List of films set in a single location

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This page lists films set fully, or almost entirely, in only one location. Such films are sometimes called "chamber pieces".[1][2][3] In June 2023, film critic Chris Stuckmann speculated that the limitations that chamber pieces bring not only make writers self-conscious but also drive their creativity.[4]

List of films[edit]

Film Year Director Notes Ref(s)
10 Cloverfield Lane 2016 Dan Trachtenberg Set in a bunker. [5]
12 Angry Men 1957 Sidney Lumet Set almost entirely in a jury room. [6]
12 Angry Men 1997 William Friedkin Remake of 1957 film. [7]
127 Hours 2010 Danny Boyle Set in a canyon. [8]
1BR 2019 David Marmor Set in an apartment complex. [9]
The Antares Paradox 2022 Luis Tinoco Set in a single room [10]
All Is Lost 2013 J. C. Chandor Set in the middle of the Indian Ocean, first in a damaged yacht and then in a life raft. [11]
Almanac of Fall 1984 Béla Tarr Set in a claustrophobic apartment. [12]
Assault on Precinct 13 1976 John Carpenter Set in a decommissioned police precinct. [13]
ATM 2012 David Brooks Located in and around an ATM booth. [14]
Biosphere 2022 Mel Eslyn Located in a shelter. [15]
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Almost totally restricted to the protagonist's bedroom. [16]
The Boat 2018 Winston Azzopardi Set on a sailboat. [17]
Bodies Bodies Bodies 2022 Halina Reijn Set at a house party. [18]
Brake 2012 Gabe Torres Set inside a car trunk. [19]
The Breakfast Club 1985 John Hughes Set in high school detention. [5]
Brink of Life 1958 Ingmar Bergman Set in a maternity ward. [20]
Bullet Train 2022 David Leitch Set in a fictionalized version of the Tokaido Shinkansen. [21]
The Bullet Train 1975 Junya Satō Set on a bullet train. [22]
Buried 2010 Rodrigo Cortés Set in a coffin. [23]
Carnage 2011 Roman Polanski Set in an apartment. [24]
Circle 2015 Aaron Hann, Mario Miscione Set in a darkened room. [25]
Clerks 1994 Kevin Smith Set in a convenience store. [26]
Clue 1985 Jonathan Lynn Set in a mansion. [26]
Coherence 2013 James Ward Byrkit Set at a dinner party. [25]
Craving 2023 J. Horton Set in a roadside bar. [27]
Cube 1997 Vincenzo Natali Set in a large unidentified cube. [28]
Cujo 1983 Lewis Teague Set in a car. [29]
Deterrence 1999 Rod Lurie Set in a diner. [30]
Devil 2010 John Erick Dowdle Set in an elevator. [25]
Dial M for Murder 1954 Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment. [26]
Exam 2009 Stuart Hazeldine Set in an exam hall. [31]
Failure! 2023 Alex Kahuam Set in a three-story family home. [32]
Fall 2022 Scott Mann Set on top of a TV tower. [33]
Feast 2005 John Gulager Set in a tavern. [34]
Free Fire 2016 Ben Wheatley Set in an abandoned factory. [35]
Friend of the World 2020 Brian Patrick Butler Set in a bunker. [36][37]
Glorious 2022 Rebekah McKendry Set in a public bathroom. [38]
Grave Encounters 2011 The Vicious Brothers Set in a psychiatric hospital. [39]
Knock at the Cabin 2023 M. Night Shyamalan Set in a cabin in the woods. [40]
The Guilty 2018 Gustav Möller Set in a police emergency call center. [25]
The Guilty 2021 Antoine Fuqua Remake of the 2018 film. [25]
The Hateful Eight 2015 Quentin Tarantino Set in a ranch way station. [41]
Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea 2023 Tony Olmos Set in an apartment complex. [42][43]
The Immaculate Room 2022 Mukunda Michael Dewil Set in a large white room. [44]
Inside 2023 Vasilis Katsoupis Set in a billionaire's penthouse. [45]
The Invitation 2015 Karyn Kusama Set at a dinner party. [46]
It's a Disaster 2012 Todd Berger Set in a suburban home. [5]
Last Shift 2014 Anthony DiBlasi Set in a police station. [47]
Late Night with the Devil 2024 Colin & Cameron Cairnes Set on a late night talk show. [48][49]
Lifeboat 1944 Alfred Hitchcock Set on a lifeboat. [50]
Locke 2013 Steven Knight Set in a car. [51]
Lord of the Flies 1963 Peter Brook Set on a desert island. [5]
Lord of the Flies 1990 Harry Hook Set on a desert island. [5]
Malum 2023 Anthony DiBlasi Set in a police station. [47]
The Man from Earth 2007 Richard Schenkman Set in a farewell party. [25]
Miss Julie 2014 Liv Ullmann Set in a manor house. [52]
My Dinner with Andre 1981 Louis Malle Set in Café des Artistes. [53]
Next Door 2021 Daniel Brühl Set in a pub. [54][55]
Nine Dead 2009 Chris Shadley Set in a room. [25]
No Exit 2022 Damien Power Set in road-side rest stop during a snowstorm. [56]
No Through Road 2009 Steven Chamberlain Set on a no through road. [57]
One Night in Miami... 2020 Regina King Set almost entirely in a motel room [58]
The Outfit 2022 Graham Moore Set in a tailor shop. [59]
Panic Room 2002 David Fincher Set in a New York City brownstone. [5]
Penny Dreadful 2006 Richard Brandes Set almost entirely in a stranded car in the woods. [60]
Perfect Strangers 2016 Paolo Genovese Set around the dinner table. [61][62][63][64]
Phone Booth 2002 Joel Schumacher Set in a phone booth. [65][66]
The Platform 2019 Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia Set in a Vertical Self-Management Center. [25]
Rear Window 1954 Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment. [26]
Reservoir Dogs 1992 Quentin Tarantino Set in a warehouse. [26]
Room 2015 Lenny Abrahamson Largely confined to a shed. [67]
Rope 1948 Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment. [68]
Shirin 2008 Abbas Kiarostami Set in a living room. [69]
Shiva Baby 2020 Emma Seligman Set almost entirely in a shiva home. [70]
The Silent House 1929 Walter Forde Set in a house. [71]
The Silent House 2010 Gustavo Hernández Set in a house. [72]
Silent House 2011 Chris Kentis and Laura Lau Remake of 2010 film. [73]
Sleuth 1972 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Set in a manor house. [26]
Snowpiercer 2013 Bong Joon-ho Set in a train. [5]
Tape 2001 Richard Linklater Set in a hotel room. [74]
Wait Until Dark 1967 Terence Young Set in an apartment. [26]
The Whale 2022 Darren Aronofsky Set in an apartment. [75]
What Happened Was... 1994 Tom Noonan Set on a date. [76]

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