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Movies by Lists - Best One Room Movies (55 [55])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
10 Cloverfield LaneA 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.2016Dan TrachtenbergDrama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.2 (311.4K votes)10320211228
12 Angry MenThe 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.1957Sidney Lumet (*)Crime, Drama9.0 (749.3K votes)9620211228
127 HoursA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.2010Danny Boyle (*)Biography, Drama7.5 (366.4K votes)9420211228
Bad Times at the El RoyaleEarly 1970s. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.2018Drew GoddardCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.1 (141.6K votes)14120211228
Breakfast Club, TheFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.1985John Hughes (*)Comedy, Drama7.8 (379.9K votes)9720211228
BuriedPaul 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 2010Rodrigo CortésDrama, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (158.8K votes)9520220414
CarnageTwo pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.2011Roman Polanski (*)Comedy, Drama7.2 (124.9K votes)8020211228
ClerksA day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.1994Kevin Smith (*)Comedy7.7 (218.4K votes)9220211228
CoherenceStrange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.2013James Ward ByrkitDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.2 (121.2K votes)8920211228
CubeSix complete strangers with widely varying personalities are involuntarily placed in an endless maze containing deadly traps.1997Vincenzo NataliDrama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi7.2 (224.2K votes)9020211228
Das Boot [The Boat]The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.1981Wolfgang Petersen (*)Drama, War8.3 (244.3K votes)14920211228
Death and the MaidenA political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.1994Roman Polanski (*)Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.3 (24.3K votes)10320211228
Dial M For MurderA former tennis player tries to arrange his wife's murder after learning of her affair.1954Alfred Hitchcock (*)Crime, Thriller8.2 (169.9K votes)10520211228
DisturbiaA teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.2007D.J. CarusoCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (231.5K votes)10520211228
Dog Day AfternoonThree amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does1975Sidney Lumet (*)Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller8.0 (249.5K votes)12520211228
DogvilleA woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.2003Lars von Trier (*)Crime, Drama8.0 (145.4K votes)17820211228
Ex MachinaA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.2014Alex GarlandDrama, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.7 (515.3K votes)10820211228
ExamEight 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.2009Stuart HazeldineMystery, Thriller6.8 (111.5K votes)10120211228
Experiment, The [Das Experiment]For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.2001Oliver Hirschbiegel (*)Drama, Thriller7.7 (93K votes)12020211228
Exterminating Angel, TheThe guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave.1962Luis Buñuel (*)Drama, Fantasy8.1 (32.4K votes)9520211228
Eye for Beauty, An [Règne de la Beauté, Le]A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.2014Alex GarlandDrama, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.7 (512.9K votes)10820211228
Glengarry Glen RossAn examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.1992James Foley (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery7.7 (102.4K votes)10020211228
Gosford ParkSet in the 1930s, this movie brings a group of pretentious rich and famous together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.2001Robert Altman (*)Comedy, Drama, Mystery7.2 (85.5K votes)13720211228
Grilling, The [Garde a vue]A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.1981Claude MillerCrime, Drama, Thriller7.7 (4.6K votes)8720211228
Hard CandyHayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surpri2005David SladeDrama, Thriller7.1 (158.9K votes)10420211228
Hateful Eight, TheIn the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.2015Quentin Tarantino (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western7.8 (566.4K votes)16820211228
K-PAXPROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.2001UnknownDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi7.4 (180.6K votes)12020211228
Lighthouse, TheTwo lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.2019Robert Eggers (*)Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery7.4 (192.3K votes)10920220315
LockeIvan 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.2013Steven KnightDrama7.1 (145.5K votes)8520211228
Man From Earth, TheAn 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.2007Richard SchenkmanDrama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi7.9 (183.1K votes)8720211228
MiseryAfter 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.1990Rob Reiner (*)Drama, Thriller7.8 (200.1K votes)10720211228
Mist, TheA 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.2007Frank Darabont (*)Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.1 (296.1K votes)12620211228
MoonAstronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our 2009Duncan JonesDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi7.8 (350K votes)9720211228
Murder on The Orient ExpressIn December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.1974Sidney Lumet (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery7.3 (60.4K votes)12820211228
My Dinner with AndreTwo old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.1981Louis Malle (*)Comedy, Drama7.8 (20.6K votes)11020211228
Non-StopAn air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages demanding $150 million into an off-shore account, or someone will die every 20 minutes.2014Jaume Collet-SerraAction, Mystery, Thriller6.9 (259.7K votes)10620211228
Panic RoomA 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.2002David Fincher (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (272.9K votes)11220211228
Perfect Strangers [Perfetti Sconosciuti]Seven long-time friends meet for dinner. They decide to share their text messages, emails and phone calls. Secrets are unveiled. Harmony trembles.2016Paolo GenoveseComedy, Drama7.7 (63.7K votes)9620220415
Phone BoothPublicist 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.2002Joel SchumacherCrime, Thriller7.0 (262.2K votes)8120211228
Platform, The [El hoyo]A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.2019Galder Gaztelu-UrrutiaHorror, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.0 (197.3K votes)9420211228
Pure Formality, A [Una pura formalita]Onoff 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 clear1994Giuseppe Tornatore (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (11.4K votes)10820211228
Raisin in the Sun, AA substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.1961Daniel PetrieDrama8.0 (8.2K votes)12820211228
Rear WindowA wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend.1954Alfred Hitchcock (*)Mystery, Thriller8.5 (474.2K votes)11220211228
Reservoir DogsWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.1992Quentin Tarantino (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller8.3 (976.6K votes)9920211228
RoomHeld captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.2015Lenny AbrahamsonDrama, Thriller8.1 (400.8K votes)11820211228
RopeTwo men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.1948Alfred Hitchcock (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.0 (138.9K votes)8020211228
SawTwo 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.2004James WanHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.6 (404.7K votes)10320211228
Saw 2A detective and his team must rescue 8 people trapped in a factory by the twisted serial killer known as Jigsaw.2005Darren Lynn BousmanHorror, Mystery6.6 (245.7K votes)9320211228
Separate TablesThe stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."1958Delbert Mann (*)Drama, Romance7.4 (7.5K votes)10020211228
SleuthA man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.1972Joseph L. Mankiewicz (*)Mystery, Thriller8.0 (47K votes)13820211228
Sunset Limited, TheThrough a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.2011Tommy Lee JonesDrama7.3 (30.2K votes)3220220912
Terminal, TheAn Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.2004Steven Spielberg (*)Comedy, Drama, Romance7.4 (439.7K votes)12820211228
Thing, TheA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.1982John Carpenter (*)Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi8.1 (402.6K votes)10920211228
Whos Afraid of Virginia WoolfA bitter middle-aged couple, her derisive of his lowly position at a New England college, ask a new colleague and his wife over for drinks, and use them to fuel anguish and emotional pain toward each other through a distressing night1966Mike Nichols (*)Drama8.0 (73.6K votes)13120211228
Woman in the Dunes [Suna no onna]An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.1964Hiroshi TeshigaharaDrama, Thriller8.5 (19.3K votes)14720211228