| The Boat (2011) | 7.2 | |
| Devil (2010) | 6.3 | |
| Orange Is the New Black (2013) | 8.0 | |
| Shutter Island (2010) | 8.2 | |
| The Thing (1982) | 8.2 |
Confined movies and TV shows – page 4
Best films
New films
| The Exorcism (2024) | 4.2 | |
| Rita (2024) | 5.8 | |
| Hell Hole (2024) | 4.4 | |
| Darkland: The Return (2023) | 6.3 | |
| We Are Wolves (2024) | 3.3 |
List of confined movies
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of the first giraffe to visit France, Zarafa is a sumptuously animated and stirring adventure, and a throwback to a bygone era of hand-drawn animation and epic storytelling set among sweeping CinemaScope vistas of parched ...
Style:
emotional, exciting, captivating, touching, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
giraffe, desert, escape, escapades, orphan, captivity, heroes, confined, young heroes, youth, travel, slavery ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
africa, sudan, paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A gritty coming of age thriller about a young girl sent to juvenile prison for the murder of her abusive step father. The film follows Anna Nix's journey into the dark world of an all girls jail where she discovers complex relationships, drugs, ...
Style:
emotional, erotic, rough, suspense, art house ...
Plot:
women's prison, women in prison, prison, female female relationship, juvenile detention, prison sex, voyeur, prison life, survival, teenage life, confined, naked woman ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A love story involving a convicted prisoner who "slowly falls for a woman who decorates his prison cell".
Style:
contemplative, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
confined, love affair, estrangement, unfulfillment, passion, prison, suicide attempt, prison guard, surveillance camera, moving, mission, prison life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul, korea, asia
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127K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, Poland, United Arab Emirates, India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Peter Weir's follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man's struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film ...
Style:
epic, inspirational, realistic, road movie, rough ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, prison escape, escape, journey, war, pow, freedom, gulag, world war two, explorer, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 2010s
Place:
himalaya, russia, tibet, mongolia, soviet union ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Five strangers face the unthinkable when they wake up and find themselves trapped. With no idea how they got there they frantically try to figure out how to escape. The disoriented group quickly realise the truth about their situation when they ...
Style:
disturbing, scary, independent film, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
starvation, isolation, eating human flesh, captive, hunger, captivity, survival, gory, cannibalism, claustrophobia, flesh eating, confined ...
Time:
21st century
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477K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jack is a young boy of 5 years old who has lived all his life in one room. He believes everything within it are the only real things in the world. But what will happen when his Ma suddenly tells him that there are other things outside of Room?
Style:
sentimental, heartbreaking, emotional, sad, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, isolation, kidnapped, captive, room, mother son relationship, child born of rape, female protagonist, child protagonist, rape, boy, childhood ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, persia, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France, Netherlands
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time.
Style:
compassionate, serious, sincere, art house, contemplative ...
Plot:
isolation, father daughter relationship, confined, religions or cults, society, human nature, life is a bitch, children, blindness, childhood, twins, social worker ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iran, middle east, japan, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a humble farmer who becomes President of Mexico. When he is falsely accused of fraud and incarcerated, he must fight back against the corrupt system behind the scheme and clear his name for the sake of his country and family.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, political thriller, intense ...
Plot:
political repression, political intrigue, confined, political persecution, president, wrongful imprisonment, corruption, politician, jail, jailed, political prisoner, politics ...
Place:
mexico, latin america, mexico city
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, clever, sexy, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, twists and turns, kidnapping, rape, revenge, isolation, gender, abuse, skin, lgbtq, insanity, mad scientist ...
Time:
year 2011, year 2006, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
spain, ancient greece, europe
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Director Michael Winnick's chilling tale stars James Marsters as Jack, one of eight captives who awaken in an abandoned asylum not knowing who they are or why they are together. They discover that they've been used in an experiment to ...
Style:
dark, scary, suspenseful, slasher, serious ...
Plot:
isolation, memory loss, voyeurism, voyeur, trap, bare breasts, nude girl, supernatural ability, captivity, danger, supernatural, deadly creature ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A giant grizzly bear stalks 8 troubled young adults and a park ranger in a forest reserve called Grizzly Park after making the demise of an escaped serial killer.
Style:
scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, natural horror ...
Plot:
grizzly bear, youth, woods, confined, dangerous animal, danger, animal attack, survival, isolation, wilderness, bear, killer animal ...
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing clash of right vs. left ideologies quickly reveals that they may have the wrong man, which puts them ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
murder, hostage, escape attempt, deception, brutality, confined, vengeance, danger, rivalry, twists and turns, domestic disturbance, killing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
8pm in a rundown prison. A prisoner on death row will be executed. He has the right to make a final declaration. But the law doesn't stipulate how long he can talk. So, as long as he talks the execution is postponed…
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspense, humorous, biting ...
Plot:
last wish, confined, legislation, death row, prison, ambition, dark humor, legal, lethal injection, politics, rising to stardom, state affairs ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
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807
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Kevin is new in youth prison. Due to over-occupancy he has to share a cell with Tommy, Andy and Marc. A partnership of convenience in a system where only the strong prevail and which is dominated by violence and latent aggression. Oppression and ...
Style:
emotional, rough, serious, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
male rape, juvenile delinquency, isolation, prison, confined, prison life, criminal heroes, society, youth, gay, sexual frustration, jail ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany, central europe
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Every day, millions of people descend into underground parking garages, get into their cars and drive to the safety of their homes. But tonight, five levels down in a deserted corporate parking structure, financial analyst Tom Weaver won't be ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stalking, survival, on the run, isolation, rivalry, confined, danger, master criminal, frame up, terror, panic, automobile ...
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337
Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Peter, a frustrated suburban teenager, prefers to hang out by the railroad tracks with his friends and get rid of boredom. When the young men throw the switch one day just for fun, a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions occurs. A train derails ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, suspense, bleak
Plot:
prison, train, going straight, teenage life, redemption, confined, kids in trouble, hopes, youth, false accusation, society, prison life ...
Place:
new jersey, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three escaped convicts hide out in the home a reclusive woman as they wait to catch a ferry.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, independent film
Plot:
dangerous attraction, on the run, fall in love, confined, criminal heroes, couples, isolation, woman in danger, danger, escaped prisoner, manhunt, farmhouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
southern usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, South Korea, Brazil, Spain
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Julia, a 25 year-old university student, two weeks pregnant, with no criminal record, is sent to prison. Julia murdered the father of her child. This story addresses maternity, jail and Justice; confinement, guilt and solitude; but above all it ...
Style:
touching, serious, rough, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, rebellion, murder, confined, human spirit, fighting the system, parents and children, life is a bitch, single parent, mother son relationship, latinx lgbt ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan's delinquent ways land him behind bars. Both men look to boxing ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, tense, gloomy
Audience:
manly
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, boxing, ex athlete, ambition, confined, contests and competitions, athlete's life, society, rivalry, prison life, opponent, underdog ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, asia
Is relevant?
7K
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After Sabrina is abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with other innocent women for the amusement of unseen spectators. Each of these reluctant warriors has something to lose, but only one will remain when the game ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fight to the death, revenge, brutality, death, fight, kidnapping, captivity, violence spree, punched in the face, woman in danger, against the odds, female martial artist ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Canadian scientist Dr Geoff Burton takes up a position at a new institute in wintry Dresden, Germany. His contribution to their most important project - a human regeneration gene-has the potential to make something miraculous out of a personal ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
genetic engineering, medical, genetics, body horror, deadly virus, confined, isolation, plague, human host, experimenting, workplace, obsession ...
Time:
distant future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
germany
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Awakening from a deep sleep in the pitch black Sean Justice feels around him and realises that he is in a small wooden box and beside him lays his unconscious girlfriend. With only two hours of air time remaining a ransom demand is made of $500,000 ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
survival, confined, twists and turns, danger, save the day, on the run, wrestling, chases and races, buried alive, race against time, mysterious character, trapped ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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792
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young woman in dire financial straights accepts an offer to be a wealthy aristocrat's human "pet" for six months. Then ruthless modern "pet-nappers" kidnap the woman to sell her on the GSM (Global Slave Market).
Style:
sexy, psychological, disturbing, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
bdsm, slave auction, sexual abuse, fetish, slave trader, female pubic hair, making love, captivity, alternative lifestyle, power relations, confined, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Starting in 1944 in the wake of the Liberation and continuing into the '60s, 'houses of hope' were established to lend a semblance of continuity to youngsters orpahaned by the war. Nina's Home takes place between September 1944 ...
Style:
uplifting, captivating, serious, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
adoption, survival, holocaust, confined, family relations, society, danger, against humanity, anti semitism, frame up, religions or cults, orphan ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two guys and their dog are hiding out at a deserted Sorority Retreat when it is suddenly invaded by four cute sorority pledges-sent there by their pledge master.
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating, sexy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sorority, desert, confined, lifestyle, vengeance, youth, captivity, parents and children, looking for sex, girl, blonde, skirt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A heated game of poker causes three men incarcerated for nonviolent offenses to brutalize their cellmate before taking drastic measures in order to cover up their crime.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, suspenseful, rough, cerebral ...
Plot:
physical abuse, male rape, prison, anal rape, prison life, brutality, prison rape, confined, criminal heroes, life is a bitch, crime gone awry, society ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 95 min.
TV show
Story:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story is a film based on the life of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl growing up in Nazi occupied Holland. When war breaks out Anne & her family, Otto her father, Edith her mother & Margot her sister move from Germany ...
Style:
uplifting, sincere, emotional, bleak, sad ...
Plot:
holocaust, genocide, against humanity, world war two, starvation, ss, hopes, concentration camp, survival, oppression, childhood, typhus ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1930s
Place:
amsterdam, europe, holland, netherlands, poland
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Stranded after a car accident, a medical school student and her friends try to find shelter - only to cross paths with a deranged killer.
Style:
slasher, suspense, serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, demonic possession, experiment gone awry, supernatural, survival, confined, psychopath, escapades, danger, gory, murder, isolation ...
Is relevant?
47K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Kyle (Nicolas Cage) and Sarah Miller (Nicole Kidman) have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back from a business trip (he brokers diamonds) and their teen ...
Style:
rough, intense, suspense, surprise ending, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
home invasion, robbery, family in danger, masked man, betrayal, dysfunctional family, kidnapping, danger, dishonesty, hostage, parents and children, infidelity ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Convicted felon Max Truemont (played by Josh Holloway) is hired to execute a kidnapping of the son of one of the richest women in the state. Along with his fiancée Roxanne (played by Sarah Wayne Callies), Max joins two other strangers who were also ...
Style:
christmas horror, scary, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
evil child, kidnapping, winter, mind control, hostage, killer child, kidnapped boy, spider, murder, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, isolation, partners in crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine, new england, usa
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