Roofman
Directed by Derek CianfranceA charismatic criminal, while on the run from the police, hides in a hidden space of a toy store. There, he adopts a new identity and becomes involved with an employee, beginning a relationship as unlikely as it is risky.
Roofman Ratings & Reviews
- RipLinesManNovember 11, 2025Roofman treats identity the way Event Horizon (1997) treats space, as a corridor to the pit disguised as a safe passage, and Derek Cianfrance frames the toy store’s crawlspaces like warm steel hallways where nostalgia hides an engine room of bad decisions. Channing Tatum’s Jeffrey Manchester slips through the ducts like a fugitive Weir, in love with the red glow of reinvention, while Kirsten Dunst’s Leigh Wainscott keeps the Miller line of procedure and mercy, trying to seal the airlocks as temptation hums. Ben Mendelsohn’s Ron Smith and Peter Dinklage’s Mitch circle like salvage crews sniffing profit, LaKeith Stanfield’s Steve reads instruments others ignore, and Juno Temple’s Michelle hears the whisper of a future that may not survive the burn. Paul W. S. Anderson’s Event Horizon is a masterpiece of moral geometry, and Cianfrance borrows its duel between protocol and rapture, letting each favor and lie tick like engine alarms until romance and capture become the same door, the one you open only to learn how far the ship can fall.
- tachiomaNovember 12, 2025Unexpected, decent movie. Like most, I expected silliness, but it was actually really heartfelt and very well acted. Did he do bad things, yes. We're they hurting anyone, no, not really. Should we do better to look after our veterans ... Of course.
- assassin0071d agoThis was a great film that followed the true story very well.
- Drake Irwin4d agoGreat movie, recommended
- apie895d agoTrue story I hear ???
- cultfilmlikerOctober 15, 2025The world is full of broken promises
- Albert17646d agoVery dry and boring!! My wife normally loves Chris Pine movies but this one sucked!!
- RickOctober 14, 2025Had some time to burn in the middle of the day and this happened to be starting in 10 mins, so I decided to check it out. Went in expecting a dumb comedy. I wasn’t expecting a true story drama with so much heart. All the performances were fantastic. Oh yea, I kinda want to go live in the bike rack at a toy store now. Too bad there aren’t any left. 😢
- Eithan Hopkins6d agoEnjoyed this one. Put it on without knowing anything about it and got hooked straight away.
- Doc Worm7d agoIt’s got a lot of heart. Didn’t expect much coming into this one but it’s actually kinda sweet. Nice lil entertaining movie :)
- Benyamna FouadeNovember 11, 2025Amazing Movie
- AndreiTamasDecember 27, 2025enterting but kkind of boring at sime parts/ dum/b
- remiiDecember 27, 2025an unforeseen surprise with Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dundt delivering on point performances. Touching and fun
- ርልዪረNovember 11, 2025Roofman is one of those movies that sneaks up on you, not just because it's about a real-life robber who literally lived inside the store, but because it balances crime, comedy, and unexpected tenderness with surprising ease. Directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines), this offbeat crime dramedy tells the story of Jeffrey Manchester, the "Roofman Robber," who famously escaped from prison and hid out for months inside a North Carolina Toys "R" Us. Channing Tatum takes on the role with an easygoing charm that fits the character's odd blend of charisma and delusion. His version of Manchester, now going by an alias and trying to build a new life is part dreamer, part screw-up, and somehow, still someone you root for. Tatum gives one of his more grounded performances in years, toning down his usual bravado for something more human, and it works. The surprise standout here is Kirsten Dunst as Leigh, who becomes entangled in Jeffrey's double life. I've never been much of a fan of Dunst, but here she doesn't elicit an eye roll every time she speaks and instead delivers a sincere performance. The chemistry between her and Tatum gives the movie its emotional spark, and their scenes together bring warmth and humor to a story that could have easily gone too dark or too silly. The movie's pacing is steady and deliberate, maybe too much at times, but the story is well told and surprisingly heartfelt. It finds humor in human desperation and beauty in redemption without ever preaching about it. Is it worth running to the theater for? Probably not. Roofman feels more like the kind of film you stumble upon one night while flipping channels or scrolling through streaming-and end up watching all the way through because it's oddly charming. Roofman isn't a high-octane heist movie-it's a quirky, character-driven story about second chances, unexpected love, and the strange places people hide when they're running from their past. Tatum and Dunst make it worth the watch, and while it might not demand a big-screen experience, it's the kind of film that'll quietly grow on you once you've seen it.
- Michael SurberDecember 27, 2025Not a bad film, just not as compelling as expected. Good performances from all the mains. Pacing seemed to drag a bit, possibly from how thin the concept actually is.
Roofman Trivia
Roofman was released on October 2, 2025.
Roofman was directed by Derek Cianfrance.
Roofman has a runtime of 2 hr 5 min.
Roofman was produced by Lynette Howell Taylor, Jamie Patricof, Dylan Sellers, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery.
The key characters in Roofman are Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), Leigh Wainscott (Kirsten Dunst), Ron Smith (Ben Mendelsohn).
Roofman is rated R.
Roofman is a Crime, Drama, Music film.
Roofman has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.