Trapped in a building movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant trapped in a building movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, suspense, scary, serious, psychotronic and psychological films and TV shows about / with trapped in a building, survival, danger, trapped, supernatural, death, blood, brutality, locked in and isolation plots mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as trapped in a building: The Belko Experiment (2016), Inside (2023), Ghost Ship (2002), The Awakening (2011), Ready or Not (2019), The Blackout (2009), Against The Night (2017), Private Obsession (1995), Call-center (2020), Sheltered (2010).
Best films
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| Amulet (2020) | 4.9 | |
| Mega Lightning (2022) | 2.2 | |
| Help (2021) | 3.8 | |
| Ready or Not (2019) | 6.8 | |
| Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) | 6.3 |
List of trapped in a building movies
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a twisted social experiment, a group of 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be ...
Style:
suspense, dark comedy, slasher, psychological thriller, bloody ...
Plot:
game of death, social experiment, killing spree, office, trapped in a building, last man standing, cruelty, human experiment, murder, mass murder, corporation, survival ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colombia
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24K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece, Germany, Belgium, UK, Switzerland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An art thief becomes trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist goes awry. Imprisoned with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, psychological thriller, crying ...
Plot:
art, art theft, trapped in a building, art thief, trapped, captive, thief, burglar, penthouse, heist gone wrong, robbery, artwork ...
Place:
new york
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116K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of bizarre occurrences happen and the group becomes ...
Style:
scary, slasher, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, ship, ghost, ghost ship, supernatural horror, survival, gory, danger, ocean, twists and turns, macabre, shipwreck ...
Time:
2000s, year 1962, 60s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, pacific ocean, alaska
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart (Hall) visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.
Style:
gothic, scary, dark, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunted house, fear, boarding school, supernatural horror, afterlife, ghost child, death, macabre, writers, haunted by the past ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 2000, post world war one
Place:
england, europe, britain, seattle, london
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230K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Style:
horror comedy, scary, suspense, brutal, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
game, rite, satanic cult, hide and seek, ritual, wedding, pursuit, family curse, fiancee, murder, woman kills a man, twists and turns ...
Time:
2010s, year 1989, year 2019, 80s
Place:
illinois, canada
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
It's Christmas Eve, the city goes dark, and the few remaining tenants of The Ravenwood find themselves trapped in their building. And they are not alone.
Style:
christmas horror, scary, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
creature, deadly creature, survival, isolation, monster, christmas, invasion, danger, supernatural, confined, creature feature, blackout ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of friends sneak into an abandoned prison with the intention of making a ghost hunting video, until they start to go missing one by one.
Style:
scary, bleak, suspenseful, rough, slasher ...
Plot:
trapped in a building, paranormal phenomena, abandoned building, prison visit, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ghost, legend, alien, ghost hunter, reverse cowgirl, locked in, female nudity ...
Place:
philadelphia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
First-class fashion model Emanuelle Griffith is missing. Richard Tate knows exactly where she is and plans to keep her there until she knows her place: subordinate to men. But Emannuelle is waiting for her chance to turn his obsession. That one ...
Style:
psychosexual thriller, erotic, independent film
Plot:
kidnapped, sex scene, striptease, voyeur, erotica, private detective, female protagonist, dog, female nudity, held captive, male star appears nude, escape ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Moscow. High rise. Here, on the 12th floor, is the office of the call center "Online Store for Adults". One morning, twelve people who are in the office suddenly find out that there is a bomb in the room. The voices of the unknowns who ...
Style:
psychological, tension, mysterious, disturbing, psychotronic ...
Plot:
psychological abuse, call center, trapped in a building, fear, sadistic psychopath, sadist, trauma, insane, sexual humiliation, sexual torture, terror, torture ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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241
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Awkward, but friendly and handsome bartender Joey allows a group of vacationers to seek refuge in his house on the eve of a big storm. The vacationers soon discover that there's a crazed killer in their midst, but unfortunately are trapped ...
Style:
slasher, scary, psychotronic, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
vacation, storm, characters murdered one by one, serial killer, killer, trapped in a building, group of friends, characters killed one by one, hurricane, road trip, hiding place, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
7K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A group of attractive young people (of course) awaken to find themselves prisoners in a mysterious house with no means of escape. They are each outfitted with new accouterments--electronic devices attached to the base of their skulls--and a ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, scary ...
Plot:
torture, trapped, sadism, brutality, psychopath, danger, survival, murder, mind game, captivity, isolation, gory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A man's life is turned inside out after a visit from his college friend leads him into the unexpected.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, bleak, psychological thriller, tension ...
Plot:
manipulation, brainwashing, mind control, blackmail, group therapy, violence, confusion, seduction, male nudity, brutality, fear, fraud ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Royal Marine A.J Budd awakes in a mysterious house and is forced to fight for his life everyday against grotesque inhuman opponents. Trapped alone in an unchanging prison of unbreakable routines, he must kill every day or die himself. As days ...
Style:
mystical, suspenseful, tense, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
locked in, supernatural horror, confined, survival, captivity, danger, strong violent content, soldier, supernatural, death, struggle for survival, survival horror ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
Style:
slasher, scary, brutal, suspense, bloody ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, torture, home invasion, trap, psychopath, gory, maniac, macabre, massacre, sadistic horror, terror, psycho killer ...
Time:
year 2009, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
usa, detroit
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
At the opening party of a colossal - but poorly constructed - office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Style:
suspense, sexy, tense, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
disaster, catastrophe, skyscraper, rescue, natural disaster, race against time, survival, firefighter, evacuation, trapped in a building, trapped, fire ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california
Is relevant?
731
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After a strange meteor destroys a communications satellite and crashes into Tampa Bay, a sickly looking fish finds itself the meal of a beautiful nightclub bartender named Val. Moments later, as the bar is closed and locked tight, the infected Val ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, scary, captivating, scenic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
parasite, trapped in a building, meteorite, survival, deadly creature, isolation, evil alien, danger, supernatural, alien parasite, nudity, monster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Claudio Verona is a young and cynical businessman. One day he gets locked in his Roman office elevator before an important meeting with a client. Soon this annoying obstacle will turn into a nightmare. For outside that metal cage, a deadly virus has ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, bleak ...
Plot:
zombie, virus, zombie apocalypse, trapped in an elevator, elevator, epidemic, infection, trapped, zombie survival, zombie attack, trapped in a building, infected ...
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the Collector.
Style:
scary, demonic, surprise ending, black comedy, creepy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
demon, good versus evil, supernatural, temptation, demonic possession, sex scene, mind control, psychic, prostitute, time machine, trapped in a building, monster ...
Time:
90s, year 1917, 20th century, 1910s, 80s
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A group of people trapped in a elevator realizes that the devil is among them.
Style:
scary, psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, satanic ...
Plot:
devil, group of strangers, elevator, confined, supernatural, supernatural horror, police investigation, trap, mysterious character, trapped in an elevator, danger, stranded ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, rough, dark drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
monster, creature feature, closeted homosexual, creature, survival, danger, friends, supernatural, deadly creature, isolation, animal attack, woods ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After waking up in an abandoned factory, six kidnapped terns realize they are contestants on a reality show called "Are You Scared?"
Style:
suspense, scary, suspenseful, tense, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
trap, mind game, psychopath, video surveillance, danger, serial killer, rivalry, gory, factory, kidnapping, trapped, confined ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Logan Burnhardt is the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test when a terrorist bio-attack unleashes a plague of flesh-ripping maniacs on Los Angeles.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, suspense, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
zombie, terrorism, home invasion, infection, virus, plague, isolation, violence spree, escapades, chaos, media, trapped ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Horror
Country: Ireland, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two sisters find an ancient book that gives birth to bloodthirsty demons that run amok in a Los Angeles apartment building and thrusts them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
Style:
suspenseful, mystical, psychological, slasher, lovecraft ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
sister sister relationship, demon, supernatural horror, evil, sibling relationship, demonic possession, chainsaw, elevator, evil smile, blood, apartment building, female protagonist ...
Time:
2020s, labor day
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A woman enters an underground bunker where gifted children use augmented reality technology to wreak havoc.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, minimal cast ...
Plot:
virtual reality, evil child, children, killer child, childhood trauma, found footage, creepy kid, childhood memory, little girl, artificial intelligence, student, trapped in a building ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A director is filming on location in a house where seven murders were committed. The caretaker warns them not to mess with things they do not understand (the murders were occult related), but the director wants to be as authentic as possible and has ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, filmmaking, ghost, estate, danger, curses spells and rituals, house, trapped in a building, supernatural power, actor, old dark house ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, utah
Is relevant?
213K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the year 2047 a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the long lost starship "Event Horizon". The ship disappeared mysteriously 7 years before on its maiden voyage and with its return comes even more mystery as the ...
Style:
suspenseful, futuristic, scary, lovecraft, spooky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
space travel, outer space, spaceship, cosmic horror, space station, trapped in space, insanity, space and aliens, violence, supernatural, hallucination, nightmare ...
Time:
future, 2040s, 90s, year 1997, 21st century
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Dr. David Marrow invites Nell Vance, and Theo and Luke Sanderson to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself – ...
Style:
gothic, demonic, suspenseful, suspense, spooky ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
haunted house, haunted, ghost, insomnia, evil, supernatural, mansion, psychology, destiny, danger, domestic disturbance, ghost child ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's Nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped ...
Style:
scary, splatter, suspense, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
date night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
ghost, haunted house, supernatural, gory, supernatural horror, ghost child, confined, machine, inheritance, blood, family in danger, danger ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Is relevant?
67K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, psychological horror, dark, gothic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mental institution, macabre, psychology, twists and turns, haunted, mental illness, hospital, ghost, insanity, transformation, murder, obsession ...
Time:
year 2001, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
massachusetts
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
Style:
dark, psychological, spooky, disturbing, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hotel, fear, macabre, ghost, paranormal, death, ghost story, workplace, suicide, hotel receptionist, zombie, devil ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new england, connecticut, usa, seattle
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