List of films set in a single location explained

This page lists films that are set fully, or almost entirely, in only one location. Such films are sometimes referred to as "bottle movies"[1] or "chamber pieces".[2] [3] [4] 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.[5]

List of films

scope=colFilmscope=colYearscope=colDirectorscope=colNotesscope=colRef(s)
10 Cloverfield Lane 2016 Set in a bunker.
1957 Set almost entirely in a jury room. [6]
1997 [7]
127 Hours2010Danny BoyleSet in a canyon.[8]
1BR2019David MarmorSet in an apartment complex.[9]
The Antares Paradox 2022 Luis Tinoco Set in a single room [10]
All Is Lost 2013 Set in the Indian Ocean, first in a damaged yacht and then in a life raft. [11]
All Is Vanity2021Marcos MerelesSet in photography studio.[12]
Almanac of Fall 1984 Set in a claustrophobic apartment. [13]
1976 Set in a decommissioned police precinct. [14]
2012 David Brooks Located in and around an ATM booth. [15]
The Big Kahuna1999John SwanbeckSet in a hotel hospitality suite.[16]
2022 Mel Eslyn Located in a shelter. [17]
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972 Almost totally restricted to the protagonist's bedroom. [18]
The Boat 2018 Winston Azzopardi Set on a sailboat. [19]
Bodies Bodies Bodies 2022 Set at a house party. [20]
Boiling Point2021Philip BarantiniSet in a restaurant.[21]
Brake 2012 Gabe Torres Set inside a car trunk. [22]
The Breakfast Club 1985 Set in high school detention. [23]
Brink of Life 1958 Set in a maternity ward. [24]
Bullet Train 2022 Set in a fictionalized version of the Tokaido Shinkansen. [25]
The Bullet Train 1975 Set on a bullet train. [26]
Buried 2010 Set in a coffin. [27]
Carnage 2011 Set in an apartment. [28]
Circle 2015 Aaron Hann, Mario Miscione Set in a darkened room.
Clerks 1994 Set in a convenience store. [29]
Clue 1985 Set in a mansion.
Coherence 2013Set at a dinner party.
Copshop 2021Set in a police station. [30]
Craving2023J. HortonSet in a roadside bar.[31]
Cube 1997 Set in a large unidentified cube. [32]
Cujo 1983 Set in a car. [33]
Daddio2024Christy Hall[34]
Deathtrap 1982Set in a secluded home. [35]
Deterrence 1999 Set in a diner. [36]
Devil 2010 Set in an elevator.
Dial M for Murder 1954 Set in an apartment.
2009 Set in an exam hall. [37]
Failure!2023Alex KahuamSet in a three-story family home.[38]
2022 Set on top of a TV tower. [39]
2005 Set in a tavern. [40]
Free Fire 2016 Set in an abandoned factory. [41]
Friend of the World 2020 Set in a bunker. [42] [43]
Glorious 2022 Set in a public bathroom. [44]
Grave Encounters 2011 Set in a psychiatric hospital. [45]
Knock at the Cabin 2023 Set in a cabin in the woods. [46]
The Guilty 2018 Gustav Möller Set in a police emergency call center.
The Guilty 2021 Remake of the 2018 film.
The Hateful Eight 2015 Set in a ranch waystation. [47]
Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea2023Tony OlmosSet in an apartment complex.[48] [49]
Humane 2024 Set in a large home. [50]
The Immaculate Room 2022 Set in a large white room. [51]
Inside 2023 Vasilis Katsoupis Set in a billionaire's penthouse. [52]
2015 Set at a dinner party. [53]
It's a Disaster 2012 Set in a suburban home.
Last Shift 2014 Set in a police station.
The Last Stop in Yuma County2024Francis GalluppiSet in a diner.[54]
Late Night with the Devil 2024 Colin & Cameron Cairnes Set on a late-night talk show. [55] [56]
Lifeboat 1944 Alfred Hitchcock Set on a lifeboat. [57]
Locke 2013 Set in a car. [58]
Lord of the Flies 1963 Set on a desert island.
Lord of the Flies 1990
Malum 2023Set in a police station. [59]
The Man from Earth 2007Set in a farewell party.
Mass2021Fran KrantzSet in a single room.[60]
2014 Set in a manor house. [61]
My Dinner with Andre 1981Set in Café des Artistes. [62]
2021 Set in a pub. [63] [64]
Nine Dead 2009Chris Shadley Set in a room.
2022 Set in road-side rest stop during a snowstorm. [65]
2009 Steven Chamberlain Set on a no through road. [66]
One Night in Miami...2020Regina KingSet almost entirely in a motel room[67]
2022 Set in a tailor shop. [68]
Panic Room 2002 Set in a New York City brownstone.
The Party 1968 Set at a Hollywood house party. [69] [70]
Penny Dreadful 2006 Richard Brandes Set almost entirely in a stranded car in the woods. [71]
2016 Set around the dinner table. [72] [73] [74] [75]
2002 Set mostly in a phone booth. [76] [77]
The Platform 2019Set in a Vertical Self-Management Center. [78]
Rear Window 1954Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment.
The Rental 2020Set mostly in a Pacific Northwest house. [79]
Reservoir Dogs 1992 Quentin Tarantino Set mostly in a warehouse.
2015 Largely confined to a shed. [80]
Rope 1948 Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment. [81]
Sanctuary2022Zachary WigonSet in a hotel room.[82]
Share?2023Ira RosensweigSet in a single room.[83] [84] [85]
Shirin 2008 Set inside a theater. [86]
Shiva Baby 2020 Set almost entirely in a shiva home. [87]
Shut In2022D.J. CarusoSet in a single house; mostly in the kitchen pantry.[88]
1929 Set in a house. [89]
2010 Set in a house. [90]
2011 [91]
1972 Set in a manor house.
Snowpiercer 2013 Set in a train.
Something2018Stephen PortlandSet in a house.[92]
The Sunset Limited2011Tommy Lee JonesSet in an apartment.[93]
Tape 2001 Set in a hotel room. [94]
Venus in Fur 2013 Set in a theater. [95]
Wait Until Dark 1967 Set in an apartment.
The Whale 2022 Set in an apartment. [96]
What Happened Was 1994 Set on a date. [97]

Notes and References

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