Synopsis
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
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Cast
- Taylor RussellZoey Davis
- Logan MillerBen Miller
- Jay EllisJason Walker
- Deborah Ann WollAmanda Harper
- Nik DodaniDanny Khan
- Tyler LabineMike Nolan
- Yorick van WageningenGames Master WooTan Yu
- Cornelius Geaney Jr.College Professor
- Russell CrousCharlie - Jason's Assistant
- Bart FoucheGary - Ben's Boss
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TheWrap
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. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Tight, fun little thriller. - 65
IGN
If you've ever watched a Saw movie and wished there was no gore and a few more puzzles to solve then you'll likely enjoy this tropey but fun flick. - 60
Los Angeles Times
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. - 58
IndieWire
For all its of-the-moment charms, Escape Room can’t shake its more basic genre trappings, eventually giving itself over to tired and predictable revelations and flimsy twists. - 50
Philadelphia Daily News
The setup may seem recyclable, but really it’s disposable. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Escape Room is an amusement park ride. It has no reason for being beyond that base-level kick, and it doesn’t, as they say, transcend the genre. But there’s something to be said for amusement park rides. People like them for good reason. - 50
The New York Times
There are intimations of “Tales From the Crypt,” “Final Destination,” “The Game,” and other older, better films here; this movie never catches a fire like any of those did, and even its twist coda feels dreary and pro forma.