High-concept films

Chojin

Chojin

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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?
 
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
 
Vonhelmet said:
Thats not what high concept means.
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What is it you're objecting to exactly? I wasn't attempting to define high-concept in my original post. I'm aware that it doesn't mean one location and 90 minutes, so I'm probably interested in a subset of that type of film.

For me those two criteria provide an interesting theme with a duration good for a double bill. For example I wouldn't feel very satisfied devoting an evening to watching Open Water, but alongside something else then why not.
 
maonayze said:
The Matrix
Inception
The Terminator
Source Code
Westworld
Planet of The Apes
The Adjustment Bureau
Do those qualify?
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Those films would probably qualify as high concept although the scope of them is wider than what I'm thinking about in this thread (single location, small scale execution). I haven't seen the other ones you listed. Will definitely be checking out some of Hitchcock's back catalogue as his name seems to be cropping up quite a bit.
 
I watched Coherence on the back of this thread and thought it was excellent.

Also watched 'The Shallows'. Good film, had some really tense moments!
 
Watched another one recently - Standoff with Lawrence Fishburne and Thomas Jane. Simple film with excellent performances. 7/10.

Also remembered another one that fits in this category is A Field in England which I thought was film of the year when it came out.
 
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