Films about being trapped and the desperate fight to escape — confined spaces, captors, and claustrophobia.
Escape & Trapped Movies is a structured movies dataset with 39 entries. Its fields include Title, Year, Director. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
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Included fields: Title, Year, Director, IMDB Rating, Genre, and 3 more.
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Preview observations
Year span
1974 to 2024
Across 39 preview rows
IMDB Rating range
6 to 8.2
Across 39 preview rows
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Oldboy
2003
Park Chan-wook
8.2
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action
South Korea
120
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Room
2015
Lenny Abrahamson
8
Drama, Thriller
Canada
118
Held 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.
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Kevin Reynolds
7.7
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Thriller
Ireland
131
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
The Maze Runner
2014
Wes Ball
7.2
Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
United States of America
113
A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to uncover clues that may lead to escape and the truth behind their confinement.
Gravity
2013
Alfonso Cuarón
7.2
Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
United Kingdom
91
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, is on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone-tethered...
[REC]
2007
Jaume Balagueró
7.2
Horror, Mystery
Spain
78
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
#Alive
2020
Cho Il
7.2
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
South Korea
98
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.
127 Hours
2010
Danny Boyle
7.1
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
France
94
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Breath
2016
Narges Abyar
7
Horror, Thriller, Crime
Iran
89
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
Ready or Not
2019
Tyler Gillett
7
Horror, Comedy
United States of America
95
A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.
Heretic
2024
Scott Beck
7
Thriller, Horror
United States of America
111
Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
The Towering Inferno
1974
John Guillermin
7
Action, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
165
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
The Mist
2007
Frank Darabont
6.9
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
United States of America
126
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
Panic Room
2002
David Fincher
6.8
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
111
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the ...
Cube
1998
Vincenzo Natali
6.8
Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
Canada
90
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015
Wes Ball
6.7
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Adventure
United States of America
131
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take...
The Island
2005
Michael Bay
6.7
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
United States of America
136
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers tha...
Hush
2016
Mike Flanagan
6.7
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
82
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
A Quiet Place: Day One
2024
Michael Sarnoski
6.7
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
United States of America
100
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.
Green Room
2016
Jeremy Saulnier
6.7
Horror, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
95
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
Event Horizon
1997
Paul W. S. Anderson
6.6
Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
United Kingdom
96
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
Buried
2010
Rodrigo Cortés
6.6
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
France
95
Paul 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 trap.
The Collector
2009
Marcus Dunstan
6.6
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
90
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.
Oxygen
2021
Alexandre Aja
6.6
Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
United States of America
100
A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there, and must find a way out before running out of air.
Escape Room
2019
Adam Robitel
6.5
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
United States of America
99
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
2021
Adam Robitel
6.5
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
United States of America
88
Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive... and discovering they've all played the games before.
Life
2017
Daniel Espinosa
6.4
Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
United States of America
104
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
The Collection
2012
Marcus Dunstan
6.4
Horror, Thriller
United States of America
82
Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmai...
The Wall
2017
Doug Liman
6.4
War, Thriller, Drama, Action
United States of America
90
An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.
The Shallows
2016
Jaume Collet-Serra
6.3
Horror, Drama, Thriller
Australia
86
While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
Old
2021
M. Night Shyamalan
6.3
Thriller, Mystery, Horror
China
108
A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.
The Watchers
2024
Ishana Night Shyamalan
6.3
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
United States of America
102
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
Sucker Punch
2011
Zack Snyder
6.2
Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Canada
110
A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical items, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.
Tau
2018
Federico D'Alessandro
6.2
Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
United States of America
97
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
The New Mutants
2020
Josh Boone
6.1
Science Fiction, Horror, Action
United States of America
94
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
Devil
2010
John Erick Dowdle
6.1
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
United States of America
80
A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.
World Trade Center
2006
Oliver Stone
6.1
Drama, History, Thriller
United States of America
129
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Daylight
1996
Rob Cohen
6.1
Action, Adventure, Thriller
United States of America
115
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is ...
Vivarium
2019
Lorcan Finnegan
6
Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Belgium
99
A young woman and her fiancé are in search of the perfect starter home. After following a mysterious real estate agent to a new housing development, the couple finds themselves trapped in a maze of identical houses and forced to raise an otherworldly child.
