List of one-location films

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This page lists films set fully, or almost entirely, in only one location.

List of films[]

Film Year Director Notes Ref(s)
12 Angry Men (1957 film) 1957 Sidney Lumet Set almost entirely in a jury room. [1]
12 Angry Men (1997 film) 1997 William Friedkin Remake of 1957 film. [2]
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. [3]
Almanac of Fall 1984 Béla Tarr Set in a claustrophobic apartment. [4]
ATM (2012 film) 2012 David Brooks Located in and around an ATM booth. [5]
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Almost totally restricted to the protagonist's bedroom. [6]
Brink of Life 1958 Ingmar Bergman Set in a maternity ward. [7]
Buried 2010 Rodrigo Cortés Set in a coffin. [8]
Carnage 2011 Roman Polanski Set in an apartment. [9]
Cube 1997 Vincenzo Natali Set in a prison. [10]
Cujo 1983 Lewis Teague Set in a car. [11]
Deterrence 1999 Rod Lurie Set in a diner. [12]
Exam (2009 film) 2009 Stuart Hazeldine Set in an exam hall. [13]
Feast (2005 film) 2005 John Gulager Set in a tavern. [14]
Friend of the World 2020 Brian Patrick Butler Set in a bunker. [15][16]
Grave Encounters 2011 The Vicious Brothers Set in a psychiatric hospital. [17]
No Exit 2022 Set in road-side rest stop during a snowstorm. [18]
Phone Booth 2002 Joel Schumacher Set in a phone booth. [19][20]
The Hateful Eight 2015 Quentin Tarantino Set in a ranch way station. [21]
The Invitation (2015 film) 2015 Karyn Kusama Set at a dinner party. [22]
Lifeboat 1944 Alfred Hitchcock Set on a lifeboat. [23]
Locke 2013 Steven Knight Set in a car. [24]
Miss Julie (2014 film) 2014 Liv Ullmann Set in a manor house. [25]
Penny Dreadful 2006 Richard Brandes Set almost entirely in a stranded car in the woods. [26]
Room (2015 film) 2015 Lenny Abrahamson Largely confined to a shed. [27]
Rope 1948 Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment. [28]
Shirin 2008 Abbas Kiarostami Set in a living room. [29]
Shiva Baby 2020 Emma Seligman Set almost entirely in a shiva home. [30]
The Silent House (1929 film) 1929 Walter Forde Set in a house. [31]
The Silent House (2010 film) 2010 Gustavo Hernández Set in a house. [32]
Silent House (2011 film) 2011 Chris Kentis and Laura Lau Remake of 2010 film. [33]
Tape 2001 Richard Linklater Set in a hotel room. [34]
What Happened Was... 1994 Tom Noonan Set on a date. [35]

References[]

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  2. ^ "12 Angry Men (1997)". Letterboxd editorial. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  3. ^ Savage, Sophia (August 7, 2012). "First Look at J.C. Chandor's 'All is Lost' with Robert Redford". indieWire. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "Almanac of Fall". Strictly Film School. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Director David Brooks ATM Interview". Collider. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  6. ^ Chen, Nick (November 18, 2018). "François Ozon: 10 essential films and the classics that influenced them". British Film Institute.
  7. ^ MACDONALD, DWIGHT. "FILMS | Esquire | JUNE, 1961". Esquire | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  8. ^ Boucher, Geoff (September 12, 2010). "The Directors: Rodrigo Cortés builds suspense in 'Buried'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Stephen Wallis (2012). "On the set of Carnage". Architectural Digest. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  10. ^ Graham, Bob (20 November 1998). "'Cube's' Cogs Stuck in Its Pure Visuals". San Francisco Chronicle.
  11. ^ "Cujo (1983), Lookback/Review". Den of Geek. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  12. ^ Holden, Stephen. The New York Times, film review, March 10, 2000. Last accessed: February 21, 2011.
  13. ^ "Exam Review". Total Film. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Feast (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  15. ^ "Friend of the World is a Bracing Stocktake of a Crumbling World". Tilt Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  16. ^ "REVIEW: 'FRIEND OF THE WORLD' (2020) IS A BIZARRE APOCALYPTIC FILM". Horror Geek Life. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  17. ^ "Movies Filmed at Riverview Hospital". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  18. ^ "'No Exit': Hulu's Single-Location Thriller is Twisty, Grisly & Features A Terrific Havana Rose Liu". The Playlist. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  19. ^ Hughes, Jonny (5 November 2019). "Remarkable Films Set In A Single Location". Goliath. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  20. ^ Chakravartula, Akhilesh (2 June 2017). "Best One Room Movies | Top Films Set in One Room". Cinemaholic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  21. ^ "The Hateful Eight filming locations". MovieMaps. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  22. ^ Donato, Matt (March 18, 2015). "The Invitation Review [SXSW 2015]". We Got This Covered. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  23. ^ "Lifeboat". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  24. ^ "Locke (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  25. ^ Coleman, Maureen. "Brief intermission for Colin ahead of 'Miss Julie' shoot". Independent.ie. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  26. ^ "A Bloody Good Time: Top 10 Horror Films Of 2006". 411Mania.com.
  27. ^ "Review: Room directed by Lenny Abrahamson". The State Of The Arts. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  28. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Rope". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  29. ^ "10 great films set in one location". BFI. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  30. ^ "Emma Seligman On 'Shiva Baby,' Claustrophobic Filmmaking & The Coen Brothers [Interview]". theplaylist.net. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  31. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  32. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (7 April 2011). "The Silent House - Review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  33. ^ Kentis, Chris; Lau, Laura (2012). Silent House (audio commentary) (DVD). Universal Pictures Home Video. {{cite AV media}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  34. ^ "Tape Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  35. ^ Quiz Show, Milk Money, A Simple Twist of Fate, A Good Man in Africa, What Happened Was…, 1994-Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews
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