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| 14 Movies Like Roommates You Must See If Netflix’s Chaotic Campus Comedy Left You Stressed and Laughing. (Credits: Netflix) |
Netflix’s Roommates has landed as one of those sharply awkward comedies people cannot stop discussing. What starts as a hopeful first-year uni friendship between shy fresher Devon Weisz and magnetic social queen Celeste Durand quickly turns into a nightmare flat-share packed with boundary issues, manipulation and second-hand embarrassment. It is funny, tense, uncomfortable and strangely relatable for anyone who has ever lived with the wrong person.
The film taps into something bigger than messy student housing. It is about insecurity, loneliness, wanting to belong and realising too late that not every confident person is healthy company.
If Roommates had you laughing through gritted teeth, these 14 films bring the same energy: chaotic friendships, identity crises, school politics and young people making dreadful decisions with full confidence.
Fans online have had mixed but loud reactions. Some praised the film’s fearless humour and painfully accurate uni awkwardness, while others said Celeste was the sort of flatmate who would make anyone start browsing emergency housing listings at 2am. Many viewers especially connected with Devon’s struggle to grow a backbone. Naturally, social media has chosen sides.
14 Movies Like Roommates on Netflix
1. Do Revenge (2022)
If you liked watching young women fight back when life turns nasty, Do Revenge is an easy first pick. Drea Torres loses her polished social status after a private video spreads, while newcomer Eleanor is still dealing with an old rumour that refuses to die. Together they build a plan to settle scores.
The film is glossy, fast and deliciously ruthless. Like Roommates, it understands that teenage and student social politics can feel more dangerous than they should. Also, nobody in this film makes calm decisions, which helps.
2. The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Nadine Franklin feels like the only sensible person in a deeply annoying world. Then her best mate starts dating her older brother, and things spiral further. She turns to her dryly sarcastic teacher for guidance, which may or may not help.
Like Devon, Nadine is isolated, reactive and desperate to be understood. It is funny, sharp and painfully honest about growing up when everyone else seems to be coping better than you.
3. Booksmart (2019)
Two academic overachievers realise they spent school focused on grades while everyone else somehow managed grades and fun. So they attempt to fix years of missed chaos in one night.
Booksmart shares Roommates’ love of awkward energy, female friendship and situations getting worse every five minutes. It also proves that panic with confidence is still panic.
4. Easy A (2010)
A harmless lie turns Olive Penderghast into the centre of school gossip, and instead of stopping it, she leans in. Naturally, this creates more problems than solutions.
Like Roommates, it explores reputation, identity and how quickly social spaces can become hostile. Plus, Emma Stone delivers the kind of wit that makes disaster look stylish.
5. The DUFF (2015)
When Bianca Piper learns she has been labelled the “Designated Ugly Fat Friend”, she decides to rewrite the script. What follows is a battle with labels, shallow classmates and self-doubt.
This one connects with Roommates through insecurity and learning to stand up for yourself. Also, teenagers creating cruel categories remains one of society’s stranger hobbies.
6. Lady Bird (2017)
Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson wants out of Sacramento, out of limitations and occasionally out of conversations with her mum. She spends her final school year chasing freedom, romance and reinvention.
Fans of Devon’s search for independence will appreciate this. It is clever, emotional and understands that becoming yourself often involves embarrassing phases.
7. Banana Split (2018)
After a break-up, April unexpectedly becomes mates with her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend Clara. Because that always goes smoothly.
The film captures jealousy, tenderness and messy boundaries brilliantly. If Roommates showed how female dynamics can turn toxic, Banana Split shows how strange and sincere they can also be.
8. You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
Stacy Friedman wants the perfect celebration and the perfect future. Then friendship drama and crush complications wreck the plan.
It is lighter than Roommates, but still digs into betrayal, social embarrassment and young people treating one event like it decides their destiny. Which, to be fair, many still do.
9. Eighth Grade (2018)
Kayla Day gives online confidence advice while barely surviving real life. During her final week of middle school, she navigates parties, anxiety and the terrifying sport known as social interaction.
If you felt for Devon trying to fit in, this hits the same nerve. Honest, awkward and brilliantly observed.
10. Shiva Baby (2020)
Danielle attends a mourning gathering and keeps bumping into people she would rather avoid, including an ex and a financially complicated romance. The room gets smaller with every minute.
This film shares Roommates’ talent for discomfort. You may laugh, but your shoulders will remain tense throughout.
11. Frances Ha (2012)
Frances is drifting through adulthood, friendships and finances while pretending she absolutely has a plan. She does not.
Like Devon, she wants connection and direction but keeps colliding with reality. It is warm, witty and painfully accurate about being lost in your twenties.
12. Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Lonely and obsessive Ingrid becomes fixated on an influencer lifestyle and inserts herself into a stranger’s world.
If Celeste’s manipulative behaviour fascinated you, this takes that discomfort further. It is darkly funny and eerily modern.
13. Mean Girls (2004)
A student enters the glittering madness of elite school cliques and discovers popularity comes with rules, traps and emotional casualties.
Still one of the sharpest takes on female social warfare. Roommates fans will recognise the smiling cruelty instantly.
14. Mistress America (2015)
A lonely college freshman becomes enchanted by her future stepsister, a wildly charismatic older woman who seems to have life sorted. She very much does not.
This makes a perfect companion piece to Roommates: admiration, dependency, illusion and the danger of mistaking confidence for stability..
The reaction to lists like this always splits viewers. Some say Do Revenge is the clear winner, others swear by Booksmart, while a loud corner of the internet insists Shiva Baby is the true anxiety masterpiece. Fair enough. Taste is personal, unlike Celeste, who respected no boundaries whatsoever.
Which one is your favourite, and did we miss a better pick? Drop your ranking, defend your unpopular choice and let the arguments begin.