Movies like Breathing Room (2008)
The best movies like Breathing Room (2008) are Escape Room (2019), House of 9 (2005) and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021). If Breathing Room hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSaw (2004)7.4/10 from 10,485 votes
- NewestBarbarian (2022)Released 2022
Escape Room (2019)
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHouse of 9 (2005)
Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisEscape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive... and discovering they've all played the games before.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killing Room (2009)
Four volunteers sign up for what initially appears to be a typical paid research study, only to discover that they've unwittingly become involved with a classified government program that was said to have been terminated nearly two decades ago.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Incite Mill (2010)
Drawn by the exorbitantly high hourly wage of 112,000 Japanese yen, ten men and women gather at a mansion. Everyone thinks the simple psychology experiment will get them some quick cash... until one of them winds up dead. The participants are overcome with frenzied suspicion. Various deadly weapons are left in their rooms and they are killed off one by one.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisGame of Death (2017)
Kill or be killed is the golden rule of the Game of Death. Sucks for seven millennials who ignored that rule. Now each one's head will explode unless they kill someone. Will they turn on each other to survive, or will this sunny day be the last for the innocent people of their middle-of-nowhere town?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisRaze (2013)
After Sabrina is abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with other innocent women for the amusement of unseen spectators. Each of these reluctant warriors has something to lose, but only one will remain when the game is done.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Belko Experiment (2017)
A group of eighty American workers are locked in their office and ordered by an unknown voice to participate in a twisted game.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWould You Rather (2013)
Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHunger (2009)
Five strangers face the unthinkable when they wake up and find themselves trapped. With no idea how they got there they frantically try to figure out how to escape. The disoriented group quickly realise the truth about their situation when they discover another room containing enough water to survive for 30 days… and a razor sharp surgical knife. The intention becomes quite clear. Whoever put them in this place wants to see just how long it will take before the hunger makes them commit unspeakable acts and cross a very deadly line.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCircle (2015)
In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them must die…executed by a strange device in the center of the room.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFermat's Room (2007)
Four mathematicians are imprisoned in a shrinking room; with the walls closing in, they must try anything to escape this fatal puzzle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnknown (2006)
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExam (2009)
Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, where an armed guard keeps watch, they are given 80 minutes to answer one simple question.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNine Dead (2010)
Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Million (2009)
8 contestants compete for $1,000,000 on a survival reality TV show set in the Australian desert. After the first eliminated contestant is found dead, they find themselves in horrifying situations as they deal with each others' lies and deceits.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
13 Sins (2014)
Drowning in debt as he's about to get married, a bright but meek salesman receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden-camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a multi-million dollar cash prize.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTruth or Dare (2012)
A group of friends are lured to an isolated cabin by a promise of heavy partying, only to find themselves in a nightmarish game of truth or dare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSaw (2004)
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEscape Room (2017)
Four friends who partake in a popular Los Angeles escape room find themselves stuck with a demonically possessed killer. They have less than an hour to solve the puzzles needed to escape the room alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Most Dangerous Game (2022)
A father and son are shipwrecked on a remote island where they are caught up in a trophy hunt held by its mysterious owner, a merciless man who uses the land as an elite hunting preserve for stalking the most dangerous game of all: human.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
The Collector (2009)
Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Human Race (2013)
A cancer survivor, an amputee, several immigrants, and many others are snatched from a Los Angeles street and forced to take part in a deadly race.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisPanic Button (2011)
Four young people have won a trip with their favorite social network. On board the private plane that took them to New York, they are invited to participate in an in-flight entertainment: a new online gaming experience. Trapped at 30,000 feet, they will play for their lives and those of their families. They will discover the hard way that putting your life online can have dire consequences...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisEscape Room (2017)
Six friends test their intelligence when an escape room they participate in takes a dark and twisted turn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Harvest (2015)
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDressed to Kill (1980)
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbarian (2022)
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHaunter (2013)
A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWatcher (2022)
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Breathing Room?
The closest matches to Breathing Room are Escape Room (2019), House of 9 (2005) and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Breathing Room?
People who watched Breathing Room most often go on to Escape Room (2019), House of 9 (2005) and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021).
What is the highest-rated movie like Breathing Room?
Saw (2004), rated 7.4/10 by 10,485 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Breathing Room?
Barbarian (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Breathing Room?
Yes: Escape Room (2019), House of 9 (2005) and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021).
How are movies similar to Breathing Room chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Breathing Room, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.