Lockdown Chronicles

Thrilling Tales of Confinement and Strangers

This anthology delves into the suspenseful world of unexpected confinement. It's a thrilling exploration of strangers thrown together, their secrets, their fears, and the desperate games they must play to survive.

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The Collection

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

2015
1
The Hateful Eight
2015
1
The Hateful Eight
IMDb 7.8 / 10
Director Quentin Tarantino
Cast Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Box Office $54,117,416
Why Set in a post-Civil War Wyoming, a group of strangers is stuck in a lodge during a blizzard.
Identity

Identity

2003
2
Identity
2003
2
Identity
IMDb 7.3 / 10
Director James Mangold
Cast John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet
Box Office $52,159,536
Why Ten strangers find shelter in an isolated motel during a storm, but are being killed off one by one.
Saw

Saw

2004
3
Saw
2004
3
Saw
IMDb 7.6 / 10
Director James Wan
Cast Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover
Box Office $56,000,369
Why Two strangers wake up in a room and discover they are pawns in a deadly game.
Cube

Cube

1997
4
Cube
1997
4
Cube
IMDb 7.1 / 10
Director Vincenzo Natali
Cast Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint, David Hewlett
Box Office $501,818
Why A group of strangers wake up in a cube-shaped room, having to solve puzzles to survive.
Exam

Exam

2009
5
Exam
2009
5
Exam
IMDb 6.7 / 10
Director Stuart Hazeldine
Cast Adar Beck, Luke Mably, Gemma Chan
Why Eight candidates are locked together in an exam room for a job interview that turns into a psycholo…
Coherence

Coherence

2013
6
Coherence
2013
6
Coherence
IMDb 7.2 / 10
Director James Ward Byrkit
Cast Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon
Box Office $102,617
Why During a dinner party, strange occurrences trap eight friends in a house, testing their sanity and …
Would You Rather

Would You Rather

2012
7
Would You Rather
2012
7
Would You Rather
IMDb 5.7 / 10
Director David Guy Levy
Cast Brittany Snow, June Squibb, Jeffrey Combs
Why Strangers find themselves trapped in a mansion, forced to play a deadly game.
Circle

Circle

2015
8
Circle
2015
8
Circle
IMDb 6.0 / 10
Director Aaron Hann, Mario Miscione
Cast Allegra Masters, Aimee McKay, Ashley Key
Why A group of strangers wake up in a room where they are forced to vote on who will survive.
The Mist

The Mist

2007
9
The Mist
2007
9
The Mist
IMDb 7.1 / 10
Director Frank Darabont
Cast Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden
Box Office $25,594,957
Why A group of strangers is trapped in a supermarket as an eerie mist conceals deadly creatures outside.
Fermat's Room

Fermat's Room

2007
10
Fermat's Room
2007
10
Fermat's Room
IMDb 6.6 / 10
Director Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña
Cast Alejo Sauras, Elena Ballesteros, Lluís Homar
Why Four mathematicians who do not know each other are invited by a mysterious host with the pseudonym …
Devil

Devil

2010
11
Devil
2010
11
Devil
IMDb 6.3 / 10
Director John Erick Dowdle
Cast Chris Messina, Caroline Dhavernas, Bokeem Woodbine
Box Office $33,601,190
Why Strangers trapped in an elevator, one of which is the devil.
Phone Booth

Phone Booth

2002
12
Phone Booth
2002
12
Phone Booth
IMDb 7.1 / 10
Director Joel Schumacher
Cast Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker
Box Office $46,566,212
Why Man is trapped in a phone booth by a sniper.
Buried

Buried

2010
13
Buried
2010
13
Buried
IMDb 7.0 / 10
Director Rodrigo Cortés
Cast Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García-Pérez, Robert Paterson
Box Office $1,044,143
Why Man wakes up to find himself locked in a coffin.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

2009
14
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
2009
14
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
IMDb 6.7 / 10
Director J Blakeson
Cast Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston
Box Office $166,980
Why Woman kidnapped and locked in a room by two men.
1408

1408

2007
15
1408
2007
15
1408
IMDb 6.8 / 10
Director Mikael Håfström
Cast John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack
Box Office $71,985,628
Why Man locked in a haunted hotel room.
The Killing Room

The Killing Room

2009
16
The Killing Room
2009
16
The Killing Room
IMDb 5.6 / 10
Director Jonathan Liebesman
Cast Nick Cannon, Clea DuVall, Timothy Hutton
Why Four individuals sign up for a research study only to find it's not what they expected.
Unknown

Unknown

2006
17
Unknown
2006
17
Unknown
IMDb 6.4 / 10
Director Simon Brand
Cast Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan
Box Office $26,403
Why Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are.
House of 9

House of 9

2005
18
House of 9
2005
18
House of 9
IMDb 5.3 / 10
Director Steven R. Monroe
Cast Kelly Brook, Dennis Hopper, Hippolyte Girardot
Why Nine strangers are abducted and locked in a house.
ATM

ATM

2012
19
ATM
2012
19
ATM
IMDb 4.7 / 10
Director David Brooks
Cast Alice Eve, Josh Peck, Brian Geraghty
Box Office $3,010
Why Three co-workers trapped in an ATM room by a psychopath.
Nine Dead

Nine Dead

2009
20
Nine Dead
2009
20
Nine Dead
IMDb 5.4 / 10
Director Chris Shadley
Cast Melissa Joan Hart, William Lee Scott, John Terry
Why Nine strangers are abducted and locked in a room by a masked man.
Elevator

Elevator

2011
21
Elevator
2011
21
Elevator
IMDb 10.0 / 10
Director Josh Litman
Cast Patrick Barfoot, Sarah Molnar, Richard Magder
Why Strangers stuck in a high-rise elevator with a bomber.
Escape Room

Escape Room

2019
22
Escape Room
2019
22
Escape Room
IMDb 6.4 / 10
Director Adam Robitel
Cast Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis
Box Office $57,005,601
Why Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly escape rooms.

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