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  • 2021
  • Black Fawn Distribution
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2021
  • Black Fawn Distribution
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary During a raging snowstorm, a drifter returns home to the blue-collar bar located in the remote Canadian town where he was born. When he offers to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly spin into a dark tale of mistaken identities, double-crosses and shocking violence.

Directed By: Cody Calahan

Written By: Peter Genoway

  • 2021
  • Black Fawn Distribution
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2021
  • Black Fawn Distribution
  • 1 h 30 m

The Oak Room

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary During a raging snowstorm, a drifter returns home to the blue-collar bar located in the remote Canadian town where he was born. When he offers to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly spin into a dark tale of mistaken identities, double-crosses and shocking violence.

Directed By: Cody Calahan

Written By: Peter Genoway

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
57% Positive
4 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
29% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
57% Positive
4 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
29% Negative
2 Reviews

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83
May 27, 2021
The Oak Room is playing games with us as well.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
75
May 27, 2021
A lot of things are said; a lot is not. It was a dark and stormy night. An audience walks into a film – and stays for the whole 90 minutes, because it is worth it.
By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 28, 2021
This story about stories is best absorbed if you’re not in a hurry. The Oak Room is not long (88 minutes), but the words demand attention.
By Jim Slotek FULL REVIEW
65
May 27, 2021
The Oak Room is a movie that purports to be seen as a dark and twisty backwoods noir but takes so much time getting to where it actually wants to go that by the time the story winds itself up, we’ve lost interest.
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60
May 27, 2021
This sharply crafted piece talks the talk and finally threatens to walk the walk.
By Phil Hoad FULL REVIEW
38
Apr 2, 2021
Back and forth The Oak Room goes, without ever building the tension it ostensibly seeks. Instead, it meanders from tale to tale, and the writing isn’t sharp or specific enough to sustain this kind of complex framework.
By Christy Lemire FULL REVIEW
38
Mar 30, 2021
This cut-and-paste cliche collection could have been written by a machine.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Breakthrough Entertainment, Black Fawn Films, Citizen Skull Productions
Release Date Apr 2, 2021
Duration 1 h 30 m
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Awards

South African Horrorfest
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Jelly Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Grimmfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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