| Room (2015) | 8.1 | |
| Hard Nut! (2013) | 7.2 | |
| The Perfect Insider (2015) | 6.7 | |
| Owarimonogatari (2015) | 8.4 | |
| Wesh X Wesh (2023) | 7.4 |
Locked room movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant locked room movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful and dark films and TV shows about / with locked room, isolation, claustrophobia, survival, paranoia, murder, betrayal, moral dilemma, cat and mouse and violence plots mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres shot in USA, Japan, India and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as locked room: The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003), Elizabeth Harvest (2018), The Locked Room Special (2014), The Subjects (2015), Next to Me (2015), Pet (2016), Room (2015), Escape Room (2017), Five (2016), Wesh X Wesh (2023).
Best films
New films
| Clue (2022) | 7.4 | |
| Wreck (2022) | 6.6 | |
| Wesh X Wesh (2023) | 7.4 | |
| A Deadly Invitation (2023) | 5.1 | |
| Bargain (2022) | 6.6 |
List of locked room movies
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Joseph Rouletabille (Bruno Podalydès), a reporter for a local newspaper, investigates the attempted killing of Mathilde Stangerson (Sabine Azéma), who uses the yellow room of the title as her bedroom. At the time of the revolver shots her room was ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, danger, law enforcement, journalism, mysterious past, mysterious event, locked room, plot twist, perfect crime, millennial, room ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century
Place:
france
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The newly married Elizabeth arrives with her new husband, the scientist Henry, at a magnificent house. He tells her that she can do there anything she pleases, except to enter a certain closed room.
Style:
suspense, sensual, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
locked room, cloning, wife, scientist, obsessive love, secret, husband wife relationship, newlyweds, murder, kidnapping, wedding, uncover truth ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Erika Toda joins a law firm headed by Serizawa-san, on the first case she meets Enomoto Kei of Tokyo total security who unlocks Serizawa who has accidentally been trapped in a vault. Form thereon the trio solve 10 cases related to the locked room. ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot:
locked room, puzzle, crime solving, room, secret, undercover, investigation, uncover truth, deduction, whodunit, law firm, private investigator ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Eight strangers go into a locked room for clinical trials on a new drug that gives them superpowers.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, twist ending ...
Plot:
locked room, human experiment, experiment, time travel, superhuman, group of strangers, super powers, scientific experiment, supernatural power, superpower, supernatural ability, experimental drug ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Olja is a high school history teacher, married to a painter whose latest exhibition provoked violent reactions from Serbian nationalists. One night, a group of masked hooligans attacks her. They film the attack and upload the clip to YouTube. The ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
homosexuality, high school teacher, teenager, locked room, locked in, high school student, introspection, classmate classmate relationship, teachers and students, social problems, teacher, female teacher ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A man imprisons the woman he's still obsessed with after years apart, then finds the tables turned on him.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, basement, captivity, kidnapping, psychopath, fear, locked in a cage, captive, stalking, female psychopath, sadist, animal shelter ...
Place:
los angeles
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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: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Six friends test their intelligence in a game that takes a dark turn.
Style:
scary, suspense, brutal, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
trapped, quest, violence, game of death, most dangerous game, danger, death, room, puzzle, escape, survival, friends ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Five military men from from different branches of the armed forces find themselves mysteriously locked in a room with four bullets and one gun and no clues.
Style:
tension, suspense, intense, psychological thriller, grim ...
Plot:
military, moral dilemma, locked room, paranoia, hostage, trust, ethics, duty, single, claustrophobia, mature, confined space ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Marital problems happen every day where one day the couple decided to involve others in their problems . During the clash of the parties , the metal door lock breaks down and everyone gets locked inside the apartment , at this moment the problem ...
Style:
suspense, satirical, comedy drama
Plot:
locked room, claustrophobia, jealousy, betrayal, city life, panic, social commentary, moral ambiguity, dark humor, apartment
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell investigates a murder at a new age retreat where the leader is killed in a locked room surrounded by people in a deep trance.
Style:
suspense, detective, tense, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
investigation, locked room, locked room mystery, whodunit, suspicion, puzzle, interrogation, locked door, deduction, motive, trance, mistrust ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
When Rasheed returns to Kozhikode from the Gulf, his friend locks him up in a commercial space with Thankam, a prostitute. Things go down the hill when his friend is unable to let him leave.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, intense, captivating ...
Plot:
society, confined, claustrophobia, locked room, isolation, male female relationship, life is a bitch, problem, relationships, moral dilemma, secrets, family man ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
7 strangers are locked up in building. There is nothing to eat in the building. They see a big stock pot, a butcher‘s knife and a watch to count 7 days. The 7 strangers are locked in the building for 7 days and they have to kill each other until ...
Style:
suspense, tension, psychological, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
murder, game of death, survival, locked room, hunger, isolation, desperation, deathtrap, most dangerous game, struggle for survival, trap, sole survivor ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Injured U.S. soldier Miles Willis awakens to discover he is trapped in a mysterious cube armed only with his combat gear. As Miles begins to question his sanity, he finds a lifeline – a voice on the other end of his satellite phone who claims to ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, tension, intense, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival horror, confined space, survival, isolation, struggle for survival, deathtrap, escape, soldier, claustrophobia, locked room, race against time, trap ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Most popular video bloggers were gathered to taste a new energy soft-drink in a mansion, which turns out to be a trap. To escape, they have to answer the question correctly: Who wants to kill them?
Style:
suspense, slasher, tension, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
blogger, survival, mansion, serial killer, psychopath, violence, murder, brutality, fight, social media, locked room, trap ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Two people from different backgrounds, and different decades. This couple will prove that when two souls are meant to be together, they will find a way to be together.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense, gothic ...
Plot:
marriage, locked room, family drama, secrets, secret, relationships, male female relationship, love interest, rich, in love, rich and poor, love affair ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
With his two friends, a video-game-obsessed young man finds himself in a strange version of Tokyo where they must compete in dangerous games to survive.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, dorama, psychological, witty ...
Plot:
survival, game, game of death, fight, danger, violence, quest, mercilessness, psychology, courage, team, friendship ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of friends meet for a fun game night at an escape room, but find out they can't get out without revealing their deepest secrets
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
escape room, secrets, friends, escape, relationships, locked room, locked in, group of friends, locked door, locked in a room, secret, confined space ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Don Malek (Stephen Geoffreys) isn't the usual tenant found in the skid row hotels of downtown L.A. Grief-stricken since the murder of his fiancee Katherin, the successful screenwriter-turned murderous vigilante is bent on revenge against studio ...
Style:
psychological, serious, disturbing, rough, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, torture, hotel, revenge, death of wife, learning the truth, survival, game of death, torture chamber, locked room, suicide, serial killer ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 215 min.
TV show
Story:
Hotel “Shizen no Shima” is located on an small, remote island. The owner of the hotel invites 10 people to the island, but when they arrive they learn that the owner is not there. These 10 people do not know why they are there or what will ...
Style:
psychological, detective, suspense, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, isolation, whodunit, murder, uncover truth, crime solving, murder investigation, crime investigation, secret, homicide detective, mysterious character, changing lives ...
Time:
1940s, 2010s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Kurumi Nanba is a student majoring in math at prestigious university. She's viewed as a weirdo due to her poor communication skills, but having a genius level intellect. Meanwhile, Tatsuhiko Handa is a young detective. Kurumi Nanba and ...
Style:
detective, psychological, satirical, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, teamwork, satire, crime solving, uncover truth, police detective, who done it, police investigation, murder investigation, sleuth, crime investigation, homicide detective ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story takes place over three rainy and tepid days. Transcending time and national borders, this tale could happen just about anywhere, any time. We meet the lovers, Sophie (Catherine Flemming) and Vincent (Karel Roden), just as they arrive at a ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, tense, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
paranoia, voyeurism, surveillance, claustrophobia, unsettling, dark secret, locked room, rain, obsession, isolation, single, revenge ...
Place:
central europe
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
On a rainy night, a toddy shop owner is found hanging after 11 people stayed inside playing cards in the closed shop. SI Santhosh investigates, uncovering secrets to find the killer.
Style:
twisted, suspenseful, dark comedy, twist ending, black comedy ...
Plot:
murder mystery, crime investigation, whodunit, police procedural, locked room, small town, social commentary, moral ambiguity, satire, corruption, card playing, rainy night
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A usual working day turns unusual for Guru and Harini when they get trapped in their haunted office. A patterned game unlocks a mystery and a lift is their only way out.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
survival, isolation, office, haunted house, ghost, trapped, spirit, trap, supernatural horror, evil spirit, supernatural power, haunted ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The main character Alexander, the large businessman and the influential person in the city, after the intense working day is lucky the friend and the assistant Dmitry in restaurant. But to Dmitry's surprise, there they are waited by neither ...
Style:
tense, entertaining, captivating, cynical, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alcoholism, power struggle, conflict, betrayal by friend, adultery, psychological manipulation, infidelity, love triangle, life philosophy, drinking, contests and competitions, friendship ...
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Philip, a solitary proof reader, is trapped in his apartment, too afraid to leave and tortured by an unknown evil force that has kept him prisoner for the last two years.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, paranormal activity, devil, exorcism, isolation, claustrophobia, violence, curses spells and rituals, danger, demonic possession, ghost, demon ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of strangers gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives – seeking to bargain. After an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building. With no one to trust, they must find a way to survive.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, medical horror, suspense, thrilling ...
Plot:
organ trafficking, struggle for survival, motel, earthquake, disaster, hotel, criminal, sex in a hotel, catastrophe, confined, mistrust, claustrophobia ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
To protect herself from a revolt by the workers on her family's farm, a reclusive designer locks herself in her armored car. The clock is ticking and the tension rises. Separated by an impenetrable layer of glass, two universes are about to ...
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
armored car, farm hand, claustrophobia, isolation, problem, threat, female protagonist, civil unrest, class conflict, locked room, privilege, paranoia ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Yuzuru Hamura (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is a university student and a fan of mystery novels. Against his will, he was forced to join the school's mystery club. The club is led by Kyosuke Akechi (Tomoya Nakamura). Meanwhile, Hiruko Kenzaki (Minami ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, detective, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, summer camp, murder, japanese teenager, whodunit, school club, private investigation, amateur sleuth, murder investigation, forensics, detective agency ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
10 high school students including Yuka Kabayama are suddenly led to a room and must play the jinrou game. Yuka Kabayama has the jinrou card. She has to hide that fact and kill the players who have the citizens cards one by one. Yuka Kabayama gets ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
mind game, murder, high school student, game of death, deception, hidden identity, survival game, japanese schoolgirl, most dangerous game, trap, schoolboy, schoolgirl ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
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