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  • Panic Room
  • Opened March 29, 2002 | Runtime:1 hr. 52 min.
  • R
    violence and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • 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 (Jodie Foster) and her young daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three Read More
  • Cast: Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jared Leto, Kristen Stewart
  • Director: David Fincher
  • Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller

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Panic Room Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    Ingeniously scary.

  • 80
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Smartly plotted, convincingly acted and brilliantly executed technically, this...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    The movie, which suggests a combination of "Wait Until Dark" and "Rear Window,"...

  • 80
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Panic Room is Fincher's high-style testament to the cool things movies can do...

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