Escape Room

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Escape Room

PG-13

2019

1h 40m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Six adventurous strangers travel to a mysterious building to experience the escape room: a game where players compete to solve a series of puzzles to win $10,000. What starts out as seemingly innocent fun soon turns into a living nightmare as the four men and two women discover each room is an elaborate trap that's part of a sadistic game of life or death.

Critics Consensus

Escape Room fails to unlock much of the potential in its premise, but what's left is still tense and thrilling enough to offer a passing diversion for suspense fans.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

02/19/2020

The cast projects a generic, 50s B-movie vibe, but in a good way; no one character is especially likable or unlikable, and this keeps you guessing as to whom the filmmakers will kill off.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/13/2019

The production design on this film is fantastic... I was dazzled from scene to scene.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

02/06/2019

2.5/5

Escape Room is not anything to get terribly excited about. But where suspense is concerned, the premise works: even when the trajectory of the story is easy to predict, there's no knowing what may be hidden behind any specific locked door.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 8

5/10

Escape Room is a fun enough movie, but it’s nothing special. Watch it with friends and you will have a good time. Watch it alone at your peril.

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

08/19/2024

4/10

... A film whose only idea to convey is the need to escape from the movie theater. [Full review in Spanish]

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

07/14/2024

2/5

If cool concepts alone made for good films then I’d be writing a very different review for Escape Room.

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Rosie

02/15/2025

It was good as far as escape room movies go, but it wasn’t a new idea or anything super unique. I enjoyed it though!

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Engin O

07/21/2023

Terrible acting, terrible writing. Just go watch any saw movie instead, I promise you they are better

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Nathaniel I

@Kinda40K Feb 16

I honestly think this is underrated, apart from the fact that you could tell the most main characters would survive, it was fun to see people freak out and is et up nicely for a sequel. I doubt it will get one but it is a good movie with an interesting concept.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Feb 14

I thought this was a pretty good escape room movie.

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Summer R

@Imaunicornloll Feb 7

Good movie, love the characters (Hate Jason! Absolute dick!) Love all of the connections with the rooms to the characters! Ending was unexpected (the scream wasn't needed though) over all great movie dare I say better than some of the Saw movies!

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MyFantasy Z

@Thumbsupreveiws Dec 21

It was a basic plot with simple characters, but the traumatic horror elements dive deeper into psychological horror. However on paper it sounded much more interesting and unique but the poor writing and bland casting kind of ruined it. Definitely not a horror masterpiece but it’s entertaining enough to be a C tier film at least.

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Synopsis

Six adventurous strangers travel to a mysterious building to experience the escape room: a game where players compete to solve a series of puzzles to win $10,000. What starts out as seemingly innocent fun soon turns into a living nightmare as the four men and two women discover each room is an elaborate trap that's part of a sadistic game of life or death.

Director: Adam Robitel
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur
Screenwriter: Bragi F. Schut, Maria Melnik
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Original Film, Columbia Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive Material|Language|Terror/Perilous Action|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 4, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.0M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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