If the thought of being trapped in an enclosed space makes you breathless, then these 15 disturbing films are for you to avoid. In fact, even those without fears of caving in the Appalachians, working in a 121-year-old copper and gold mine, or playing punk rock in a remote roadside diner may well feel the walls closing in after watching these masters. -classes in claustrophobic cinema.
Here are 12 movies that will make you feel claustrophobic.
12. Buried alive
Ryan Reynolds took every penny he earned for his role as Paul Conroy in this incredibly nervous thriller inspired by a Hitchcock classic. Playing the role of an Iraqi truck driver buried alive in a coffin with a lighter and a telephone, the actor was forced to sit in a wooden box in a Barcelona studio for 16 days.
The harsh shooting conditions turned out to be not the most difficult tests for the star. Reynolds had to confront his own mortality in the most dire circumstances.
Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Cortez impressed audiences with camera angles, lighting and sound recordings, ensuring that watching a man in a box for 95 minutes was never boring.
11. 33
The fact that everyone witnessed the real disaster 33 just a few years before the premiere made the film almost unnecessary. It is hard to argue about the need for Patricia Riggen's English-speaking approach to Chile's most famous survival story.
Of course, we all know that 33 Chileans who were trapped in the San Jose mine in 2010 survived. The 2,300 feet underground painting is very compelling and even too realistic. Indeed, the cast and crew filmed these scenes in a real (and, according to star Antonio Banderas, highly toxic) mine in Colombia for six weeks to achieve maximum authenticity.
10. Descent
The famous 2005 Neil Marshall horror may not have been filmed in the actual Appalachian Mountains (in fact, much of the filming took place in purpose-built locations near London), but his nightmarish images still keep an entire generation from outdoor activities.
The six female explorers, trapped in an unfamiliar cave system after a passage collapsed behind them, must not only fight an unforgiving and harsh natural environment, but must also deal with an army of extremely unnatural, slithering and carnivorous humanoid creatures.
9. Cave
Released in the States twelve months ago, The Cave may have surpassed The Descent, but the film lacked the psychological chills, thrilling tension. However, Bruce Hunt's rather unremarkable film still contains many moments to make the viewer break out in a cold sweat.
While exploring a recently discovered 13th-century abbey deep beneath the surface of a Romanian forest, a fearless underwater team discovers that terrifying winged creatures are dwelling there. The monsters in question are much more terrifying than in The Descent. But when you plunge into darkness, the imposing stalagmites and labyrinths of corridors become a very frightening sight.
8. Devil
Producer M. Night Shyamalan undoubtedly created supernatural horror. The Devil fortunately avoided the unnecessary plot twists that Shyamalan's films became famous for, and instead focused solely on telling a short but engaging story about an elevator.
This 2010 box-office hit catches five strangers in the elevator of an office building. Good old Lucifer begins to push them one by one. Of course, this is a deceptive premise, but fear of an elevator breakdown caused a significant portion of the office population to start climbing the stairs.
7. Telephone booth
A claustrophobic movie doesn't have to be set in a dark room at night to be interesting. Director Joel Schumacher's intense 2002 storyline takes place in a public outdoor telephone booth in broad daylight in New York City.
Irish star Colin Farrell plays an arrogant and adulterous PR manager whose past indiscretions return to bite him in the most deadly possible way. You can almost touch the beads of sweat that drip from Farrell's face when his character is tormented. But for that matter, Phone Booth ensured that no one would ever stop and answer a payphone call again.
6.17 hours
The story of a canyon conqueror who was pressed down by a rock and held out in the open air for more than 127 hours in an isolated canyon of a slot, where no one even hears you screaming, did not leave anyone indifferent. The film is based on the true story of a fearless canyonier.
Indeed, James Franco was rightfully nominated for an Oscar for his role. Not every person will be able to perform such self-surgery, which caused even the most bloodthirsty spectators to disgust.
5. Green room
Anton Yelchin was no stranger to playing characters forced to live in an enclosed space, but Jeremy Saulnier's psychological horror was a completely different beast. Here, a Russian-born actor plays the frontman of an impoverished hardcore punk band performing in a backwater bar that is not only a meeting place for neo-Nazi skinheads, but also becomes the scene of a brutal crime.
Much of the Green Room takes place in the dank and grimy backstage area of the bar as the group is held against their will by another regular, Patrick Stewart, who is the place's ruthless and vicious owner.
4. Misery
Forget about Candyman, the masked scream killer and clown from the movie. One of the scariest horror villains of the 90s was a grubby middle-aged nurse named Annie Wilkes. Indeed, Katie Bates has earned both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her iconic role as the villainess with a sledgehammer.
After a serious car accident, novelist James Caan survives with two broken legs. The writer was saved by his admirer Annie Wilkes, who learns about the new novel by Paul Sheldon. While rereading the novel, the nurse learns that the main character of the novel, Misery, is dying - this enrages the woman. Paul is now a writer for hire.
One of the most successful Stephen King adaptations to ever grace the big screen, Misery is a terrifying two-handed man that brilliantly conveys the horror of how he feels completely isolated from the outside world.
3. Out of the car
Having previously explored the vast expanses of an idyllic island paradise on the beach, a terrifying zombie apocalypse 28 days later, and a final frontier in sunlight, writer, novelist and producer Alex Garland has created a much more insular world with his highly acclaimed directorial debut.
Indeed, Out of the Machine takes place entirely on the opulent and futuristic estate of the internet search giant's reclusive CEO, superbly played by Oscar Isaac. But while it looks like a dream home, the underground complex soon turns into nightmares.
2. Speed
This high concept '90s classic shows you can still feel claustrophobic as you race down the freeway at 50 mph. Jan de Bont's thriller follows two leaders trying to steer a bus with passengers to safety after discovering that sneaky extortionist Dennis Hopper has rigged it to blow up if it goes below the aforementioned speed.
The fast-paced action on the bus itself is so cleverly put together that it’s like traveling with Reeves and Bullock for real.
1. Cloverfield, 10
A young woman wakes up after a car accident in an underground bunker. Two men explain to her that the apocalyptic catastrophe made the earth completely inhospitable and now it is impossible to go there. The film may have similarities to Kimmy Schmidt's Indestructible, but the film contains some poignant moments that keep the audience on their toes.
So let's not spoil too much (unlike the damn movie poster), but we can say that the depressing environment and the overwhelming sense of paranoia make the film one of the best claustrophobic box office hits of the decade, which is definitely a must see for everyone.
We recommend watching:
FILMS IN A CLOSED SPACE from the PSYCHOPAT channel. An excellent video with a scary atmosphere, an excellent commentator and interesting films about confined spaces.
