THEME EXPLORATION

hotel siege

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 · Nicholas Ray
Mystery Train
Mystery Train
1989 · Jim Jarmusch
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · Wim Wenders
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
So Long at the Fair
So Long at the Fair
1950 · Terence Fisher
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Christina
Christina
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
Caravan of songs
Caravan of songs
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
E tu vivrai nel terrore: L’aldila
E tu vivrai nel terrore: L’aldila
1981 · Lucio Fulci
In Transit
In Transit
1986 · Cédric Klapisch
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers
2002 · Neil Marshall
Room in Rome
Room in Rome
2010 · Julio Medem
Zulu
Zulu
1964 · Cy Endfield
Always Be with You
Always Be with You
2017 · Herman Yau
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
1990 · Kenji Kodama
F
F
2010 · Johannes Roberts
High Spirits
High Spirits
1988 · Neil Jordan
Scalps
Scalps
1987 · Frank Miller
The Eight Hundred
The Eight Hundred
2020 · Guan Hu
The Four 3
The Four 3
2014 · Gordon Chan
Why Don't You Just Die!
Why Don't You Just Die!
2018 · Kirill Sokolov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter USA

Masterfully crafted claustrophobic siege narratives with trapped protagonists fighting overwhelming odds, exemplified by 'Assault on Precinct 13' and 'The Fog'.

 Joe Carnahan USA

Demonstrates exceptional skill in siege and containment narratives with 'Narc' and 'The Grey', creating tension through isolation and desperate battles against external/internal threats.