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