Panic Room
2002 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.8 · 71% critics
Recently divorced Meg and her young daughter retreat into their home’s built-in panic room, believing it will keep them safe. During a brutal break-in, they are forced into a tense cat-and-mouse struggle with three intruders who are after something hidden inside the room itself.
Also known as Safe Room · The Panic Room
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-03-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (5,419 votes)
- Box office
- $196,397,415
- Budget
- $48,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Panic Room if you want a relentless home-invasion thriller with high tension and standout performances, but Not for you if you dislike claustrophobic cat-and-mouse stories like Oxygen or Breakdown.
Pros: claustrophobic suspense; standout performances; tense cat-and-mouse | Cons: some script holes; dialogue overuse; pacing hiccups
Themes
- new york city
- hostage
- bravery
- ex husband
- safe
- burglary
- psychological thriller
- single mother
- home invasion
- divorcee
- teenage daughter
- diabetic
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Jodie Foster
as Meg Altman
Kristen Stewart
as Sarah Altman
Forest Whitaker
as Burnham
Dwight Yoakam
as Raoul
Jared Leto
as Junior
Patrick Bauchau
as Stephen Altman
Ann Magnuson
as Lydia Lynch
Ian Buchanan
as Evan Kurlander
Andrew Kevin Walker
as Sleepy Neighbor
Paul Schulze
as Officer Keeney
Directed by David Fincher