Movies and TvShows featuring "renting-a-room" theme.

After being released from a prison, a prostitute named Kelly arrives in a small town looking for a fresh start. She becomes involved with the local police and a wealthy playboy, leading to a series of shocking events and a moral awakening.

Ask the Dust is a romantic drama set in 1930s Los Angeles, following the story of a young writer whose life changes when he meets a Mexican-American waitress. Their relationship is tested by racism, love, and the harsh reality of the Great Depression.

When an elderly man, Mister Henri, rents a room to a student, Constance, they both find their lives taking unexpected turns. As they navigate their differences and clash of personalities, they form an unlikely bond that leads to personal growth and life-changing experiences.

Sound of the Sea is a drama and romance movie based on a novel. The story revolves around a literature teacher who falls in love with a younger woman. Tragedy strikes when the woman's suitor sabotages their relationship, leading to a series of events including an elopement, a storm, and a presumed death. The movie explores themes of love, lust, infidelity, and the power of literature.

Cosmos is a surreal comedy that follows the story of an aspiring writer who rents a room in a boarding house. As he navigates through his everyday life, he encounters various bizarre situations and encounters, including dead animals, surreal characters, and unusual events. The movie explores themes of creativity, relationships, and the absurdity of life.

A drama about forbidden love and family affairs in Romania.

Julie just started university in Bordeaux. She moves into the house of Elizabeth, an old widow who lends her a room in exchange for her help with daily chores. There’s one condition: acting as if Victor, Elizabeth’s dead husband, was still alive. But soon, Julie starts feeling his presence… and an inescapable and dangerous love triangle begins.

Shared Rooms is a romantic holiday-themed comedy/drama set in the backdrop of Christmas, following the intertwining lives of a group of tenants living in a house. The movie explores themes like love, family, and self-discovery in a light-hearted and entertaining manner. It delves into the stories of different characters, including a painter, a writer, a teenager, and two gay couples.

Harry Lund is having a bad day. First he gets fired. And then loses his entire fortune at an illegal gambling club. On his way out, he is assaulted and drugged by unknown men, and wakes up in a car with another man. A very dead man. A very murdered man. And Harry's penknife sticks out of his body. Harry flees in panic to Stockholm. And now not only the bad guys are close on his heels - but also the police...

Damn Yankees is a comedic fantasy musical about a middle-aged man who sells his soul to the devil in order to become a young, talented baseball player for the Washington Senators. He must navigate the challenges of dealing with the devil and balancing his newfound success with his personal life.

Remake of the 1987 comedy about a pair of unlikely travel companions trying to make their destinations in time for the Holiday weekend.

After being framed for a diamond theft, a female ex-convict goes on the run to prove her innocence. With the help of a parole officer and a diner waitress, she must navigate a dark web of betrayal and deception to find the truth before it's too late.

Waiting for his big dream (a film role) to come true, Pablo works as a training actor in a patient-care programme at a medical faculty and a paid participant in group therapy sessions. To make ends meet, he sublets a room in his apartment in a suburb of Santiago de Chile. However, he seems to have lost control when his housemate departs, leaving him with rent arrears, a collection of plants, a dog, a woolly jumper, and... a house ghost. Pablo is 30, and when it comes to romance he is also chasing apparitions. He is secretly still in love with his ex-boyfriend, a popular YouTuber.

At Granny's House is a thrilling movie about a woman who goes to stay with her grandmother and becomes trapped in her own home with a caretaker who turns out to be a serial killer. As she tries to escape, she uncovers dark secrets about her own family.

Dick Logan, a young writer, stops at a little border town and takes lodging at the Mexican Inn. Two tramps see the amount of money he has and plan to steal it. In the town he befriends a Mexican girl by stopping her uncle from beating her for having broken a water jar. Retiring to his room, he is awakened by the two tramps breaking into his room. He steals out and gets lodging at a nearby house, which happens to be the home of the Mexican girl and her uncle. The tramps follow him and try again. The girl, however, saves him from harm, and it looks as if Dick had found a real heroine for a real romance.

Jerónimo is an antisocial local man who rents rooms in his home to expats so he can snoop around their belongings. One day Sanna arrives, a girl who will change Jerónimo’s life. They start getting closer until Jerónimo discovers that Sanna is hiding something in his house.

Young Małgorzata leads a very boring life as a cashier. One day a robber riddles her bank car with bullets, kills the driver and two security guards and takes the money. The police finds out that the stolen banknotes are being spent at a fashionable spa resort. The only way to find the criminal is to favor Małgorzata with a seaside holiday in the company of a handsome Captain as her brother.

The mis-adventures of three Polish-Jews on the road to Gdansk is the basis for this German comedy that was filmed in New York, Germany, and Poland. Genovefa and Moshe have been married and living in New York for 30 years. Physically the couple resembles Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sprat. The two have decided to return to Poland for a visit. They intend to have Moshe's best friend Isaac, an unlucky, depressive German, take care of their house while they are gone. Unfortunately, Isaac loses his job before they go and ends up accompanying them on a Polish freighter. When the ship dies in a German port, the threesome must go overland to Gdansk. They encounter many mishaps along the way.

In the midst of his mundane life, a loner sound engineer becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl. As he follows clues and eavesdrops on conversations, he uncovers a web of secrets and deception. With his sarcastic tone and quirky personality, he navigates through a neighborhood filled with suspicious characters, including a cheating wife, a jealous husband, and a homeless man. Along the way, he encounters a redheaded woman who holds the key to the mystery. Will he be able to solve the case or will his obsession lead him astray?

Filipina performance artist Bethesda moves into an art commune to search for her long missing biological mother. Along the way, she comes to realize that she just might be a fairy princess, fruit fly.