Green Room
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Members of a punk rock band and a tough young woman are forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
What critics thought
Jeremy Saulnier's siege thriller earns wide admiration for its brutal efficiency, claustrophobic tension, and a cast firing on all cylinders — but a handful of critics felt it traded too much humanity for craft, and that it fell short of the emotional depth Saulnier achieved in Blue Ruin. The gap between enthusiastic genre fans and more measured observers is real, even if the majority landed on the positive side.
“a wonderfully nasty, gruesome, jagged-edge gem of a horror film”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“a tense gore-fest, one that's as grimy and claustrophobic as the titular room. But scrape off the scum, and you'll find Green Room full of visual artistry, dark humor, smart writing, and glints of humanity”
Lenika Cruz·The Atlantic
“a technically sharp backwoods horror-thriller that lacks a human element”
Guy Lodge·Variety
“less disciplined, less original and less memorable work than Blue Ruin”
Leslie Felperin·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Green Room
Members of a punk rock band and a tough young woman are forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
What critics thought
Jeremy Saulnier's siege thriller earns wide admiration for its brutal efficiency, claustrophobic tension, and a cast firing on all cylinders — but a handful of critics felt it traded too much humanity for craft, and that it fell short of the emotional depth Saulnier achieved in Blue Ruin. The gap between enthusiastic genre fans and more measured observers is real, even if the majority landed on the positive side.
“a wonderfully nasty, gruesome, jagged-edge gem of a horror film”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“a tense gore-fest, one that's as grimy and claustrophobic as the titular room. But scrape off the scum, and you'll find Green Room full of visual artistry, dark humor, smart writing, and glints of humanity”
Lenika Cruz·The Atlantic
“a technically sharp backwoods horror-thriller that lacks a human element”
Guy Lodge·Variety
“less disciplined, less original and less memorable work than Blue Ruin”
Leslie Felperin·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Stream
Rent & Buy