2025 · crime · comedy · drama
Roofman
Directed by Derek Cianfrance2h 6m2025
A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname "Roofman." After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.
Our read: Roofman (2025) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded crime · comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured crime / comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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