Panic Room

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Bryan C 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 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/26/25 Full Review Romas M Greetings from Lithuania. "Panic Room" (2002) is a thriller directed by David Fincher. The premise in this film is a very simple one - a three home invaders breach into a house were unsuspected mother and her daughter get trapped in a panic room, while burglars wry to get to them. Its a cat and mouse kind of a set up that plays out in basically one location. But what makes this movie work in my opinion is a stellar directing by David Fincher. This film while simple on premise delivers big time in its execution. Cinematography here is slick and involving. Pacing is excellent - at running time 1 h 47 min this film was very well paced. Nearly every scene was done so well that it looks and plays superbly well. Editing is nearly perfect. This all off course is a win of Mr. Fincher - a premise that simple in a other directors hands could have been a boring film. But nearly every scene here is done so well that i was glued to my screen during its run time. Overall, "Panic Room" isn't best film that David Fincher has done, but it is a very good one. Simple premise, but excellently executed one. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/25/25 Full Review Mason M I thought Panic Room was a really great and enjoyable thriller that was really well directed by David Fincher. I do always really appreciate a good bottle thriller and this one did a good job with the idea. I thought the use of the brownstone and the establishing of the location was really incredible. I do usually enjoy David Fincher's movies, and he reminds me of many Hitchcock films in how he always seems to know the right shot to use here. Some of the visuals and the excessive use of blue felt a bit gimmicky but it's overall really well shot. The performances were definitely a highlight. I really enjoy the very small Kristen Stewart's performance in this and I thought Forest Whitaker did an incredible job here. Like a lot of Fincher's movies, a lot of it is owed to the writing. The situations were always immensely enjoyable and always kept me on edge, and the very gradual building of technical ambition and characters was perfect for this film and its subject. I really enjoyed Panic Room and am not sure why this film isn't more appreciated, it's immensely suspenseful and intense and a treat of filmmaking. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/14/25 Full Review Daniel N Good movie. Great cast and great writing. Was great when it was first released and is still great today. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/24/25 Full Review James O I absolutely adore this film, the tension, and the mother and daughter relationship Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review Gina R A great edge-of-the-seat thriller!! Jodie Foster proves yet again that she is most versatile and hypnotic actress of her generation!! Kirsten looks fresh as a newly rained snow on the grassy medows...She shows all the future promise which she brought to us in the years after this movie's release in 2002. A highly recommended watch. Gather with your loved ones and cosy up in a blanket with a flask of Coffee and a popcorn bucket, and click play - Panic Room!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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