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.

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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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Surya Komal

Just for Movie Freaks

Jan 6

2.5/5

A missed opportunity and comes nowhere near the entertaining movies this genre had produced over the years.

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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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Rosie

Feb 15

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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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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Josh C.

@Jcomp18 Nov 26

Idk why but it’s the scariest thing k have ever watched

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Isabella D.

@isapills Nov 7

pretty decent movie overall; had some really good and boring parts equally. enjoyed the concept even though it’s not a unique idea. ending was pretty good though imo !

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TI H

@MeInCharacter Oct 22

I groaned when Taylor Russel's character, one of our two protagonists, first started delivering the dialogue that is meant to tell the audience she was a genius. It wasn't the only sloppy storytelling technique. Had the moviemakers taken the time to smooth out the rough spots, ESCAPE ROOM could have become a classic. The most horrifying part of the story is when we see the influence of puppet masters with too much money on their hands. What we see in the "escape room" might be fiction, but it doesn't necessarily have to be. Sadism, unchecked wealth, no oversight. . .it's what has brought our world to the abyss.

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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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