Panic Room

Panic Room

It was supposed to be the safest room in the house.

Directed by David Fincher

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Hofflund/Polone

2002111 min6.8 / 10

A taut, claustrophobic home-invasion thriller that traps a mother and daughter in their own sanctuary, generating sustained paranoia and tension through a high-stakes game of survival.

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.

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  • Is Panic Room easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Panic Room violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Panic Room scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Panic Room sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Panic Room end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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