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

List of films

Film Director Notes Ref(s)
12 Angry Men (1957 film) Sidney Lumet Set almost entirely in a jury room. [1]
12 Angry Men (1997 film) William Friedkin Remake of 1957 film. [2]
All Is Lost 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 Béla Tarr Set in a claustrophobic apartment. [4]
ATM (2012 film) David Brooks Located in and around an ATM booth. [5]
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Rainer Werner Fassbinder Almost totally restricted to the protagonist's bedroom. [6]
Brink of Life Ingmar Bergman Set in a maternity ward. [7]
Buried Rodrigo Cortés Set in a coffin. [8]
Carnage Roman Polanski Set in an apartment. [9]
Cube Vincenzo Natali Set in a prison. [10]
Cujo Lewis Teague Set in a car. [11]
Deterrence Rod Lurie Set in a diner. [12]
Exam (2009 film) Stuart Hazeldine Set in an exam hall. [13]
Feast (2005 film) John Gulager Set in a tavern. [14]
Grave Encounters The Vicious Brothers Set in a psychiatric hospital. [15]
The Hateful Eight Quentin Tarantino Set a ranch way station. [16]
The Invitation (2015 film) Karyn Kusama Set at a dinner party. [17]
Lifeboat Alfred Hitchcock Set on a lifeboat. [18]
Locke Steven Knight Set in a car. [19]
Miss Julie (2014 film) Liv Ullmann Set in a manor house. [20]
Penny Dreadful Richard Brandes Set almost entirely in a stranded car in the woods. [21]
Room (2015 film) Lenny Abrahamson Largely confined to a shed. [22]
Rope Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment. [23]
Shirin Abbas Kiarostami Set in a living room. [24]
Shiva Baby Emma Seligman Set almost entirely in a shiva home. [25]
The Silent House (1929 film) Walter Forde Set in a house. [26]
The Silent House (2010 film) Gustavo Hernández Set in a house. [27]
Silent House (2011 film) Chris Kentis and Laura Lau Remake of 2010 film. [28]
Tape Richard Linklater Set in a hotel room. [29]
What Happened Was... Tom Noonan Set on a date. [30]

References

  1. ^ "12 Angry Men: Telling a Story in One Location". All The Right Movies. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  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. ^ "Movies Filmed at Riverview Hospital". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  16. ^ "The Hateful Eight filming locations". MovieMaps. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  17. ^ Donato, Matt (March 18, 2015). "The Invitation Review [SXSW 2015]". We Got This Covered. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  18. ^ "Lifeboat". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  19. ^ "Locke (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  20. ^ Coleman, Maureen. "Brief intermission for Colin ahead of 'Miss Julie' shoot". Independent.ie. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  21. ^ "A Bloody Good Time: Top 10 Horror Films Of 2006". 411Mania.com.
  22. ^ "Review: Room directed by Lenny Abrahamson". The State Of The Arts. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  23. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Rope". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  24. ^ "10 great films set in one location". BFI. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Emma Seligman On 'Shiva Baby,' Claustrophobic Filmmaking & The Coen Brothers [Interview]". theplaylist.net. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  26. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  27. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (7 April 2011). "The Silent House - Review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  28. ^ Kentis, Chris; Lau, Laura (2012). Silent House (DVD). Universal Pictures Home Video. {{cite AV media}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  29. ^ "Tape Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  30. ^ 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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