01 The eccentric tenants of a crumbling apartment building harbor a horrifying secret about their landlord.
6 Best Boarding House and Rooming House Movies
By Vlad Zakh · April 6, 2026
Drama feel goodthought provoking
The shared boarding house, thrown together by chance and circumstance, has given cinema some of its richest ensemble dramas about hope and community.
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02 A New York playwright hired by Hollywood suffers crippling writer's block in a decaying, mysterious hotel.
03 A struggling theatrical boarding house owner schemes to keep her eccentric tenants from being evicted.
04 The intertwining lives of guests at a luxurious Berlin hotel unfold over one fateful stay.
05 A group of aspiring actresses sharing a boarding house compete for the same coveted Broadway roles.
06 A wandering intellectual and a desperate gangster converge at a remote desert diner and gas station.
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