The Desperate Hours (1955)
This is the William Wyler original version. Don’t confuse it with the remake.
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Poll: “Your Home is Your Prison”
This is a poll of films where for some reason, like agoraphobia, medical condition, intruders in the house, intruders trying to get in, being held prisoners, or something else, they are essentially prisoners in their own home and can’t leave. What is the Best “Your Home is Your Prison” Movie?
Discuss these intense psychological thrillers (especially the older films on this list are like that), click here.
Make Your Choice
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Lady in a Cage (1964)
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
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Copycat (1995)
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The Purge (2013)
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Panic Room (2002)
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Agoraphobia (2015)
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
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When a Stranger Calls (2006)
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Intruders (2015)
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Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
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Hombre (1967)
In the last part of the movie, they are trapped in a shack on top of a hill in an abandoned mining camp while the robbers surround the hill. -
Funny Games (2007)
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Funny Games (1997)
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Wait Until Dark (1967)
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Gerald's Game (2017)
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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
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Mustang (2015)
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The Burning Bed (1984)
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Quarantine (2008)
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REC (2007)
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The Bone Collector (1999)
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Suddenly (1954)
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The Strangers (2008)
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The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
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Enough (2002)
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Dogtooth (2009)
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The Collector (2009)
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The Exterminating Angel (1962)
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And Then There Were None (1945)
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Columbus Circle (2012)
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
The “It's a Good Life” segment where a kid’s mental powers keeps a family trapped in their house. -
Inside (2007)
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Split (2016)
