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May 7, 2014 · Note: I’ve excluded films that contain only one claustrophobia-inducing scene (‘Kill Bill: Volume 2’, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, etc.) in favor of films that communicate a pervasive sense of claustrophobia from start to finish, ranked in order of confinement. Hold your breath and read on. 25. Moon
- 101 VOTES. The Descent. It's the classic choice when looking for a claustrophobic horror flick. The Descent follows a group of friends who head out to explore an underground cave system and end up discovering horrific beings also living down there.
- 70 VOTES. Buried. Pictures. Ryan Reynolds carries this one-man performance in a role that's a bit unsung for the A-List actor. He plays a trucker who wakes up to find himself buried in a coffin underground.
- 50 VOTES. The Cave. Cave systems are scary. Tight spaces coupled with the unknown of it all are mined for horrific gold in The Cave. The story follows a group of thrill seekers who are hired to explore a newly discovered cave system beneath a Romanian abbey.
- 59 VOTES. As Above, So Below. A found footage movie that's bound to terrify the claustrophobic, As Above, So Below follows an archaeologist who's searching – of all things – for the Philosopher's Stone and learns that it's hidden in the catacombs below Paris.
An investigation into a government cover-up leads to a network of abandoned train tunnels deep beneath the heart of Sydney. As a journalist and her crew hunt for the story it quickly becomes clear the story is hunting them. Director: Carlo Ledesma | Stars: Bel Deliá, Andy Rodoreda, Steve Davis, Luke Arnold. Votes: 22,439
- The Vanishing (1988) Director George Sluizer's original 1988 Dutch version (not his inferior American remake) is a great chiller, with one of the creepiest, most disturbing endings of all time.
- Taste of Cherry (1997) Abbas Kiarostami's masterpiece takes place entirely inside a taxi, as a Tehran cabbie tries to persuade various passengers to help him violate Islamic taboo and commit suicide.
- Das Boot (1981) Best. Submarine. Movie. Ever.
- Papillon (1973) Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, imprisoned on Devil's Island. A must-see.
In the tunnels, Danny's claustrophobia gets the better of him, and he returns to the hut, though he will escape later. Hilts digs the last few feet up to the surface at the end of the tunnel and cautiously pokes his head out, but he finds they've miscalculated; they're 20 feet short of the woods, and now they must try to sneak across open ...
Jan 2, 2024 · The Cave (2005) Image Credit: IMDB. A group of explorers and scientists go on an expedition to explore a cave system under a ruined abbey in Carpathia, where a previous team went missing decades earlier. After a cave-in blocks the entrance, they have no choice but to go forward, looking for another exit.
Jun 22, 2023 · Even a small town can feel claustrophobic if the characters can’t leave. If you’re in the mood to feel stuck, closed-off, confined, check out our list of the best claustrophobic movies. There are classic horror films like The Descent (2006) and 1408 (2007), along with genre-benders like The Lighthouse (2019) and The Abyss (1989).
