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
- wdams1d agoNope, not feeling it.
- mlaporte1February 23, 2026Enjoyable. Dunst and Channing are charming and likable.
- 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.
- eyeofthetornadoFebruary 21, 2026I started to realize that all those people I loved didn’t need me to give them so many things. They just needed me, my time! And now that’s all I have.
- Omer NaorFebruary 21, 2026Didn’t expected it to be as deep as it was. Love the 90’s vibe, colors and nostalgia. Tatum was a perfect cast tbh. My name is Jeff.
- 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.
- cultfilmlikerOctober 15, 2025The world is full of broken promises
- 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. 😢
- Josh GammonFebruary 21, 2026Really good film
- chris williamsFebruary 20, 2026Good watch. Check it out!
- ShahinFebruary 16, 2026Don’t buy into the hype or the high ratings. It’s an incredibly boring movie with no clear direction. I’m giving it one star solely for the main actor's performance (don't know his name). Aside from that, there isn't a single redeeming quality to be found.
- Benyamna FouadeNovember 11, 2025Amazing Movie
- PyutarosFebruary 13, 2026The most striking thing about watching Roofman is the immediate, almost desperate pressure the film puts on you to believe Jeffrey Manchester is a "good guy." It’s a classic Hollywood thumb on the scale, laying the "polite thief" trope on so thick that it actually triggers a red flag for the viewer. I felt it almost instantly—a sense that the praise wasn't quite earned, which is exactly what drove me to look into the reality behind the script. What I found was that the movie doesn't just take creative liberties; it essentially invents a soul for a man who, in real life, operated with a much more calculated, predatory coldness. The film is structurally fantastic and undeniably high-quality cinema, but it survives on a foundation of total fiction. In the movie, we see a veteran pushed to the brink by a lack of options, a man whose "Behind Enemy Lines" trauma explains his specialized skills. In reality, Manchester was a peacetime paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne who started his robbery spree while he was still on active duty, drawing a military paycheck. There was no "snap" or desperate moment of poverty that forced his hand; he was a Sergeant in good standing who simply chose to redirect his elite tactical training toward the roofs of McDonald's and toy stores for the thrill of the mission. This divergence becomes truly insidious when you look at the erasure of the women in his life. The film fails the Bechdel Test at every turn, treating the primary women as mere satellites orbiting Manchester’s narrative. His first wife, Talana, is reduced to the "clichéd, frustrated ex," completely glossing over the fact that in real life, she left after a domestic violence incident. By rewriting her survival as a handful of frustrated scenes, the film performs a blatantly misogynistic act of patriarchy, silencing a victim to polish a predator's image. The same pattern applies to Leigh. The movie creates a convenient, poetic connection by making her a Toys "R" Us employee, but the reality is much more predatory. He specifically scouted her at a church, targeting a vulnerable single mother precisely because her status provided the perfect social camouflage for an escaped convict. While the pastor’s wife stands out as a character with genuine agency, her strength only highlights how much the script hollows out the women Manchester actually impacted. By framing the ending as a moment of "forgiveness," the movie infantilizes Leigh’s grief and forces her into a narrative of affirmation for a man who colonized her life. The most profound moment of the film, however, comes when the movie finally stops lying to itself. In a brief flash of clarity during his final confession in prison, Manchester admits that he is exactly where he should be—because as long as he is behind bars, he can’t hurt anyone else anymore. It is the only moment of genuine wisdom in the entire two hours. It’s an admission that, despite all the whimsy and "star-crossed" romance the filmmakers invented, they knew at their core that he was a harm to society. Ultimately, Roofman is a missed opportunity for a truly compelling piece of art. If the filmmakers had the courage to tell a story about the depravity of a man who uses the mechanics of war to haunt a suburban strip mall, we could have had a masterpiece on the level of Taxi Driver. Instead, Hollywood chose to avoid the uncomfortable truth about the military-industrial complex and the "Main Character Syndrome" we continue to foster in young men. It is a great movie if you don't know the truth, but once you see the predator behind the "aw-shucks" charisma, the film’s attempt to manufacture empathy feels like a form of gaslighting itself.
- Christopher CorcoranFebruary 13, 2026Good true story
- Andrew BaxFebruary 9, 2026Roofman is a movie that feels like a "warm hug" mixed with a strange crime story. It’s based on the true story of a man who escaped prison and lived inside a Toys ”R” Us for months. Why I liked it: It’s Cozy: Seeing someone build a secret home in a toy store is like a childhood dream come true. It makes the movie feel fun and nostalgic. Great Acting: Channing Tatum plays the main character as a nice guy who just makes bad choices. You can’t help but like him. A Good Heart: At its core, it’s about a man trying to be a better father and finding someone to love (Kirsten Dunst). Their relationship feels very real. It’s a great pick if you want a movie that is funny, a little bit sad, and very easy to watch.
Roofman Trivia
Roofman was released on October 2, 2025.
Roofman was directed by Derek Cianfrance.
Roofman has a runtime of 2h 5m.
Roofman was produced by Dylan Sellers, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery.
A 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.
The key characters in Roofman are Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), Leigh Wainscott (Kirsten Dunst), Pastor Ron (Ben Mendelsohn).
Roofman is rated R.
Roofman is a Crime, Drama, Music film.
Roofman has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Roofman had a budget of $18M.
Roofman has made $34.3M at the box office.