Panic Room (2002)

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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. Wikipedia ↗

Panic Room is a 2002 American thriller directed by David Fincher. Jodie Foster stars as Meg Altman, a recently divorced woman who moves into a massive Manhattan brownstone with her diabetic daughter Sarah, played by a young Kristen Stewart. On their first night in the house, three burglars — played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoakam — break in seeking millions of dollars hidden in the house's panic room, a fortified safe room designed to protect occupants from intruders.

When Meg and Sarah lock themselves inside the panic room, the standoff becomes a chess match of wits and desperation — the burglars need what's inside the room, and Meg needs her daughter's insulin, which is outside it. David Fincher's direction was a masterclass in confined-space suspense, using elaborate, impossible camera movements that passed through floors, walls, and keyholes to maintain visual dynamism within the brownstone's limited geography. Panic Room earned $196 million worldwide on a $48 million budget.