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This page lists films that are set fully, or almost entirely, in only one location. Such films are sometimes referred to as "bottle movies" or "chamber pieces". 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.

List of films

Film Year Director Notes Ref(s)
10 Cloverfield Lane 2016 Dan Trachtenberg Set in a bunker.
12 Angry Men 1957 Sidney Lumet Set almost entirely in a jury room.
12 Angry Men 1997 William Friedkin
127 Hours 2010 Danny Boyle Set in a canyon.
1BR 2019 David Marmor Set in an apartment complex.
The Antares Paradox 2022 Luis Tinoco Set in a single room
All Is Lost 2013 J. C. Chandor Set in the Indian Ocean, first in a damaged yacht and then in a life raft.
All Is Vanity 2021 Marcos Mereles Set in photography studio.
Almanac of Fall 1984 Béla Tarr Set in a claustrophobic apartment.
Assault on Precinct 13 1976 John Carpenter Set in a decommissioned police precinct.
ATM 2012 David Brooks Located in and around an ATM booth.
The Big Kahuna 1999 John Swanbeck Set in a hotel hospitality suite.
Biosphere 2022 Mel Eslyn Located in a shelter.
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Almost totally restricted to the protagonist's bedroom.
The Boat 2018 Winston Azzopardi Set on a sailboat.
Bodies Bodies Bodies 2022 Halina Reijn Set at a house party.
Boiling Point 2021 Philip Barantini Set in a restaurant.
Brake 2012 Gabe Torres Set inside a car trunk.
The Breakfast Club 1985 John Hughes Set in high school detention.
Brink of Life 1958 Ingmar Bergman Set in a maternity ward.
Bullet Train 2022 David Leitch Set in a fictionalized version of the Tokaido Shinkansen.
The Bullet Train 1975 Junya Satō Set on a bullet train.
Buried 2010 Rodrigo Cortés Set in a coffin.
Carnage 2011 Roman Polanski Set in an apartment.
Circle 2015 Aaron Hann, Mario Miscione Set in a darkened room.
Clerks 1994 Kevin Smith Set in a convenience store.
Clue 1985 Jonathan Lynn Set in a mansion.
Coherence 2013 James Ward Byrkit Set at a dinner party.
Copshop 2021 Joe Carnahan Set in a police station.
Craving 2023 J. Horton Set in a roadside bar.
Cube 1997 Vincenzo Natali Set in a large unidentified cube.
Cujo 1983 Lewis Teague Set in a car.
Daddio 2024 Christy Hall
Deathtrap 1982 Sidney Lumet Set in a secluded home.
Deterrence 1999 Rod Lurie Set in a diner.
Devil 2010 John Erick Dowdle Set in an elevator.
Dial M for Murder 1954 Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment.
Exam 2009 Stuart Hazeldine Set in an exam hall.
Failure! 2023 Alex Kahuam Set in a three-story family home.
Fall 2022 Scott Mann Set on top of a TV tower.
Feast 2005 John Gulager Set in a tavern.
Free Fire 2016 Ben Wheatley Set in an abandoned factory.
Friend of the World 2020 Brian Patrick Butler Set in a bunker.
Glorious 2022 Rebekah McKendry Set in a public bathroom.
Grave Encounters 2011 The Vicious Brothers Set in a psychiatric hospital.
Knock at the Cabin 2023 M. Night Shyamalan Set in a cabin in the woods.
The Guilty 2018 Gustav Möller Set in a police emergency call center.
The Guilty 2021 Antoine Fuqua Remake of the 2018 film.
The Hateful Eight 2015 Quentin Tarantino Set in a ranch waystation.
Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea 2023 Tony Olmos Set in an apartment complex.
Humane 2024 Caitlin Cronenberg Set in a large home.
The Immaculate Room 2022 Mukunda Michael Dewil Set in a large white room.
Inside 2023 Vasilis Katsoupis Set in a billionaire's penthouse.
The Invitation 2015 Karyn Kusama Set at a dinner party.
It's a Disaster 2012 Todd Berger Set in a suburban home.
Last Shift 2014 Anthony DiBlasi Set in a police station.
The Last Stop in Yuma County 2024 Francis Galluppi Set in a diner.
Late Night with the Devil 2024 Colin & Cameron Cairnes Set on a late-night talk show.
Lifeboat 1944 Alfred Hitchcock Set on a lifeboat.
Locke 2013 Steven Knight Set in a car.
Lord of the Flies 1963 Peter Brook Set on a desert island.
Lord of the Flies 1990 Harry Hook
Malum 2023 Anthony DiBlasi Set in a police station.
The Man from Earth 2007 Richard Schenkman Set in a farewell party.
Mass 2021 Fran Krantz Set in a single room.
Miss Julie 2014 Liv Ullmann Set in a manor house.
My Dinner with Andre 1981 Louis Malle Set in Café des Artistes.
Next Door 2021 Daniel Brühl Set in a pub.
Nine Dead 2009 Chris Shadley Set in a room.
No Exit 2022 Damien Power Set in road-side rest stop during a snowstorm.
No Through Road 2009 Steven Chamberlain Set on a no through road.
One Night in Miami... 2020 Regina King Set almost entirely in a motel room
The Outfit 2022 Graham Moore Set in a tailor shop.
Panic Room 2002 David Fincher Set in a New York City brownstone.
The Party 1968 Blake Edwards Set at a Hollywood house party.
Penny Dreadful 2006 Richard Brandes Set almost entirely in a stranded car in the woods.
Perfect Strangers 2016 Paolo Genovese Set around the dinner table.
Phone Booth 2002 Joel Schumacher Set mostly in a phone booth.
The Platform 2019 Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia Set in a Vertical Self-Management Center.
Rear Window 1954 Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment.
The Rental 2020 Dave Franco Set mostly in a Pacific Northwest house.
Reservoir Dogs 1992 Quentin Tarantino Set mostly in a warehouse.
Room 2015 Lenny Abrahamson Largely confined to a shed.
Rope 1948 Alfred Hitchcock Set in an apartment.
Sanctuary 2022 Zachary Wigon Set in a hotel room.
Share? 2023 Ira Rosensweig Set in a single room.
Shirin 2008 Abbas Kiarostami Set inside a theater.
Shiva Baby 2020 Emma Seligman Set almost entirely in a shiva home.
Shut In 2022 D.J. Caruso Set in a single house; mostly in the kitchen pantry.
The Silent House 1929 Walter Forde Set in a house.
The Silent House 2010 Gustavo Hernández Set in a house.
Silent House 2011 Chris Kentis and Laura Lau
Sleuth 1972 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Set in a manor house.
Snowpiercer 2013 Bong Joon-ho Set in a train.
Something 2018 Stephen Portland Set in a house.
The Sunset Limited 2011 Tommy Lee Jones Set in an apartment.
Tape 2001 Richard Linklater Set in a hotel room.
Venus in Fur 2013 Roman Polanski Set in a theater.
Wait Until Dark 1967 Terence Young Set in an apartment.
The Whale 2022 Darren Aronofsky Set in an apartment.
What Happened Was 1994 Tom Noonan Set on a date.

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