Circle 2015

Psychological thriller
Thriller psicologico
Time Travel
Viajes en el tiempo
Loop
Bucles
Unexpected endings
Finales Inesperados

‣ Play a game to survive
‣ Fight against time
‣ Puzzles/Escape room-esque

(Haven't seen them all and a bunch of them are bad lol)

Ontology is the philosophical study of being, existance, becoming and reality. In simple terms it seeks to classify and explain entities.

In movies and tv show ontology usually comes in the flavor of an ontological mystery at the center of the plot with several of the following elements: the characters do not know who they are, where they are, how they got to the place there are in, and the central conflict is to get out of there and find answers to the above questions.

In the most common version of the trope, the characters are locked into a strange room or find themselves at a strange place with no contact to the outside. They have no idea how they got there, why they are there or how to get out, nor do they know who is behind their predicament, if anyone at all.

The main idea behind such stories is the investigation of a restricted environment in which the characters find themselves with the goal of mastering the environment, revealing secrets, and ultimately escape.

This list focuses on such stories. I added a few edge cases for good measure, like pure escape room, death game or timeloop movies that have a strong ontological undertone, even though they are not ontological mysteries per se.

If you think something shouldn't be on this list, or if I missed something that should be on here please leave a comment.

Last Updated: 2023/02/03

Movies within the genre of horror, sci fi, fantasy or mystery.
Mostly low budget or at least not very well known.
Not all of them are necessarily good, but interesting in their own way if you approach with the right mindset.

Horror with confined characters. Updated weekly.

Netflix horror. Updated weekly.

Sci-fi horror. Updated regularly.

Last update: 3/17/24

Science, time, space and advanced technology - either real or imaginary.

HollyWood Movies based on Popularity

Horror/ Thriller/ Psychological

A little bit of everything scary & gory

Twisted Plots- These films deliver unexpected revelations or reversals that redefine the entire story. They catch us off guard and force us to reevaluate everything we thought we knew.

Mindfucks- These films challenge our perception of reality, leaving us questioning what’s real and what’s imagined.

Source: https://imgur.com/a/a2JJu

Credit to reddit user u/SQUID_FUCKER

(Seemlingy random) people dropped together surviving / figuring things out

Melting-pot des films et séries préférés de la famille !