American films about claustrophobia

List of the best American films about claustrophobia according to the audience: They Look Like People, Infinity Chamber, Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, Giant Little Ones, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Momentum, Freeheld, Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines, Rise of the Guardians, Sun Dogs.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 5.9
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA

Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantastic, thriller
CountryUSA

A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryCanada, USA
Duration02:00

With Blue Mountain State football star Thad Castle recently signing a multi-million dollar NFL contract, his teammates and college life seem like a distant memory. However, when a new school dean threatens to clean up the BMS image by auctioning off the infamous Goat House, Alex, Sammy and the boys must find a way to convince him to get involved. Despite his new fortune and fame, there is one small favor that Thad needs done before he saves the day: the biggest booze-and-sloot fest in BMS history. Welcome to Thadland!

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama
CountryCanada, USA
Duration02:23

Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:17

In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountrySouth Africa, USA
Duration02:04

When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
Duration02:39

New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrehorror, thriller, adventure
CountryCanada, Germany, USA, Bulgaria
Duration01:31

A small West Virginia town is hosting the legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween, where throngs of costumed party goers gather for a wild night of music and mischief. But an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals kill the fun when they trick and treat themselves to a group of visiting college students.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryMexico, USA

A man eager to serve his country but rejected by the Marines pairs up with a young runaway to form an unlikely team on a misguided adventure.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, documentary, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

Malcom McDowell, Lou Diamond Phillips and Robert Englund star in three separate stories set in an eerie mental asylum.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:59

Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer, and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses – and first kills. Clearwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrethriller
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:24

Three soldiers get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb. But when White escapes, her world turns upside down as she realizes nothing is what it seems.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Abby is a sought after massage therapist and a free spirit, while her brother Paul thrives on routine, running a failing dental practice with his assistant and daughter Jenny. Suddenly, Abby develops an aversion to bodily contact, which not only makes her unable to do her job, but also severely affects her relationship with her boyfriend. As Abby navigates her way through an identity crisis, her brother's dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his “healing touch.”

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrefantastic, action
CountryNetherlands, Germany, USA
Duration02:17

A pilot battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA

In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall to the Broadway pits of "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," Blair Tindall has played with some of the biggest names in classical music for twenty-five years. Now in "Mozart in the Jungle," Tindall exposes the scandalous rock and roll lifestyles of the musicians, conductors, and administrators who inhabit the insular world of classical music.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrecomedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:10

Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm Springs, Calif. He soon faces competition from Leo, a former military man who likes the same woman that Duke is interested in. When Diver's past suddenly catches up with him, he must put aside his differences and reluctantly team up with Leo to stop whoever is trying to kill him.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:31

The story of 4 lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the 4 kids, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:33

Mike Kendall, a disgraced ex-cop, is fighting a losing battle with the bottle. When he finds a woman left for dead at the side of a road, Kendall turns private eye to track down her killers, taking one last shot at redemption.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

    Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A horror anthology of shorts themed around the five senses.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredocumentary, biography
    CountryUSA

    Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    Follow Hill and his therapist as he has candid discussions of mental health and the progressively worsening anxiety attacks related to movie promotion that have turned his dream job into a nightmare.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, documentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    One of Al Pacino's directory experiments, Salomé was filmed over 5 days in 2011, but has yet to be widely released. It is a part of a double feature on the Oscar Wilde short play "Salomé", together with the Venice-shown documentary "Wilde Salomé", that shows the making of this film. The synops shown on IMDb for the 1923 take on the play goes as following: "Salome, the daughter of Herodias, seduces her step-father/uncle Herod, governor of Judea, with a salacious dance. In return, he promises her the head of the prophet John the Baptist."

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Colombia
    Duration01:08

    A leader of a drug cartel sends his two toughest henchmen to investigate why a shipment was botched.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations and generational differences.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    The story of Charlie Darby, who has everything going for him: a great job, friends, family, the whole package. The one thing Charlie doesn't have is love, because every time he gets close, he goes clinically insane. When he meets the perfect girl, Charlie must overcome his psychosis to claim his chance at true love.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA

    A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's tumultuous life and times.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrethriller
    CountryGermany, USA, Luxembourg

    A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally’s conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:16

    A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Dante, Elias, and Jay and Silent Bob are enlisted by Randal after a heart attack to make a movie about the convenience store that started it all.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:31

    A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant travels across Los Angeles to unravel the mystery, she must stay one step ahead of a determined policeman and confront her own understanding of friendship, truth and celebrity.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA

    A group of four amateur adventurers who specialize in exploring remote and forsaken places pay a visit to Shookum Hills, a town in the remote Appalachian Mountains which was abandoned decades ago due to a mysterious coal mine fire.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    A documentary that tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship — a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof.

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:08

    The year 2050 the planet has become overpopulated, to help control population the government develops a race. The Death Race. Annually competitors race across the country scoring points for killing people with their vehicles.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A gay cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.

    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    Mike Milo, a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder, takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

      A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money - and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      A street smart, 17-year-old named Daniel practices Parkour and is both hero and thief.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryAustralia, USA
      Duration02:23

      An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, biography, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Mexico, Hong Kong
      Duration02:25

      A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Canada

      Dale Squire is a hip, quirky, independent single gal living in the glossy city of Los Angeles. After several failed attempts in quasi-relationships, Dale concludes that finding a meaningful relationship in L.A. is impossible. But being anti-social is tough for any young girl in Hollywood. With Jill's frantic wedding right around the corner, Dale finds herself reflecting on the significance of marriage, and the mutual respect needed for a successful relationship. When Zach, a successful heartthrob rock star and old friend of Dale's finds his way back into her life, Dale slowly starts to think that maybe finding love in L.A. is possible - the only problem is that her realization might have come too late, leaving Dale in a silent love triangle, with no way out. Written by Will, Christie

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genreaction
      CountryUSA

      James Bernard Jr., a.k.a. Dutch, has become the most dangerous criminal in New Jersey. From his early skill as a car thief, Dutch recognized the opportunity to rule the streets and he seized it. With both the protection and respect of the Mafia, Dutch becomes the most terrifying force on the streets. District Attorney Anthony Jacobs is determined to take down Dutch and his crew, and he's confident that his witnesses will testify against them.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:02

      A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex boyfriend's apartment building.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      A man forced to confront his past when he and his girlfriend end up entangled in a web of lies.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      In rural Connecticut, baseball players Ben and Mickey are trying to survive a zombie plague. They are forced to form a battery: a catcher and a pitcher who work together to outwit the batter, the one who hits the ball. And the batter in this case just happens to be a zombie. Tough Ben and gentle Mickey frequently disagree on the best way to go about the situation. Then they suddenly hear a human voice through their walkie-talkies. Is salvation nearby, like Mickey thinks, or is Ben’s suspicion justified?




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