23 Worst Movie Roommates

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Making life a living hell

Tootsie (1982)

Rules Of Attraction (2002)

The Roommate: Lara Holleran

Annoying Habits: Lara does what we all do when we head to university – she lets her hair down and has a good time.

But Lara takes it a step too far, bedding the entire football team, snorting cocaine, and ending up under the covers with roomie Lauren’s (Sharynn Sossamon) latest squeeze Sean (James Van Der Beek).

If We Lived With Them: We’d call AA and let them deal with her.

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

The Roommate: Elliot

Annoying Habits: Being a forthright actor with a gift for dramatics (just check out his insane-moody telephone box phone call) and disappearing when he’s needed. On the upside, he’s good with the kiddies.

In response, roomie Paula (Marsha Mason) is cold, aloof, and seriously judgemental. They deserve each other.

If W e Lived With Them: We’d sublet to someone else. We’re not dealing with all that romantic strife. Honestly.

Burlesque (2011)

The Roommate: Ali

Annoying Habits: Generally being a diva and a nuisance. When a fresh-in-LA Ali crashes on a co-workers sofa, she’s not exactly grateful – more grotty.

Leaving the entire place in disarray, she even goes around with some idiot in a flash car when she should really be shacking up with the totty from the club. Idiot.

If We Lived With Them: We’d throw a diva fit of our own and get her to clean her act up. Failing that - hair straightener wars!

Joshua Winning

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.