Escape Room

Name: Escape Room
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery
Released: January 4, 2019
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Adam Robitel, Bart Fouche, Cornelius Geaney Jr., Deborah Ann Woll, Jamie-Lee Money

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Movie Details & Credits

Columbia Pictures Corporation | Release Date: January 4, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Adam Robitel, Bart Fouche, Cornelius Geaney Jr., Deborah Ann Woll, Jamie-Lee Money, Jay Ellis, Jessica Sutton, Kenneth Fok, Logan Miller, Nik Dodani, Russell Crous, Taylor Russell, Tyler Labine, Vere Tindale, Yorick van Wageningen

Summary: Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues or die.

Director: Adam Robitel

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 99 min

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73	#73 Most Discussed Movie of 2019
84	#84 Most Shared Movie of 2019

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William Bibbiani

Jan 3, 2019

It’s a movie about escape rooms that literally kill you, and if you’re willing to buy into that premise, it’s about as good as a movie with that premise could probably be. So, hey, 2019 is looking up. Read full review

Matthew Monagle

Jan 4, 2019

From a purely visual point of view, Escape Room is worth the price of admission. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Jan 3, 2019

It’s a mostly fun, logic-be-damned ride if you just stay in the moment and don’t think too deeply as the going gets tough — which is soon enough. Read full review

Drew Lazor

Jan 3, 2019

The setup may seem recyclable, but really it’s disposable. Read full review

Lindsey Bahr

Jan 3, 2019

The filmmakers haven’t gone so far as to put you in the game, too. A lot of it is watching all the characters find keys and have their own revelations, so by the time you get to the fifth room, it’s understandable if interest is starting to wane a bit even with the addition of a link between the six people. Read full review

Kerry Lengel

Jan 4, 2019

At least it could have been fun-bad, not just boring-bad. Read full review

Luke Parker

Jan 10, 2019

There’s just enough cleverness in Escape Room to enjoy that this bad-horror-movie experience becomes more discouraging than droll. Read full review

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BinSensei

Jan 4, 2019

Saw x Cube x The Belko Experiment, if you like those movies then you should like this one.

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lcamoviereviews

Apr 19, 2019

I personally have never yet been to an escape room. Not because I haven't wanted to, it's just been difficult to find one in my area. I know have a center in my mall that offers it and now intend on going to it, especially after seeing this movie. That may sound crazy but solving puzzles andI personally have never yet been to an escape room. Not because I haven't wanted to, it's just been difficult to find one in my area. I know have a center in my mall that offers it and now intend on going to it, especially after seeing this movie. That may sound crazy but solving puzzles and using your mind is a fun experience. Just like this movie. Escape Room was a movie that came out of nowhere. I had no idea about this film until a TV spot appeared during a football game I was watching. I found myself really interested in this film. After an opening that will send us back weeks earlier, we are introduced to almost all of our escapees receiving mysterious puzzles boxes that reveal an address to a building where a exclusive escape room they are being invited to attend. They are all under the impression that this invite was sent to them from people they know. We immediately get bad vibes to this however because of the mysterious greeter asking for their phones not to be used in the room. I was getting "Belko Experiment" vibes from this at this point and that is not a bad thing. I liked that movie quite a bit. The building design, at least from the outside and lobby look much like the belko building. The set design of all the escape room is very well done. This film is far from done on the cheap then you would expect. With a budget of just over 9 million dollars, every penny is shown with creativeness of the rooms.The film doesn't feature any big name actors except for Taylor Russell from Netflix "Lost in Space" and Deborah Ann Woll from HBO's "True Blood". That is not to say we are getting low end actors here though. Every performance is well done. Taylor Russell is a very good actress and carries this film. Each room poses a new problem and none of it seems repetitive. With each new mystery comes new challenges and inattentiveness. I have heard some people complain that this has too much of a "Saw" vibe. I disagree. Yes, the struggle to solve a puzzle before death is similar but not in the same way. I am so sick and tired of similarities always being brought up because of this. All movies share in common things with other films. Does that mean that every film should be accused of this? I don't think so. Each room brings intense moments with not knowing which character is going to die or experience bodily harm. This all leads to a interesting final act that I did not anticipate. In fact, Jason Kobasic and I were both feeling like this film could be connected to "Belko Experiment" and I would have been OK with that. There is a lot of franchise potential in this but only if that characters that survive this film are brought back into it. I am tired of sequels to these kind of movies that just bring in new people every film and ignore the previous characters or just kill them off. The ending did frustrate me at first up until I read an article with the film's director saying that sequels want to get made if the box office is good. Well, I am happy to report that the film has already made 64 million dollars worldwide. Be ready people, another trip to the escape room is coming and I am ready for it.

Grade: B+… Expand

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JerryW

Apr 18, 2019

Generally, I liked this movie. I don't think that it fits into the category of Horror, but I can agree with thriller. Some of its aspects reminded me of Cube and other movies. However, for me, it seems that the movie only gains from that fact. It nicely explores the idea of an escape roomGenerally, I liked this movie. I don't think that it fits into the category of Horror, but I can agree with thriller. Some of its aspects reminded me of Cube and other movies. However, for me, it seems that the movie only gains from that fact. It nicely explores the idea of an escape room that becomes too realistic.… Expand

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ryanecho

Dec 24, 2019

This movie was kinda fun almost like watching a game show at least from the first room to the pool room. Everything after and before I didn't care much about. As for the characters I either didn't care about or didn't like.

Also, can we stop having these endings where a boy and girl are theThis movie was kinda fun almost like watching a game show at least from the first room to the pool room. Everything after and before I didn't care much about. As for the characters I either didn't care about or didn't like.

Also, can we stop having these endings where a boy and girl are the sole survivors and they end up being a couple. You're not Hunger Games. And those two characters had NO chemistry.… Expand

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PhilipBlake

May 25, 2019

Not good, not bad. Just a weird mix-up between Cube, Saw and Hostel with a hint of Cabin in the Woods. Anything is poorly executed but still works for some reasons. The end is so lame and predictable but it's probably better to not expect to be surprised by a project from Fast and theNot good, not bad. Just a weird mix-up between Cube, Saw and Hostel with a hint of Cabin in the Woods. Anything is poorly executed but still works for some reasons. The end is so lame and predictable but it's probably better to not expect to be surprised by a project from Fast and the Furious and I Know What You Did Last Summer producer Neal H Moritz.… Expand

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john000champ

Sep 9, 2019

I was gonna give this movie 7, but after CinemaSins from YouTube, I realized Escape Room is not that good. Yeah, the movie is somewhat good, like don't too get tempted with money, and try to survive.
I'm from Greenland, it's almost always cold weather, like now, it's almost winter now. II was gonna give this movie 7, but after CinemaSins from YouTube, I realized Escape Room is not that good. Yeah, the movie is somewhat good, like don't too get tempted with money, and try to survive.
I'm from Greenland, it's almost always cold weather, like now, it's almost winter now. I don't think 2nd room is possible to survive that long.… Expand

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moviecritic68

Jan 16, 2019

About 10 minutes into the movie I was looking for a clue on how to escape the theater. You could hear the sarcastic chuckles from the few who attended wondering why they were still in their seats. (Another red flag - sparse audience) I'm bitterly disappointed with some of the misleading userAbout 10 minutes into the movie I was looking for a clue on how to escape the theater. You could hear the sarcastic chuckles from the few who attended wondering why they were still in their seats. (Another red flag - sparse audience) I'm bitterly disappointed with some of the misleading user scores from some of the people I rely on. Amateur acting mixed in with a poorly written script. SAVE YOUR MONEY & TIME… Expand

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