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Panic Room (2002)

Directed by David Fincher · 111 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller

40.3 TOPICAL score · #2,650 of 6,776 films

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Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

Panic Room (2002, directed by David Fincher) has a TOPICAL score of 40.3 - ranked 2,650 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and cast, and lowest on awards. Critics: 76% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (5,619 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 42 languages.

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Critics46
Audience55
Awards0
Historical impact69
Lasting engagement86
Cast71
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Jodie Foster (actor #79), Kristen Stewart (actor #1,024), Forest Whitaker (actor #179), Dwight Yoakam (actor #1,610)

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