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Closed Environment Movies

All the movies listed below take place in a building, house, room, or any other similar environment. Some of these movies are single-location movies but not all of them. There’s something about this setting that induces a sense of claustrophobia and suspense. You feel trapped along with the characters in this pressure cooker that could explode any minute.

Duplex 2003 Movie Scene Ben Stiller as Alex and Drew Barrymore as Nancy talking to their neighbor Eileen Essell as Mrs. Connelly and her parrot
Comedy

Duplex [2003]

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Duplex is a charming little black comedy about a couple who gets a neighbor from hell in a form of a seemingly sweet old lady.

Exam 2009 Movie Scene Colin Salmon as The Invigilator giving instructions to the eight candidates in the room
Thriller

Exam [2009]

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Exam is a highly effective single-location psychological thriller that’s going to grip you like a motherfucker.

Thriller

Panic Room [2002]

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Stunningly effective and thoroughly engrossing, Panic Room is a sturdy early 2000s single-location thriller featuring a great cast.

1408 Movie 2007 Scene John Cusack as Mike Enslin in the room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel with a noose hanging in front of him
Horror

1408 [2007]

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Featuring a nightmarish atmosphere, 1408 is a simple and effective single-location horror movie based on Stephen King’s short story.

Thirteen Lives 2022 Movie Scene Viggo Mortensen as Rick Stanton and Colin Farrell as John Volanthen in their wetsuits inside the cave about to go underwater
Thriller

Thirteen Lives [2022]

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Based on a surreal true story of a rescue in an underwater cave system in Thailand, Thirteen Lives is a gripping thriller worth watching.

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