- RipLinesMan11 november 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.
- Rick14 oktober 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. 😢
- Shaydeknight13 november 2025Roofman is a surprisingly strong, unassuming little film, the kind that doesn't shout to be noticed but earns attention through quiet confidence. Channing Tatum gives one of his most understated performances to date. There's real weight behind his portrayal of a man caught between guilt, longing, and the faint hope of normalcy. His inner life feels genuine, not performed. It's refreshing to see Tatum shed the showier roles and settle into something more human, even if that humanity belongs to a fugitive clinging to scraps of ordinary life. Kirsten Dunst, ever natural, moves through the film with quiet precision. She never "acts" so much as inhabits her space, the kind of performer who makes everyone else seem a bit more real just by sharing the frame. The supporting cast, including Peter Dinklage, Ben Mendelsohn, and others, fill out the world beautifully. Each brings small but textured moments that make the film feel fresh and real throgh casual conversations, unspoken tensions, and fleeting camaraderie. It's a slice of life story set against an extraordinary backdrop, where the only person who doesn't quite belong is the protagonist himself. Direction is refreshingly simple. No grand stylistic flourishes, no heavy moralizing, just solid storytelling, well paced and confidently handled. Roofman doesn't aim to redefine cinema, and that's precisely its charm. It knows what it is: a quiet, human story about a man who wants what he just doesn't know how to obtain.
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Roofman was released on 2 oktober 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.
Jeffrey är en före detta soldat och kämpande pappa som börjar råna McDonalds-restauranger genom att skära hål i deras tak, vilket ger honom smeknamnet Roofman. Efter att ha rymt från fängelset gömmer han sig inne i en Toys "R" Us i sex månader utan att bli upptäckt medan han planerar sitt nästa drag. Men när han blir förälskad i Leigh, en frånskild mamma, börjar hans dubbelliv nystas upp, vilket sätter igång en fängslande, osannolik och spännande katt-och-råtta-lek när hans förflutna närmar sig.
The key characters in Roofman are Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), Leigh Wainscott (Kirsten Dunst), Pastor Ron (Ben Mendelsohn).
Roofman is rated 11.
Roofman is a Kriminal, Drama, Romantik film.
Roofman has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Roofman had a budget of 18 mn US$.
Roofman has made 34,9 mn US$ at the box office.