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Roommates (2026 film)

2026 film directed by Chandler Levack

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ138566602 ↗
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Roommates is a 2026 American black comedy film directed by Chandler Levack and written by Jimmy Fowlie and Ceara O'Sullivan. The film stars Sadie Sandler and Chloe East.

The film tells the story of two college freshmen—one naive, the other cool and confident—who become roommates as they face different obstacles of living in the same dormitory. Their story is told by the Dean of Student Life, who knew them, to two present day roommates with similar issues.

Roommates was released on Netflix on April 17, 2026. It was met with mixed reviews.

Plot

Luna and Auguste are Walton University dorm roommates. Starting as friends, their later disagreements escalate into a feud. They meet with Dean of Student Life Robyn Schilling. Hoping they work out their differences, she tells them a story from years earlier to prove things could always be worse.

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