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Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst starrer Hollywood crime comedy drama movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and received a thunderous standing ovation. Channing, who is known for his charm and dance moves, delivers what critics are calling the most mature performance of his career in Roofman. The film is based on the true story of Jeffrey ‘Rooftop Robber’ Manchester. The movie is set to hit the silver screens on October 10, 2025. After its theatrical release, the film is expected to be released on the OTT platform Lionsgate Play. Indian viewers can watch the movie on OTT platform post its theatrical release.

What Is Roofman All About?

The movie is a biopic of the fugitive Jeffrey Manchester, a former United States Army Reserve officer, known colloquially as Roofman. The film focuses on his propensity to steal from branches of McDonald's after entering their premises via the roof. Roofman features Channing Tatum as Jeffrey Manchester, Kirsten Dunst as Leigh Wainscott, Ben Mendelsohn as Ron Smith, Peter Dinklage as Mitch, Uzo Aduba as Eileen, Juno Temple as Michelle, Emory Cohen as Otis. It has been directed by Derek Cianfrance and produced by Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery and Dylan Sellers.

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Director Derek Cianfrance told the Toronto crowd during a post-screening Q&A, “I wanted to find something that reminded me why I fell in love with movies in the first place. This story sounded wild, almost funny at first. But the more I thought about it, the more I realised tragedy and comedy are two sides of the same coin. I wanted to make a film that spins between both.”

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Speaking about the film at TIFF, Channing Tatum said, “This movie is, I mean, I think comedy in general is always best seen with, like, a large group of people so you can all laugh together and it's just beauty. It's just beauty that way. It's binary. It’s funny. But, also, you're going to feel something in this movie as well. It has a really interesting tone that isn't just, you know, it's not jump street. This is very, very far from that. It really does have something, I think, that is, only Derek's tone. Derek's tone is a very specific thing and every single thing in this movie is a real event. It happens and it seems larger than fiction but it's just nuts.”