Knocked Up (2007)
Rope (1948)
The Roommates: Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan
Annoying Habits: These guys are a match made in heaven, but they’re still two horrible people co-existing as roommates.
How so? Well, they decide to commit a murder as an experiment, killing a former classmate just “for the sake of danger”.
If We Lived With Them: We’d be the most paranoid people on the planet.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010)
The Roommate: Scott Pilgrim
Annoying Habits: Another leecher, Scott hasn’t got a job, and only manages to survive thanks to his charitable friend Wallace (Kieran Culkin). They even have to share a bed. That’s how bad it is.
If We Lived With Them: We’d make Scott pay for his lodgings by entertaining us. Funny hats and tutus a must. Plus rollerskates and jelly. Just ‘cos.
The Roommate (2011)
The Roommate: Rebecca Evans
Annoying Habits: Rebecca becomes completely obsessed with her uni buddy Sara when they're placed in the same dorm room together.
Wanting to monopolise all of her gorgeous roomie's time, Rebecca even goes so far as to impersonate Sara during a phone call with her ex-boyfriend.
If We Lived With Them: We’d get a restraining order pronto. And divide the room’s assets in our favour. Crazy bitch.
In Her Shoes (2005)
The Roommate: Maggie
Annoying Habits: How doth thou annoy me? Oh, let me count the ways. Once; coming in drunk and ruining another pair of my best shoes.
Twice; getting drunk and forcing me to come collect you, then creating a scene at the parent’s house. Thrice; oh yeah, sleeping with my very hot date . At least you’re my sister. Humph.
If We Lived With Them: First we’d hide all the booze. Then all the shoes. And then we’d change the locks. Just as a final precaution.
Dead Man On Campus (1998)
The Roommates: Josh and Cooper
Annoying Habits: More murderous designs take place behind closed doors here, with Josh and Cooper discovering that college rules dictate that if your roommate kills himself, you get straight As as compensation.
It becomes their mission, then, to find a depressive roommate who’ll off himself before term’s over.
If We Lived With Them: We’d discover their plans (we’re clever like that) and toy with them for the entire year, finding ingenious ways to pretend we’ve killed ourselves. Pay. Back.
Notting Hill (1999)
The Roommate: Spike
Annoying Habits: Giving Welshmen everywhere a bad name, Spike, to be put it bluntly, is a total slob.
Meandering around wearing only his pants, actively seeking out spank bank material and possessing no common sense whatsoever, he’s a walking disaster. But he has got a lovely heart, which has to count for summat.
If We Lived With Them: We’d insist that he foot the bill for a daily cleaner to come in and pick up after his mess. Oh, and he’d have to wear trousers. Always. That bit’s non-negotiable.
PCU (1994)
The Roommate: James ‘Droz’ Andrews
Annoying Habits: Droz was born to party. Unfortunately, he’s been stuck with a nerd for a roommate in the form of Rand McPherson (David Spade), who was born to perfect being a geek.
Ignoring McPherson’s protests, Droz plays heavy metal as loud as he can and likes to vigorously dry hump his bed.
If We Lived With Them: We’d party so hard with Droz that he decides to become T-total the next day out of sheer fear for his life.
Three Men And A Baby (1987)
The Roommate: Jack
Annoying Habits: Oh, you know, having a baby with a British woman who then leaves said baby on your doorstep while Jack’s off filming something out of town.
Jack’s basically a child in a grown man’s body, which means he – and his bachelor roomies – are completely clueless when his bambino enters their lives - and well and truly screws everything up.
If We Lived With Them: We’d leave little jars of condoms all over his bedroom. Better safe than sorry.
Showgirls (1995)
The Roommate: Nomi Malone
Annoying Habits: Stripping, having dolphin sex and generally being an uneducated, annoying vamp who can’t even pronounce ‘Gucci’ correctly. That’s just unforgiveable, daaaahling.
She’s also a massive liar with a secret past – which gets her roomie beaten and raped by a musician, turning Nomi into a wholly unconvincing prossie avenger.
If We Lived With Them: We’d switch all the liquids around between her various shampoos, nail polish removers etc, then change the seams in all of her clothes so that they’re suddenly too small for her. Wait for inevitable meltdown, then call the men in white coats.
