Movies that take place in only one room (for the majority of the story) that really surprised you.
I saw one last night, I really like that approach to story telling.
'Conspiracy' was the movie...I thought really good
The Man From Earth
Primer
The Man From Earth is a good example. Primer is not. Primer takes place in several locations.
I'd add "Buried" with Ryan Reynolds.
In general, movies based on stage plays tend to take place in a finite number of settings, for obvious reasons.
Clerks is a good example. Even the second one, technically.
12 Angry Men.
It depends on what you mean by "single location". Is it one overall location or literally one room/set?
Murder on the Orient Express.
[REC] takes place in a single building.
Rear Window is another classic example.
Reservoir Dogs is a great contemporary example, although there are snippets and flashbacks that take place in other locations.
Locke with Tom Hardy is a great one. The whole movie takes place in his car while he's driving and the story unfolds over the course of the phone conversations he has.
Phone Booth with Collin Feral is probably an example, but I have yet to see it.
-Byshop
The Man From Earth
Primer
Clerks is a good example. Even the second one, technically.
Clerks took place in a few different locations, not just the Quick Stop. There was the neighboring RST Video store. There was a shot on the roof of the Quick Stop, as well as outside, and also a shot in the car to and from a funeral as well as the funeral parlor itself.
@Byshop: Yeah... I had the wrong movie in mind, wanted to list Coherence
Ah, yeah. Coherence was really cool. Nice to see Xander from Buffy acting again.
Clerks is a good example. Even the second one, technically.
Clerks took place in a few different locations, not just the Quick Stop. There was the neighboring RST Video store. There was a shot on the roof of the Quick Stop, as well as outside, and also a shot in the car to and from a funeral as well as the funeral parlor itself.
It goes back to how you define "single location". The almost the whole movie took place at the QuickStop, if not in it. If you mean "single room" then yeah, not a great example. If you mean one place, like a specific house or something, then it works. I had forgotten about the scenes around the funeral, I just remembered that most of what happened there was anecdotal.
-Byshop
I love these kind of movies they're call trapped movies here's some of my favorites.
I like dialogue heavy, limited set movies. These three come to mind when I think of this movie style
-Conspiracy - was really good, maybe one of my favorites of this type.
-Rope - brilliant movie
-Rear Window
-Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross is an amazing classic on so many levels, and it also illustrates why I'll never work in sales.
It stretches the definition a bit, like a few of my examples, because there's the restaurant, the parked car, etc.
-Byshop
I like dialogue heavy, limited set movies. These three come to mind when I think of this movie style
-Conspiracy - was really good, maybe one of my favorites of this type.
-Rope - brilliant movie
-Rear Window
-Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross is an amazing classic on so many levels, and it also illustrates why I'll never work in sales.
It stretches the definition a bit, like a few of my examples, because there's the restaurant, the parked car, etc.
-Byshop
that is true on the multiple scenes, fair enough point.
It struck me on this topic because of the dialogue intensity of it. makes me think of it as a single room story
Glengarry Glen Ross is an amazing classic on so many levels, and it also illustrates why I'll never work in sales.
It stretches the definition a bit, like a few of my examples, because there's the restaurant, the parked car, etc.
-Byshop
that is true on the multiple scenes, fair enough point.
It struck me on this topic because of the dialogue intensity of it. makes me think of it as a single room story
That was one of the first films that sprung to mind for me as well. Films based on stage plays are obvious choices.
-Byshop
Glengarry Glen Ross is an amazing classic on so many levels, and it also illustrates why I'll never work in sales.
It stretches the definition a bit, like a few of my examples, because there's the restaurant, the parked car, etc.
-Byshop
that is true on the multiple scenes, fair enough point.
It struck me on this topic because of the dialogue intensity of it. makes me think of it as a single room story
That was one of the first films that sprung to mind for me as well. Films based on stage plays are obvious choices.
-Byshop
there is one that I havnet been able to find given I dont know the name.
I think it stared Dustin Hoffman (in his 30s) and it took place in a pawn shop. but havent found it
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