Panic Room

R

Released Mar 29, 2002

1 hr. 52 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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76%

189 Reviews

Tomatometer

64%

100,000+ Ratings

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Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her young daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham (Forest Whitaker), Raoul (Dwight Yoakam) and Junior (Jared Leto) - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

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Critics Consensus

Elevated by David Fincher's directorial talent and Jodie Foster's performance, Panic Room is a well-crafted, above-average thriller.

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Brianna B

LOVED this movie, anything with Jodie Foster is amazing!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Jonas K

Good plot, good characters, good tension, good cinematography. I mean.... its a good movie, not much else to say. I liked it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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David H

A good, well directed tense film, spoilt by a dumb script.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Anne-Laure M

Immersed in intense tension from start to end, this film, which I'm seeing for the first time more than 20 years after its release, hasn't aged a bit! With a perfect cast, the almost 2-hour film goes by like a flash. The cinematography perfectly masters the nuances of lighting for a film that takes place almost exclusively at night. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/10/23

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Eye C

A good thriller, but I don't like it what happened with the money. Everything else was great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/04/23

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Kimberly J

Great plot. Good actors.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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David Fincher

Director

Jodie Foster

Meg Altman

Forest Whitaker

Burnham

Dwight Yoakam

Raoul

Jared Leto

Junior

Kristen Stewart

Sarah Altman

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Leaving you utterly dissatisfied...

Rated: 2/4

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Extreme suspense, graphic violence; not for kids.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 27, 2010

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

A thinking-man's women-in-jeopardy picture, Panic Room does about as much as humanly possible with its deliberately restricted one-setting premise.

Mar 27, 2009

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

Though a bare-bones home invasion movie with a few memorable twists, a decent screenplay, and a solid cast, what still makes it outstanding in the genre is its gripping direction and meticulous focus that grants it another layer beyond the basics.

Dec 1, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Where’s David Fincher’s head these days? Whooshing through keyholes and coffee pots, I guess.

Rated: C-

Sep 17, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Led by strong performances top to bottom and a clear-eyed understanding of what it aims to be, “Panic Room” is a straight genre movie but with enough Fincher flourishes to give it an extra kick.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Synopsis

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her young daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham (Forest Whitaker), Raoul (Dwight Yoakam) and Junior (Jared Leto) - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

Director: David Fincher
Screenwriter: David Koepp
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Hofflund/Polone
Rating: R (Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $95.3M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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