguished by its unsettling atmosphere and Juliette Gariépy’s performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kelly-Anne’s fixation on the high-profile murder trial and its surrounding media ecosystem drives her behavior.
The plot incorporates hacking, artificial intelligence, and online activity alongside the courtroom proceedings.
The film’s psychological thriller mode emphasizes Kelly-Anne’s controlled exterior and the unsettling distance around the trial.
The murder trial functions as a public spectacle whose brutality attracts Kelly-Anne and exposes the culture of criminal fascination.
Films like Red Rooms, and why
The Night of the Hunter
psychological crime thriller centered on morbid fascination, manipulation, and an emotionally detached protagonist
Zodiac
clinical neo-noir atmosphere, obsessive spectatorship, and disturbing proximity to violent crime
Cure
cold, unsettling psychological portrait shaped by voyeurism, alienation, and hidden criminality
The Silence of the Lambs
stylized crime mystery exploring obsession, media spectacle, and the disturbing allure of serial murder
Movie Details
- Director
- Pascal Plante
- Release Date
- 2023-08-11
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (545)
Cast
- Juliette Gariépy
- Laurie Babin
- Élisabeth Locas
- Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
- Natalie Tannous
- Pierre Chagnon
- Guy Thauvette
- Charlotte Aubin
- Sébastien Beaulac
- Frédérick de Grandpré
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Pijama Films
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Red Rooms about?
- A psychologically icy Quebec thriller follows a model whose fascination with a notorious murder trial draws her into an increasingly disturbing web of digital obsession and criminal spectacle.
- What is Red Rooms like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Red Rooms as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Red Rooms violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Red Rooms as graphic.
- What did critics think of Red Rooms?
- Critics broadly regard Pascal Plante’s film as a gripping, formally controlled psychological crime thriller distinguished by its unsettling atmosphere and Juliette Gariépy’s performance.
- Which films are like Red Rooms?
- Films with a similar feel include The Night of the Hunter, Zodiac, Cure, and The Silence of the Lambs.
- How long is Red Rooms?
- Red Rooms runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Red Rooms?
- In United States, Red Rooms streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
