What is The Lost Room about?
A detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to an alternate universe.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A detective uncovers a motel room that opens to another universe, where suspense builds with every measured step.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on The Roku Channel (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
The Lost Room parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-PG promises: mild language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is The Lost Room scary?
- Only a little. The Lost Room has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Lost Room?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is The Lost Room rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Yes. Rated TV-PG, and the tags agree: mild language and a few tense moments.
Cast and crew
Created byChristopher Leone
StarringPeter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Peter Jacobson, Dennis Christopher, Chris Bauer, Elle Fanning
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