The Room is a thriller film about a man named Jack who moves into a newly refurbished apartment. He soon discovers that all previous tenants have died mysteriously. Jack receives disturbing photos of the past deaths and learns the killer, Walter Sullivan, targets people living in his apartment room. Walter kills Jack's girlfriend to torment him. Jack seeks answers from the superintendent, who is Walter's father. Walter enters and kills his father, but Jack fights back and defeats Walter by decapitating him. The film aims to psychologically engage viewers through its elaborate plot and Walter's unusual motive of reuniting with his deceased mother's soul.