Escape Room 2019

Movie · 100 min · English · January 4, 2019

Psychological horror Science fiction horror Science fiction thriller

Directed by Adam RobitelWritten by Bragi F. Schut, Maria Melnik

Starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Nik Dodani

A 2019 American psychological horror survival film, Escape Room is directed by Adam Robitel and features a screenplay written by Bragi F. Schut and Maria Melnik, with the original story conceived by Schut. The movie includes actors Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Nik Dodani, Jay Ellis, and Yorick van Wageningen, and centers on individuals who must survive a series of lethal escape rooms.

The film's development started in August 2017 under the working title The Maze. Casting began during this phase, with Schut and Melnik brought on to write the script. Robitel was confirmed as director. Principal photography occurred in South Africa from late 2017 through January 2018. The musical score was composed by Brian Tyler and Jon Carey, with Tyler also involved in conducting.

Escape Room premiered in the United States on January 4, 2019 through Columbia Pictures, distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Worldwide box office earnings exceeded $155million. Critics gave the film mixed reviews, appreciating its setting, acting, and visual design but criticizing its predictable storyline and underutilization of its core concept. The project spawned a sequel, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, released in 2021.