High-concept films

Chojin · 17 Dec 2016 at 16:12

I'm quite a fan of high-concept films where the film takes place in one confined location and is usually around the 90 minute mark.

A few that I have liked are:

Sleuth (longer than most)
Cube
Clue
Phone Booth
Locke
Open Water
Buried
1408
Pontypool
Gravity (was so-so)

I find a certain purity in them because they rely more on acting and dialogue to keep the film moving. They could easily be stage plays rather than films.

Who else likes these kind of films and are there any others that I've missed?

Fubsy · 17 Dec 2016 at 16:21

Sunset Limited and Tape spring to mind for me.

Rifte · 17 Dec 2016 at 16:34

Ex Machina is the most recent one that I saw and enjoyed.

Rroff · 17 Dec 2016 at 16:40

I'm a bit mixed towards these films, some I really can't stand at all and find incredibly boring while stuff like Cube and while a TV show Booth at the End I really enjoyed.

TheVoice · 17 Dec 2016 at 16:40

Coherence (to a large extent) and Circle.

Booth at the End was great, nice to see it mentioned!

Rroff · 17 Dec 2016 at 16:49

I've not seen it but there is another movie with David Hewlett (also in Cube) in called Nothing that is of this style with somewhat mixed opinions about it heh.

SixTwoSix · 17 Dec 2016 at 17:02

I reckon you could add 127 Hours to this list as well as The Disappearance of Alice Creed, the latter being a 3 actor movie.

sneakysnail · 17 Dec 2016 at 18:34

MOON

excellent film. there's also 10 cloverfield lane but meh because of the ending. The mist is mostly focused on 1 place and yay because of the ending

Rroff · 17 Dec 2016 at 18:35

I'd forgotten about Moon - pretty decent for what it is.

Simi · 17 Dec 2016 at 18:36

Would Rear Window come under this category?

Raymond Lin · 17 Dec 2016 at 18:40

Saw?
Victoria, not 1 room but 1 take.

MrMD · 17 Dec 2016 at 20:08

Primer

Ephemera · 17 Dec 2016 at 20:18

A couple more to add:
The Man from Earth (2007)
Fermat's Room (2007)
Exam
Not sure if it quite fits but Room (2015).
Also consider Time Lapse.
Sure there are a few more but these are the only ones that come to mind at the moment that haven't been said.

Chojin · 17 Dec 2016 at 20:52

Some great suggestions on here which I'll add to my watch list.

I've actually started watching Primer twice but both times turned it off after a couple of minutes. I'm sure I'll like it once I'm in the right mood though.

I've seen Moon, Saw and The Disappearance of Alice Creed which are good shouts.

Just remembered a couple of other good ones:

The Breakfast Club
Carnage

Simi · 17 Dec 2016 at 21:29

Reservoir Dogs

hominid · 17 Dec 2016 at 21:40

Man from Earth, I think, was very good film - totally unexpected: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756683/

Sasahara · 17 Dec 2016 at 22:40

Would "Duel" count, as he spent most of the film alone in a car?

wedrum · 17 Dec 2016 at 22:53

Going to give moon a whirl now. Don't believe I have watched that one.

Ephemera · 18 Dec 2016 at 01:12

If Saw counts then definitely check out Martyrs (2008).
Up there with the most depressing films ever made.
5150 Elm's Way would also count.
Session 9
Kilo Two Bravo - Based on true events this is an incredibly tense film.

SixTwoSix · 18 Dec 2016 at 06:35

Ephemera said:
If Saw counts then definitely check out Martyrs (2008).

I love Martyrs, probably my favourite horror ever but to simply label it as a horror movie does it quite an injustice and would cause many to prematurely judge it.