Panic Room

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Panic Room

R

Released Mar 29, 2002

1h 52m

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Leaving you utterly dissatisfied...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 3, 2019

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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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Daichi K

Thrilling, underrated

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Jelisije J

A very entertaining thriller by David Fincher that deals with a home invasion movie where Jodie Foster and a young Kristen Stewart try to survive in a panic room from the would be robbers.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/17/24

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Christian K

So technically superb that it doesn't even matter that its plotting and characters are straightforward, the directing, writing, and performances carry this way over its baseline.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Michael V

It was supposed to be the safest room in the house. Panic Room is a 2002 American thriller film directed by David Fincher 🏠 Not bad, but not my favourite either 😉 It’s ok, but I feel mixed about this one 😉 I’d recommend it if you like this genre, but if not then probably give it a miss 👍🏼👎🏼 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 and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Tanisha R

I just don't like this movie. I saw it again and I realized that I still didn't like it. The plot is terrible and irrational. The panic room is used almost immediately. It's supposed to be a secret room but the whole movie is ridiculously centered around it with all of the characters hanging in or outside of it. The plot gets more stupid as it goes along, forget the ending. I kept feeling like this would have been a better movie if it was a domestic violence film or something. And the room really served as an escape.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/30/24

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Les M

A thriller that is actually a true thriller.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/22/24

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Meg Altman

Forest Whitaker

Burnham

Dwight Yoakam

Raoul

Jared Leto

Junior

Kristen Stewart

Sarah Altman

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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
Producer: Ceán Chaffin, Judy Hofflund, David Koepp, Gavin Polone
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
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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