101 Movies Based In One Room
As a film genre I am a fan of films with people trapped in one room, I guess you could call them claustrophobic thrillers. A single set is a simple concept which calls for good acting... they might not be the best films ever but they make you 'think outside the box'.
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- DirectorLuis PiedrahitaRodrigo SopeñaStarsAlejo SaurasElena BallesterosLluís Homar4 mathematicians are invited to solve an enigma. Once there, they're locked in a mechanically shrinking room and given 1 minute to solve each puzzle via cellphone while also figuring out why they're there.8/10
- DirectorStuart HazeldineStarsAdar BeckGemma ChanNathalie CoxEight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a final test with just one seemingly simple question. However, it doesn't take long for confusion to ensue and tensions to unravel.8/10
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsClare BullusStanley TucciSimon MarkeyAt the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.8/10 - Also see The Wannsee Conference (1992).
- DirectorMikael HåfströmStarsJohn CusackSamuel L. JacksonMary McCormackA man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.8/10
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsJames CaanKathy BatesRichard FarnsworthAfter a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.8/10
- DirectorRod LurieStarsKevin PollakTimothy HuttonSheryl Lee RalphThe President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm8/10
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsNicole de BoerMaurice Dean WintDavid HewlettA group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.8/10
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsJohn CusackRay LiottaAmanda PeetStranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.7/10
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsJack LemmonGeorge C. ScottHume CronynTwelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.8/10
(I like this version better) - DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsGérard DepardieuRoman PolanskiSergio RubiniOnoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, out of breath and running madly, without clear memory of recent events, the Inspector is suspicious. Through interrogatory dialectic, the head of this lonely, isolated, broken-down police station tries to establish what has happened, by delving into the mind of his writer-hero, and clearing up a mysterious killing.
- DirectorBruce McDonaldStarsStephen McHattieLisa HouleGeorgina ReillyA radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.8/10
- CreatorSteve PembertonReece ShearsmithStarsReece ShearsmithSteve PembertonDerek JacobiGenre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.I tried not to include 'bottle episodes' in this list of films, but this series is a masterpiece, well worth a look...
- DirectorKim Seong-hunStarsHa Jung-wooBae DoonaOh Dal-suA man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped.8/10
- DirectorCraig MonahanStarsHugo WeavingTony MartinAaron JefferyA duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.8/10
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonJohn CenaLaith NakliTwo American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie HoldenA freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.7/10
- DirectorAaron HannMario MiscioneStarsAllegra MastersAimee McKayAshley KeyHeld captive and faced with their imminent executions, fifty strangers are forced to choose the one person among them who deserves to live.7/10
- DirectorSteven KnightStarsTom HardyOlivia ColmanRuth WilsonIvan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence.7/10
- DirectorStig SvendsenStarsChristopher BackusAníta BriemJohn GetzRacism collides with corporate greed when nine strangers - one of whom has a bomb - become trapped in a Wall Street elevator.7/10
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsNicole KidmanSam NeillBilly ZaneAfter a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.
- DirectorJohn HuddlesStarsJames D'ArcySophie LoweDaryl SabaraAt an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.7/10
- DirectorPatrick VollrathStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittOmid MemarAylin TezelWhen terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.
- DirectorMark YoungStarsMichael MadsenHarold PerrineauAmber BensonA stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.7/10
- DirectorJeff ProbstStarsErik PalladinoRyan ReynoldsDash MihokA man finds a wallet containing a winning lottery ticket worth $6 million.7/10 (Don't watch the last 3 minutes! trust me, just stop when he says I love you)
- DirectorOmid NooshinRidoin El AissatiStarsDougray ScottKara TointonIddo GoldbergA small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train battle their warped driver who has a dark plan for everyone on-board.7/10
- DirectorNicholas TomnayStarsDavid Hyde PierceClayne CrawfordNathaniel ParkerAn on-the-run convict looking for temporary cover finds it at the house of a very colorful character.7/10
- DirectorJames DylanStarsEliotDanika FieldsJ.C. Maçek IIIA man wakes trapped inside a cargo container with only a cell phone and is given 24 hours by his kidnappers to raise ten million dollars in ransom or die.
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsDylan McDermottYulia SnigirPeter FacinelliAfter waking up in a refrigerated meat locker, a man engages in a battle of wits with his captors, a group of Russian gangsters.7/10
- DirectorTravis OatesStarsMena SuvariBrian Austin GreenJoanne KellyTen people arrive at a secluded mountain resort to find it completely deserted. With no gas for the return trip, the visitors are forced to stay and investigate the mystery surrounding the abandoned lodge.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartJohn DallFarley GrangerTwo men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.7/10
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell CoreyA wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.7/10
- DirectorAlice TroughtonStarsDavid TennantCatherine TateBillie PiperAs part of a well-deserved holiday, the Doctor takes a tour on a planet called Midnight. Little does he know that something is knocking on the walls, although the planet shouldn't be inhabited. Soon the passengers begin to panic when one of them is possessed.6/10
- DirectorRodrigo CortésStarsRyan ReynoldsJosé Luis García-PérezRobert PatersonPaul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.7/10
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsJohn TravoltaSamuel L. JacksonConnie NielsenA D.E.A. Agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army Ranger Drill Sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.7/10
- DirectorHitoshi MatsumotoStarsHitoshi MatsumotoDavid QuinteroLuis AccinelliA man wakes up in a white room empty other than buttons on the walls, he must find out which button to push to get what he wants.6/10
- DirectorWes CravenStarsRachel McAdamsCillian MurphyBrian CoxA woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in a political assassination.6/10
- DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsJohnny DeppAngelina JoliePaul BettanyRevolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.Skip the first 75min
- DirectorWrion BowlingAdam C. CaudillStarsJoyce HshiehMichael Patrick LaneSarah StreetFive survivors wait out nuclear winter in a bomb shelter. The group struggles against the clock until it's safe to return to the surface. As weeks turn into months, one room proves too small for five people.6/10
- DirectorRichard SchenkmanStarsDavid Lee SmithTony ToddJohn BillingsleyAn impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.6/10
- DirectorJames WanStarsCary ElwesLeigh WhannellDanny GloverTwo strangers awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, and soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.6/10
- DirectorNick HammStarsThora BirchDesmond HarringtonDaniel BrocklebankFour teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.6/10
- DirectorWinston AzzopardiStarsJoe AzzopardiA lone fisherman encounters a seemingly abandoned yacht in an eerie fog bank. Whilst trying to do the right thing the most inexplicable and terrifying nightmare begins.
- DirectorPeter HewittStarsEddie IzzardCiarán HindsAlun ArmstrongEvans, a sly horror screenwriter suspected in a series of grisly murders of women whose heads were taken by the killer as trophies, is interrogated by Jack Lynch, a clever hardboiled homicide detective whom every cop idolizes.
- DirectorTravis BetzStarsJeremiah BirkettSarah LassezWard RobertsA man uses a demon to save his girlfriend but the demon has a nefarious plan.7/10
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJodie FosterKristen StewartForest WhitakerA divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.6/10
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMartin LandauJohn van DreelenBob KelljanA defector is trapped in a hotel room and given three hours to find a hidden bomb.6/10
- StarsShane SpalioneAdam EpelbaumAlexia DoxThe Vault is a reality television show set in the year 2016, where 150 contestants get more than they bargained for....this is not really a tv series, it is a collection of youtube clips that you can watch to your heart content... watch them back to back to view as a film.
- DirectorAlex HaugheyBrian VidalStarsRichard NeilSavannah HallidayJolene AndersenA psychologist engages a dangerous, young genius in a battle of wits -- unaware of the supernatural power the girl possesses, or that her life hangs in the balance.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert CummingsA former tennis star arranges the murder of his adulterous wife.6/10
- DirectorJim HensonStarsRichard SchaalHugh WebsterRex SevenoaksA man is trapped inside a mysterious cube.6/10
- DirectorMarcelo PiñeyroStarsEduardo NoriegaNajwa NimriEduard Fernández7 Spanish top corporate job candidates are left in a room and informed on computer screens about their tasks and that one of them is an observer. Let the psyching begin.6/10
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsMichael CaineChristopher ReeveDyan CannonA Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's play.6/10
- DirectorSimon BrandStarsJim CaviezelGreg KinnearBridget MoynahanFive men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.6/10
- DirectorJohn Erick DowdleStarsChris MessinaCaroline DhavernasBokeem WoodbineA group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them.6/10
- DirectorDavid BrooksStarsAlice EveJosh PeckBrian GeraghtyOn a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man.6/10
- DirectorRoland JofféStarsElisha CuthbertDaniel GilliesPruitt Taylor VinceA man and a woman awaken to find themselves trapped in a cellar. As their kidnapper drives them mad, the truth about their horrific abduction is revealed.6/10
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsMorgan FreemanGene HackmanThomas JaneA wealthy attorney in San Juan comes to the police station for "10 minutes" of follow-up questions to finding a 12-year-old girl's body in a park. Another young girl was also raped and murdered weeks earlier and the evidence points to him.6/10
- DirectorBen WheatleyStarsSharlto CopleyBrie LarsonArmie HammerSet in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
- 1959–196425mTV-PG8.5 (3.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorLamont JohnsonStarsSusan HarrisonWilliam WindomMurray MathesonAn Army major awakens in a small room with no idea of who he is or how he got there. He finds four other people in the same room, and they all begin to question how they each arrived there, and more importantly, how to escape.6/10
- DirectorStacy TitleStarsCameron DiazRon EldardAnnabeth GishA group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.6/10
- DirectorDan TrachtenbergStarsJohn GoodmanMary Elizabeth WinsteadJohn Gallagher Jr.A young woman is held in an underground bunker by a man who insists that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable.6/10
- DirectorDaniel KrigeStarsNicholas HopeKelly PaternitiSam ReidSix captive office workers are literally chained to their desks by deranged former regional manager Thomas Reddmann (Redd). He assigns his 'human resources' the impossible task of proving his innocence or suffering gruesome consequences.6/10
- DirectorXavier GensStarsLauren GermanMichael BiehnMilo VentimigliaSurvivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.6/10
- DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsSamuel L. JacksonTommy Lee JonesThrough a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.
- DirectorEric ValetteStarsGérald LarochePhilippe LaudenbachClovis CornillacFour prisoners find an ancient diary in the wall of their cell which might be the key to getting out.6/10
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsRobert PattinsonWillem DafoeValeriia KaramanTwo lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsKelly BrookDennis HopperHippolyte GirardotNine strangers, with no apparent connection between them are abducted: drugged, kidnapped and sealed in a house together.6/10
- DirectorBradley KingStarsDanielle PanabakerMatt O'LearyGeorge FinnThree friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures twenty-four hours into the future, and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.6/10
- DirectorBeqa JguburiaLevan BakhiaBeka JguburiaStarsScout Taylor-ComptonChristina UlloaTravis Van WinkleFour friends travel to a lakeside cabin for a carefree weekend, the fun turns into a nightmare when 3 of them end up locked in a hot sauna. Every minute counts and every degree matters as they fight for their lives in the heat up to 247°F.6/10
- DirectorChris CrowStarsScarlett Alice JohnsonJack GordonMichael JibsonJo, Max, Gwen and Dave win the competition.Then they head off on an all expenses paid trip to New York, courtesy of the social network. As they board the private jet, they are asked to relinquish their mobile phones and take part in the in-flight entertainment - a new online gaming experience.6/10
- DirectorStephen ManuelStarsAxel WedekindRungano NyoniA young man must escape from a mysterious locked vault before he dies of dehydration.6/10
- DirectorHenry MillerStarsVan HansisCody HornThorsten KayeDanny Hill's grandmother just died giving him the opportunity to live in her rent controlled apartment in Manhattan. But as Danny quickly discovers, he may not be the only occupant.6/10
- DirectorJesse Thomas CookStarsJason David BrownMolly DunsworthJulian RichingsA sewage worker gets trapped inside a septic tank during a water contamination crisis and undergoes a hideous transformation.5/10
- DirectorJonathan LiebesmanStarsNick CannonClea DuVallTimothy HuttonFour individuals sign up for a psychological research study only to discover that they are now subjects of a brutal, classified government program.5/10
- DirectorBrian GoodmanStarsAntonio BanderasJonathan Rhys MeyersPiper PeraboA reclusive screenwriter takes in a mysterious drifter who is determined to repay his kindness by helping him finish his latest story.not quiet one room but close enough
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsColin FarrellKiefer SutherlandForest WhitakerPublicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsBlanca SuárezMario CasasCarmen MachiIn bustling downtown Madrid, a loud gunshot and two mysterious deaths trap a motley assortment of common urbanites in a decrepit central bar, while paranoia and suspicion force the terrified regulars to turn on each other.5/10
- StarsMirei SasakiSarina UshioMei Higashimura11 Japanese school girls awaken bound to the floor of a dining room and must discover why they are there and how they can escape.
- DirectorSimon PearceStarsMartin DelaneyLucy CuddenSimon MerrellsA team of professional ghost finders are trapped in an old village hall. The haunting they set out to investigate turns out to be far worse than they anticipated. Who will survive and what will be left of their souls?5/10
- DirectorChristian JamesStarsDan PalmerAntonia BernathTamaryn PayneA janitor gets trapped in a women's restroom and encounters an all-out attack by a horde of zombies.5/10
- DirectorRobbie BryanStarsNicholas TurturroVincent PastoreMegan West6 strangers are kidnapped and through governmental technology have proof they have all killed before and are told 5 will die this night, one may walk, and the six have 2 hours to decide who gets to live.5/10
- DirectorTimothy A. CheyStarsTom SizemoreStephen BaldwinCarol AbneySeven geniuses, with IQs over 200, are plucked from their lives on Christmas Eve to try to solve the world's problems in one night.5/10 - bad film but great idea!
- DirectorKeith ThomasStarsDave DavisMenashe LustigMalky GoldmanA man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut.
- DirectorGustav MöllerStarsJakob CedergrenJessica DinnageOmar ShargawiA police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.7/10
- DirectorChris ShadleyStarsMelissa Joan HartWilliam Lee ScottJohn TerryNine strangers are kidnapped and forced to figure out the connection they have to each other as one has to die every ten minutes.6/10
- DirectorRigoberto CastañedaStarsAmber TamblynAidan GillenArmie HammerThree people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.5/10
- DirectorErik Van LooyStarsKarl UrbanJames MarsdenWentworth MillerFive married guys secretly share a penthouse loft in the city where they can carry out hidden affairs. The fantasy becomes a nightmare, however, when they discover a dead woman in the loft and realize one of the group must be involved.
- DirectorBrad OsborneStarsAnthony MontgomeryIan SinclairBrina PalenciaSeven strangers find themselves unwitting participants in a U.S. government evacuation program gone horribly wrong.5/10
- DirectorMatthew ThompsonStarsJennifer MorrisonJames FrainJosh StewartThree soldiers get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb. But when one escapes, her world turns upside down as she realizes nothing is what it seems.5/10
- DirectorGabe TorresStarsStephen DorffChyler LeighJR BourneA Secret Service agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract information for their plot against the President of the United States.5/10
- DirectorKevin SpaceyStarsMatt DillonFaye DunawayGary SiniseWhile escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.5/10
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsJake GyllenhaalRiley KeoughPeter SarsgaardA demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.
- DirectorPaul FinelliStarsTravis FimmelHani Al NaimiPeter FondaA naval intelligence officer, Lazarus Fell, interrogates an Al-Qaeda terrorist about the attacks on 9/11 that killed over 3,000 American citizens.5/10
- DirectorHarris DemelStarsStella MaeveMichael MadsenEvan TaubenfeldA famous model, trapped inside an upside-down car, reaches a mysterious man on her damaged cell phone. However, roadside assistance is the last thing on the stranger's mind.
- DirectorAndrzej SekulaStarsKari MatchettGeraint Wyn DaviesGrace Lynn KungEight strangers awaken with no memory, in a puzzling cube-shaped room where the laws of physics do not always apply.6/10
- DirectorDavid Guy LevyStarsBrittany SnowJune SquibbJeffrey CombsDesperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman unknowingly agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.5/10
- DirectorChris CarrRoland HolmesNeil Mcenery-WestStarsLee RossSheila ReidGabriel SeniorWhat happens when an epidemic breaks out, but you're kept in the dark? Anything can happen. Slowly the residents realize that they will all die unless they come together.
- DirectorFrank MerleStarsMalcolm McDowellDavid DastmalchianPaige HowardFive highly qualified applicants interview for a coveted job. On the night before the last round of interviews, they are all kidnapped and drugged. The next day, they wake up trapped together in a locked room without any hope of escape.5/10
- DirectorDavid A.R. WhiteStarsBruce MarchianoSteve BordenJaci VelasquezThe supernatural experience of five people sat an abandoned diner with the King of Kings...Jesus Christ.5/10