

The Room Next Door
Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $21.5M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- suicide
- based on novel or book
- nihilism
- war correspondent
- female friendship
- woodstock, new york
- bosnian war (1992-95)
- bereavement
- cancer
- writer
- novelist
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IndiaIN
- PremiereMumbai Film Festival19 Oct 2024
- PremiereDharamshala International Film Festival9 Nov 2024
- PremiereInternational Film Festival of India24 Nov 2024
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival4 Oct 2024
- PremiereHawai'i International Film Festival5 Oct 2024
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival6 Oct 2024
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival11 Oct 2024
- PremiereFilmColumbia Film Festival18 Oct 2024
- PremiereOrcas Island Film Festival19 Oct 2024
- PremiereSanta Fe International Film Festival20 Oct 2024
- PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival22 Oct 2024
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival24 Oct 2024
- PremiereSCAD Savannah Film Festival28 Oct 2024
- PremiereMiami Film Festival GEMS, Austin Film Festival30 Oct 2024
- PremiereVirginia Film Festival3 Nov 2024
- Theatrical (limited)PG-13New York City, NY & Los Angeles, CA20 Dec 2024
- PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival7 Jan 2025
- TheatricalPG-1317 Jan 2025
- Digital / OTTPG-13Hulu19 Oct 2026
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival19 Oct 2024
- Theatrical12A25 Oct 2024
- Digital / OTT1213 Jan 2025
- Physical12Blu-ray 10 Feb 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereBrisbane International Film Festival1 Nov 2024
- PremiereAdelaide Film Festival2 Nov 2024
- PremiereSydney, New South Wales4 Dec 2024
- Theatrical (limited)M20 Dec 2024
- TheatricalM26 Dec 2024
- PhysicalM9 Apr 2025
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2024
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical31 Oct 2024
AustriaAT
- PremiereViennale - Vienna International Film Festival18 Oct 2024
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical128 Jan 2025
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival4 Oct 2024
- Theatrical24 Oct 2024
ChileCL
- Theatrical145 Dec 2024
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical31 Oct 2024
CroatiaHR
- PremiereZagreb Film Festival9 Nov 2024
Frequently asked questions
The Room Next Door was released on 7 October 2024.
Audience reviews
4- C6/10
CinemaSerf
10/31/2024
Successful writer "Ingrid" (Julianne Moore) is signing some books when one of her friends informs her that old pal "Martha" (Tilda Swinton) is suffering from cancer. Upon visiting her in hospital, she discovers that things aren't looking so good and over the following days the two start to become closer, sharing confidences and becoming quite inter-reliant. When an experimental treatment fails to deliver, the former …
- G
good.film
12/17/2024
Bold as always, Spanish master Pedro Almodóvar elegantly tackles the touchiest of subjects for his first English-language feature. And it's a film that could change your mind about euthanasia. _The Room Next Door_ peels back the very layered onion of the right-to-die movement with an emotional heartbeat that’s truly rewarding to watch. It’s strong, yet wonderfully nuanced; it features two sublime actresses at the …
- B7/10
Brent Marchant
1/13/2025
To live or to die is a decision many of us are probably reluctant to address. The fear of this great unknown is enough to keep the notion at bay. But what if we were to find ourselves dealing with a terminal illness with little hope for the future? Would we be willing to nobly soldier on, knowing that our circumstances are only going to get worse, or would we choose to transition to what’s next on our own time and un…
- B6/10
badelf
4/16/2026
**The Room Next Door (2024)** _Directed by Pedro Almodóvar_ This may be the first Pedro Almodóvar film that really disappointed me. Not because it's badly made, Almodóvar doesn't know how to make an ugly film, and The Room Next Door has his usual rich visuals, the gorgeous color palette, the meticulous design. But on the whole, it lacked the probing emotional intensity we associate with him. For a director who …
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