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65 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 63 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart
  • Summary: A newly divorced mother (Foster) and her young daughter are caught in a cat-and-mouse game with three intruders who break into their New York apartment searching for a hidden cache of cash.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    90
    An old-house thriller retrofitted for the 21st century without any touch of unneeded flash, Panic Room is scary enough to do for downtown living what Jaws did for beaches.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    90
    Ingeniously scary.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    A well-crafted exercise in urban paranoia that's so controlled it never achieves the reckless, visceral immediacy its subject matter demands.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39
  1. MarshallM.
    10
    Amazingly intelligent! one of my favorites! muss -see!!!
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  2. AlexB.
    9
    I love the idea of this movie as much as the movie itself. If you like Audrey Hepburn's film "Wait Until Dark," you will love Panic Room. It is very much like an updated version of that classic. Many people found that this movie wasn't thrilling enough and if you start watching it expecting a jump-out-of-your-seat thriller you will not be satisfied either. My advice for enjoying this movie the way it was meant to be, is to just sit back and put yourself in the situation and not expect startling experiances. Love this movie; it's one of my favorites!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ChadS.
    5
    "Panic Room" fails to generate the suspense required to work an audience over because the intruders needed to be more menacing. Jarod Leto�39;s character is too feeble. Forest Whitaker's character might feel at home with a flick like "Hope Floats". Only Dwight Yoakam's character is capable of killing the hostages.... The movie doesn't need criminals with feelings. And that is why "Panic Room" is just an exercise in genre and a time-killer.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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