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Chatroom

  • 20102010
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  • 1h 37m
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Chatroom (2010)
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Five teenagers with different personalities are introduced to one another in a chatroom called "Chelsea Teens!" But one shows its darker side, threatening the others' lives.Five teenagers with different personalities are introduced to one another in a chatroom called "Chelsea Teens!" But one shows its darker side, threatening the others' lives.Five teenagers with different personalities are introduced to one another in a chatroom called "Chelsea Teens!" But one shows its darker side, threatening the others' lives.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
9.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,827
2,269
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    • Director
      • Hideo Nakata
    • Writer
      • Enda Walsh(play)
    • Stars
      • Jacob Anderson
      • Matthew Ashforde
      • Dorothy Atkinson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Hideo Nakata
    • Writer
      • Enda Walsh(play)
    • Stars
      • Jacob Anderson
      • Matthew Ashforde
      • Dorothy Atkinson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 50User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Chatroom
    Trailer 1:48
    Chatroom

    Photos22

    Matthew Beard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Imogen Poots, Daniel Kaluuya, and Hannah Murray in Chatroom (2010)
    Matthew Beard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Imogen Poots, Daniel Kaluuya, and Hannah Murray in Chatroom (2010)
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Chatroom (2010)
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Imogen Poots, and Daniel Kaluuya in Chatroom (2010)
    Matthew Beard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Imogen Poots, Daniel Kaluuya, and Hannah Murray in Chatroom (2010)
    Tuppence Middleton in Chatroom (2010)
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Hannah Murray in Chatroom (2010)
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Imogen Poots, and Hannah Murray in Chatroom (2010)
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Imogen Poots, and Hannah Murray in Chatroom (2010)
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Chatroom (2010)
    Imogen Poots and Hannah Murray in Chatroom (2010)
    Imogen Poots in Chatroom (2010)

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    Jacob Anderson
    Jacob Anderson
    • Si
    Matthew Ashforde
    • Jim's Father
    Dorothy Atkinson
    Dorothy Atkinson
    • Emily's Mother
    Matthew Beard
    Matthew Beard
    • Jim
    Alex Blake
    Alex Blake
    • Man on Mobile Phone
    Noa Bodner
    Noa Bodner
    • Woman at Book Launch
    Amanda Boxer
    Amanda Boxer
    • Mrs. Sinclair
    Lorraine Cheshire
    • Yorkshire Housewife
    Megan Dodds
    Megan Dodds
    • Grace
    Michelle Fairley
    Michelle Fairley
    • Rosie
    Matthew Fenton
    • Young Jim
    Elarica Johnson
    Elarica Johnson
    • Ushi
    • (as Elarica Gallacher)
    Nicholas Gleaves
    Nicholas Gleaves
    • Paul
    Ross Gurney-Randall
    • Large Camden Man
    Gerald Home
    • Tony Layton
    Karin Ichihashi
    • Japanese Girl
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • William
    • (as Aaron Johnson)
    Daniel Kaluuya
    Daniel Kaluuya
    • Mo
    • Director
      • Hideo Nakata
    • Writer
      • Enda Walsh(play) (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      While the film advertises "from the director of The Ring" director Hideo Nakata was, in fact, the director of the original Japanese film Ringu (1998) to which would inspire the American remake The Ring (2002) by American director Gore Verbinski. Nakata however would return to direct the American sequel The Ring Two (2005)
    • Quotes

      Eva: Come on! Come on, get personal. Who is it? Who does Jim hate?

      Jim: Me.

      Mo: Really, Jim?

      Eva: You hate yourself... So what?

      Emily: D'you have an OK family life?

      Jim: [Nods] Yeah. Yeah. I don't have a father. But my mum is really nice.

      Eva: So you hate yourself, because?

      Jim: I've been on anti-depressants for two years.

      Emily: And... Do they help? Do you know if they're helping?

      Jim: I don't know... Maybe...

      William: Come off the medication. If you want to feel like a person again... Come off them.

    • Alternate versions
      The film was altered based on advice given by the BBFC at the script stage to avoid a potential 18 certificate. Several lines of sexual dialogue were altered, and the filmmakers were also advised to avoid "novel detail" when it came to shoot the suicide scenes.
    • Connections
      References Bugsy Malone (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Disconnect
      Performed by Richie Hawtin (as Plastikman)

      Written by Richie Hawtin

      Published by Mute Song Limited

      Licensed courtesy of Mute Records Ltd

    User reviews50

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Stagey but clever, thought provoking cyberworld teenage drama thriller
    Saw this at a London hotel preview screening today.

    Top marks for effort in trying to translate internet chat rooms onto the screen. It did take me quite a while to adjust to the visual interpretations of online cyberworld chatting but having said that, it was very cleverly done if a bit stagy. This is not a horror film. Despite the surrealistic online interpretation, this was first and foremost a dark teenage drama that quite effectively highlights the dangerous mental traps that socially withdrawn youngsters can face online in real life. Maybe parents of teenagers who spends all their time on the internet, may well find this to be a horror film and start taking away their kids computers, then push a football into their hands.

    Of course this being cinema, liberties need to be taken with plausibility to turn this intriguing drama into a dark thriller. But it works. Its just that it took a heck of a long time to really get going with the main plot. The dialogue also felt very sluggish. The young actors however, were very good and did well to emote their feelings convincingly.

    I was very bewildered at the inclusion of a couple of stop motion animated cartoons which I get the impression were supposed to be darkly funny but I did not find it in the least bit amusing. Maybe that was the idea but it served no purpose in the flow of the movie for me. Also, this being a British Film Four production, it feels so, and you wont find any money spent on special effects apart from a change of wallpaper in the chat rooms.

    Overall though, this is a very good thought provoking film with decent performances from the young cast. It is an effective thriller but very sluggish until it really picks up momentum in the 3rd act.
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    5
    • theycallmemrglass
    • Dec 2, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2010 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ch@troom
    • Filming locations
      • Camden Lock, Chalk Farm Road, Camden, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Ruby Films
      • Film4
      • UK Film Council
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $683,912
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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