History Trivia / Room

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: No relation to ''Film/TheRoom''. They even had similar official website [=URLs=].

* NamesTheSame: No relation to ''Film/TheRoom''. They even had similar official website [=URLs=].

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Surprisingly averted for the most part. Most of the shows Jack favors still have some relevancy years after the book was written. His cousin Branwen (AdaptedOut from the movie), however, loves ''Series/HannahMontana''. By the time the movie came out, not only had the shown been over for years, Music/MileyCyrus infamously asserted herself as HotterAndSexier. Even in 2015, Hannah Montana was ''long'' forgotten.

* AwardCategoryFraud: Jacob Tremblay was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the SAG Awards, despite the fact that he appears in almost every scene, and has more screen time than Brie Larson.

* LifeImitatesArt: Three years after the book's release, the crimes of Ariel Castro were discovered in Ohio, the same state where the story is set in. Castro pretended to have a dog in order to lure in his first victim, Michelle Knight, who was raped, impregnated, and forced to abort [[FreakierThanFiction several times]]. He also had a child by rape with his second victim, Amanda Berry, who was raised by her in captivity and was six years old when they were rescued.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Surprisingly averted for the most part. Most of the shows Jack favors still have some relevancy years after the book was written. His cousin Branwen (AdaptedOut from the movie), however, loves ''Series/HannahMontana''. By the time the movie came out, not only had the shown been over for years, Music/MileyCyrus infamously asserted herself as HotterAndSexier. Even 2015, Hannah Montana was ''long'' forgotten.

* ActorInspiredElement: When Joan Allen came on board, the role of Nancy was expanded considerably.

** For Brie Larson. While she's been around for over a decade, having appeared in films like ''Film/{{Hoot}}'' and ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and was part of the cast of ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'', her Oscar-winning role as Ma is going to be remembered as her true breakout role -- unless you consider it to be ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' instead.

* EnforcedMethodActing:

** Jacob Tremblay could not bring himself to yell at Brie Larson, so the director had the entire cast and crew jump up and down on set yelling until he was able to.

* DawsonCasting: Jacob Tremblay, who plays 5-year-old Jack, was actually 8 when the movie was shot (November-December 2014).

** For Brie Larson. While she's been around for over a decade, having appeared in films like ''Film/{{Hoot}}'' and ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and was part of the cast of ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'', her Oscar-winning role as Ma is going to be remembered as her true breakout role —- unless you consider it to be ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' instead.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The lead role was neck and neck between Brie Larson and Creator/ShaileneWoodley. Both had starred together in ''Film/TheSpectacularNow''. Rooney Mara and Emma Watson were also considered.

** For Brie Larson. While she's been around for over a decade, having appeared in films like ''Film/{{Hoot}}'' and ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and was part of the cast of ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'', her Oscar-winning role as Ma is going to be remembered as her true breakout role.

** For Brie Larson. While she's been around for over a decade, having appeared in films like ''Film/{{Hoot}}'' and ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and was part of the cast of ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'', her Oscar-winning role as Ma is going to be remembered as her true breakout role. Sure enough, she ended up cast as the lead in ''Film/CaptainMarvel'' not long after the Oscar win.

* StarMakingRole: For Brie Larson. While she's been around for over a decade, having appeared in films like ''Film/{{Hoot}}'' and ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and was part of the cast of ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'', her Oscar-winning role as Ma is going to be remembered as her true breakout role. Sure enough, she ended up cast as the lead in ''Film/CaptainMarvel'' not long after the Oscar win.

* StarMakingRole: For Brie Larson. While she's been around for over a decade, having appeared in films like ''Film/{{Hoot}}'' and ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and was part of the cast of ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'', her Oscar-winning role as Ma is going to be remembered as her true breakout role. Sure enough, she ended up cast as the lead in ''Film/CaptainMarvel2017'' not long after the Oscar win.

* DyeingForYourArt: As MethodActing, Brie Larson researched the role by spending a month isolated in her apartment. By the last days, she was approaching a breakdown.

* StarMakingRole: For Brie Larson. While she's been around for over a decade, having appeared in films like ''Film/{{Hoot}}'' and ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and was part of the cast of ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'', her Oscar-winning role as Ma is going to be remembered as her true breakout role.
* ThoseTwoActors: William H. Macy and Joan Allen play Ma's parents in the film, 17 years after playing a similarly fractured married couple in ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}''. They both also appeared in the film ''Film/SearchingForBobbyFischer''.

* DawsonCasting: a small example, Jacob Tremblay, who plays 5-year-old Jack, was actually 8 when the movie was shot (november-december 2014).

* ThoseTwoActors: William H. Macy and Joan Allen play Ma's parents in the film, 17 years after playing a similarly fractured married couple in ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}''. They both also appeared in the film ''Searching for Bobby Fischer''.

* ThoseTwoActors: William H. Macy and Joan Allen play Ma's parents in the film, 17 years after playing a similarly fractured married couple in ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}''. They also appeared in the film ''Searching for Bobby Fischer''.