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    Take Me to Hell 2025 POSTER

    Take Me to Hell

    2025

    Indonesian

    4

    boarding house

    college student

    ghost

    haunted

    Horror

    pocong

    sacrifice

    Thriller

    Lena and her brother, Benhur, moved from Jakarta to Malang for college and stayed in a cozy boarding house owned by Mrs. Astri and Mr. Wiryo. Every week, all tenants gathered for a communal dinner. However, the peace turned into terror when a tenant had a strange dream and claimed the house was haunted, even seeing a hanging pocong. At first, no one believed it—until Lena saw it herself. This was no ordinary boarding house. The price to stay wasn’t money, but lives.
    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne 1987 POSTER

    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

    1987

    English

    7.0

    9

    100%

    75%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    boarding house

    despair

    Drama

    dublin, ireland

    hotel

    loneliness

    Romance

    Jack Clayton Jack Clayton Director Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen as (as Aidan Murphy) Alan Devlin Alan Devlin as Father Quigley Maggie Smith Maggie Smith as Judith Hearne Prunella Scales Prunella Scales as Moira O'Neill
    A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.
    The L-Shaped Room 1962 POSTER

    The L-Shaped Room

    1962

    English

    7.3

    7

    67%

    82%

    Action

    boarding house

    Drama

    kitchen sink realism

    landlady

    london, england

    pregnancy

    Romance

    Bryan Forbes Bryan Forbes Director Avis Bunnage Avis Bunnage as Doris Brock Peters Brock Peters as Johnny Kay Walsh Kay Walsh as Prostitute Anthony Booth Anthony Booth as Youth in Street
    Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.
    The Guest 1963 POSTER

    The Guest

    1963

    English

    7.1

    8

    1960s

    Action

    boarding house

    Drama

    homeless man

    home renovation

    Clive Donner Clive Donner Director Robert Shaw Robert Shaw as Aston Donald Pleasence Donald Pleasence as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins Harold Pinter Harold Pinter as Man Alan Bates Alan Bates as Mick
    Aston, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes in Mac Davies, an old derelict who has been fired from a menial job in a café. In time Aston offers him a job as caretaker of the house. Aston's brother, Mick - a taunting, quasi-sadist - harasses the derelict when his brother is away, countermanding his orders...
    The Conspirator 2010 POSTER

    The Conspirator

    2010

    English

    6.9

    33

    56%

    62%

    Action

    boarding house

    conspiracy

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    lawyer

    military tribunal

    president

    trial

    Robert Redford Robert Redford Director James McAvoy James McAvoy as Frederick Aiken Robert C. Treveiler Robert C. Treveiler as General Harris Norman Reedus Norman Reedus as Lewis Payne Chris Bauer Chris Bauer as Major Smith
    Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
    Manhandled 1924 POSTER

    Manhandled

    1924

    English

    6.7

    5

    Action

    boarding house

    Comedy

    Drama

    inventor

    mechanic

    melancholy

    model

    society

    Allan Dwan Allan Dwan Director Arthur Housman Arthur Housman as Chip Thorndyke Tom Moore Tom Moore as Jim Hogan Ian Keith Ian Keith as Robert Brandt Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson as Tessie McGuire
    A comedy which concerns the struggles of an ambitious department store sales clerk who is caught up in New York high society.
    Stage Door 1937 POSTER

    Stage Door

    1937

    English

    7.7

    6

    96%

    87%

    Action

    audition

    based on play or musical

    boarding house

    Comedy

    Drama

    producer

    Romance

    roommate

    roommates

    Gregory La Cava Gregory La Cava Director Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin as Carmichael Mary Stewart Mary Stewart as Dancer / Singer Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds as Henry Sims Jack Carson Jack Carson as Mr. Milbanks
    The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel.
    Hell Drivers 1957 POSTER

    Hell Drivers

    1957

    English

    7.2

    8

    83%

    85%

    Action

    boarding house

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    fistfight

    fraud

    noir

    rivalry

    Thriller

    Cy Endfield Cy Endfield Director John Horsley John Horsley as Doctor Attending Gino Sean Connery Sean Connery as Johnny Kates Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson as Scottie Ronnie Barker Ronnie Barker as Worker at ballast pit
    An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
    The Murderer Lives at Number 21 1942 POSTER

    The Murderer Lives at Number 21

    1942

    French

    7.3

    4

    80%

    82%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    boarding house

    Comedy

    Crime

    french noir

    Mystery

    paris, france

    police inspector

    serial killer

    Thriller

    Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot Director Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières as Jean-Baptiste Turlot Odette Talazac Odette Talazac as Madame Point Huguette Vivier Huguette Vivier as Mademoiselle Vania Daniel Gélin Daniel Gélin as (uncredited)
    Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.
    The Old Fashioned Way 1934 POSTER

    The Old Fashioned Way

    1934

    English

    7.3

    2

    83%

    83%

    Action

    boarding house

    Comedy

    pre-code

    pre-unix

    vaudevillian

    William Beaudine William Beaudine Director Georgie Billings Georgie Billings as Kid in Railroad Car Sam Flint Sam Flint as Kid's Father Richard Carle Richard Carle as Sheriff of Barnesville Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence as Undetermined Role
    The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.
    Drive 1997 POSTER

    Drive

    1997

    English

    6.6

    41

    68%

    68%

    Action

    Adventure

    best friend

    boarding house

    Comedy

    cyborg

    martial arts

    road trip

    rocket launcher

    Sci-Fi

    Steve Wang Steve Wang Director Sean Moran Sean Moran as Boothe Brittany Murphy Brittany Murphy as Deliverance Bodine Kadeem Hardison Kadeem Hardison as Malik Brody Ron Yuan Ron Yuan as Razor Scarred
    A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
    In the White City 1983 POSTER

    In the White City

    1983

    French

    7.3

    5

    90%

    90%

    Action

    boarding house

    Drama

    lisbon, portugal

    merchant marine

    waitress

    Alain Tanner Alain Tanner Director Julia Vonderlinn Julia Vonderlinn as Élisa / The Swiss woman Cecília Guimarães Cecília Guimarães as La dame du train José Carvalho José Carvalho as Le patron Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz as Paul
    Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.
    Twisted Nerve 1968 POSTER

    Twisted Nerve

    1968

    English

    7.0

    4

    65%

    65%

    Action

    boarding house

    down syndrome

    Drama

    obsession

    stepfather

    Thriller

    Roy Boulting Roy Boulting Director Norman Chappell Norman Chappell as Butler Timothy Bateson Timothy Bateson as Mr. Groom John Harvey John Harvey as Store Detective Timothy West Timothy West as Superintendant Dakin
    Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.
    No One Gets Out Alive 2021 POSTER

    No One Gets Out Alive

    2021

    English

    5.4

    56

    68%

    40%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    boarding house

    Drama

    haunted house

    Horror

    immigrant

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Santiago Menghini Santiago Menghini Director David Figlioli David Figlioli as Becker David Barrera David Barrera as Beto Alejandro Akara Alejandro Akara as Carlos Marc Menchaca Marc Menchaca as Red
    An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't escape.
    Sadie McKee 1934 POSTER

    Sadie McKee

    1934

    English

    6.8

    3

    70%

    70%

    big city

    boarding house

    desertion

    Drama

    maid

    Romance

    singer

    upper class

    Clarence Brown Clarence Brown Director Edward Arnold Edward Arnold as Brennan Minerva Urecal Minerva Urecal as Brennan's Cook's Assistant Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds as Dr. Branch Gene Raymond Gene Raymond as Tommy
    A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
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