# List of films set in a single location

This page lists films that are set fully, or almost entirely, in only one location. Such films are sometimes referred to as "bottle movies" or "chamber pieces". In June 2023, film critic Chris Stuckmann speculated that the limitations that chamber pieces bring not only make writers self-conscious but also drive their creativity.

## List of films

| Film | Year | Director | Notes |
| 10 Cloverfield Lane | 2016 | Dan Trachtenberg | Set in a bunker. |
| 12 Angry Men | 1957 | Sidney Lumet | Set almost entirely in a jury room. |
| 12 Angry Men | 1997 | William Friedkin | Set almost entirely in a jury room. |
| 127 Hours | 2010 | Danny Boyle | Set in a canyon. |
| 1BR | 2019 | David Marmor | Set in an apartment complex. |
| The Antares Paradox | 2022 | Luis Tinoco | Set in a single room |
| All Is Lost | 2013 | J. C. Chandor | Set in the Indian Ocean, first in a damaged yacht and then in a life raft. |
| All Is Vanity | 2021 | Marcos Mereles | Set in photography studio. |
| Almanac of Fall | 1984 | Béla Tarr | Set in a claustrophobic apartment. |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | 1976 | John Carpenter | Set in a decommissioned police precinct. |
| ATM | 2012 | David Brooks | Located in and around an ATM booth. |
| The Big Kahuna | 1999 | John Swanbeck | Set in a hotel hospitality suite. |
| Biosphere | 2022 | Mel Eslyn | Located in a shelter. |
| The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant | 1972 | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Almost totally restricted to the protagonist's bedroom. |
| The Boat | 2018 | Winston Azzopardi | Set on a sailboat. |
| Bodies Bodies Bodies | 2022 | Halina Reijn | Set at a house party. |
| Boiling Point | 2021 | Philip Barantini | Set in a restaurant. |
| Brake | 2012 | Gabe Torres | Set inside a car trunk. |
| The Breakfast Club | 1985 | John Hughes | Set in high school detention. |
| Brink of Life | 1958 | Ingmar Bergman | Set in a maternity ward. |
| Bullet Train | 2022 | David Leitch | Set in a fictionalized version of the Tokaido Shinkansen. |
| The Bullet Train | 1975 | Junya Satō | Set on a bullet train. |
| Buried | 2010 | Rodrigo Cortés | Set in a coffin. |
| Carnage | 2011 | Roman Polanski | Set in an apartment. |
| Circle | 2015 | Aaron Hann, Mario Miscione | Set in a darkened room. |
| Clerks | 1994 | Kevin Smith | Set in a convenience store. |
| Clue | 1985 | Jonathan Lynn | Set in a mansion. |
| Coherence | 2013 | James Ward Byrkit | Set at a dinner party. |
| Copshop | 2021 | Joe Carnahan | Set in a police station. |
| Craving | 2023 | J. Horton | Set in a roadside bar. |
| Cube | 1997 | Vincenzo Natali | Set in a large unidentified cube. |
| Cujo | 1983 | Lewis Teague | Set in a car. |
| Daddio | 2024 | Christy Hall | Set in a car. |
| Deathtrap | 1982 | Sidney Lumet | Set in a secluded home. |
| Deterrence | 1999 | Rod Lurie | Set in a diner. |
| Devil | 2010 | John Erick Dowdle | Set in an elevator. |
| Dial M for Murder | 1954 | Alfred Hitchcock | Set in an apartment. |
| Exam | 2009 | Stuart Hazeldine | Set in an exam hall. |
| Failure! | 2023 | Alex Kahuam | Set in a three-story family home. |
| Fall | 2022 | Scott Mann | Set on top of a TV tower. |
| Feast | 2005 | John Gulager | Set in a tavern. |
| Free Fire | 2016 | Ben Wheatley | Set in an abandoned factory. |
| Friend of the World | 2020 | Brian Patrick Butler | Set in a bunker. |
| Glorious | 2022 | Rebekah McKendry | Set in a public bathroom. |
| Grave Encounters | 2011 | The Vicious Brothers | Set in a psychiatric hospital. |
| Knock at the Cabin | 2023 | M. Night Shyamalan | Set in a cabin in the woods. |
| The Guilty | 2018 | Gustav Möller | Set in a police emergency call center. |
| The Guilty | 2021 | Antoine Fuqua | Remake of the 2018 film. |
| The Hateful Eight | 2015 | Quentin Tarantino | Set in a ranch waystation. |
| Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea | 2023 | Tony Olmos | Set in an apartment complex. |
| Humane | 2024 | Caitlin Cronenberg | Set in a large home. |
| The Immaculate Room | 2022 | Mukunda Michael Dewil | Set in a large white room. |
| Inside | 2023 | Vasilis Katsoupis | Set in a billionaire's penthouse. |
| The Invitation | 2015 | Karyn Kusama | Set at a dinner party. |
| It's a Disaster | 2012 | Todd Berger | Set in a suburban home. |
| Last Shift | 2014 | Anthony DiBlasi | Set in a police station. |
| The Last Stop in Yuma County | 2024 | Francis Galluppi | Set in a diner. |
| Late Night with the Devil | 2024 | Colin & Cameron Cairnes | Set on a late-night talk show. |
| Lifeboat | 1944 | Alfred Hitchcock | Set on a lifeboat. |
| Locke | 2013 | Steven Knight | Set in a car. |
| Lord of the Flies | 1963 | Peter Brook | Set on a desert island. |
| Lord of the Flies | 1990 | Harry Hook | Set on a desert island. |
| Malum | 2023 | Anthony DiBlasi | Set in a police station. |
| The Man from Earth | 2007 | Richard Schenkman | Set in a farewell party. |
| Mass | 2021 | Fran Krantz | Set in a single room. |
| Miss Julie | 2014 | Liv Ullmann | Set in a manor house. |
| My Dinner with Andre | 1981 | Louis Malle | Set in Café des Artistes. |
| Next Door | 2021 | Daniel Brühl | Set in a pub. |
| Nine Dead | 2009 | Chris Shadley | Set in a room. |
| No Exit | 2022 | Damien Power | Set in road-side rest stop during a snowstorm. |
| No Through Road | 2009 | Steven Chamberlain | Set on a no through road. |
| One Night in Miami... | 2020 | Regina King | Set almost entirely in a motel room |
| The Outfit | 2022 | Graham Moore | Set in a tailor shop. |
| Panic Room | 2002 | David Fincher | Set in a New York City brownstone. |
| The Party | 1968 | Blake Edwards | Set at a Hollywood house party. |
| Penny Dreadful | 2006 | Richard Brandes | Set almost entirely in a stranded car in the woods. |
| Perfect Strangers | 2016 | Paolo Genovese | Set around the dinner table. |
| Phone Booth | 2002 | Joel Schumacher | Set mostly in a phone booth. |
| The Platform | 2019 | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | Set in a Vertical Self-Management Center. |
| Rear Window | 1954 | Alfred Hitchcock | Set in an apartment. |
| The Rental | 2020 | Dave Franco | Set mostly in a Pacific Northwest house. |
| Reservoir Dogs | 1992 | Quentin Tarantino | Set mostly in a warehouse. |
| Room | 2015 | Lenny Abrahamson | Largely confined to a shed. |
| Rope | 1948 | Alfred Hitchcock | Set in an apartment. |
| Sanctuary | 2022 | Zachary Wigon | Set in a hotel room. |
| Share? | 2023 | Ira Rosensweig | Set in a single room. |
| Shirin | 2008 | Abbas Kiarostami | Set inside a theater. |
| Shiva Baby | 2020 | Emma Seligman | Set almost entirely in a shiva home. |
| Shut In | 2022 | D.J. Caruso | Set in a single house; mostly in the kitchen pantry. |
| The Silent House | 1929 | Walter Forde | Set in a house. |
| The Silent House | 2010 | Gustavo Hernández | Set in a house. |
| Silent House | 2011 | Chris Kentis and Laura Lau | Set in a house. |
| Sleuth | 1972 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Set in a manor house. |
| Snowpiercer | 2013 | Bong Joon-ho | Set in a train. |
| Something | 2018 | Stephen Portland | Set in a house. |
| The Sunset Limited | 2011 | Tommy Lee Jones | Set in an apartment. |
| Tape | 2001 | Richard Linklater | Set in a hotel room. |
| Venus in Fur | 2013 | Roman Polanski | Set in a theater. |
| Wait Until Dark | 1967 | Terence Young | Set in an apartment. |
| The Whale | 2022 | Darren Aronofsky | Set in an apartment. |
| What Happened Was | 1994 | Tom Noonan | Set on a date. |