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- Cube (1997) Directed by Vincenzo Natali. Starring Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint, David Hewlett. Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi (1h 30m) 7.1 on IMDb — 64% on RT.
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) Directed by Adam Robitel. Starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll. Action, Adventure, Horror (1h 28m)
- Ready or Not (2019) Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien. Action, Comedy, Horror (1h 35m)
- Choose or Die (2022) Directed by Toby Meakins. Starring Iola Evans, Asa Butterfield, Robert Englund. Drama, Horror, Thriller (1h 24m) 4.8 on IMDb — 32% on RT.
- 14 'Triggered'
- 13 'House of 9'
- 12 'Mean Guns'
- 11 'Circle'
- 10 'The Condemned'
- 9 'The Tournament'
- 8 'The Belko Experiment'
- 7 'Guns Akimbo'
- 6 'Death Race'
- 5 'Series 7: The Contenders'
Director: Alastair Orr
A recent indie effort from South Africa, Triggered finds a group of friends kidnaped and dumped in the woods with bombs strapped to their chests. Each has a different time limit until their bomb detonates, and they can increase their time by killing their friends and taking theirs. The fact that Triggered focuses on a group of friends rather than strangers is a nice touch, as it allows the characters to drop shocking confessions on each other as death draws near. It also makes the situation g...
Director: Steven R. Monroe
A claustrophobic thriller from England, House of 9 follows nine strangers who awaken locked up in a house together, with no way out and no contact with the outside world. A voice over the house's PA system informs them they have been brought together to play a game and that only the last one alive will be set free, with a fee of $5 million as their reward. House of 9 is unique because the players are not given a deadline. They are free to spend their time simply living together, aware this wi...
Director: Albert Pyun
The rare battle royale film that actually predates Battle Royale, Mean Guns features rapper Ice-T as Vincent Moon, a crime boss who has lured 100 of his enemies to an abandoned prison. Arming them with guns and ammo, Moon informs them they have become trapped in a death game, where the last three remaining will split a $10 million cash prize. Among the hardened killers is Cam (Deborah Van Valkenburgh), an innocent accountant who was abducted after attempting to give evidence of Moon's crimes...
Directors: Aaron Hann, Mario Miscione
Doing away with the guns and violence that populate most of the films in the genre, Circle instead pits its players against each other in a game where they must vote on who dies. Fifty strangers wake up in a dark, empty room with a lit dome in the center. Every two minutes, the dome will kill a player of their choosing until only one remains. With such a large cast, Circle is able to include a diverse group of characters. They represent different races, sexual orientations, social classes, an...
Director: Scott Wiper
A vehicle for WWE legend "Stone Cold" Steve Austinto launch his acting career, The Condemned is a surprisingly entertaining action-thriller from the wrestling company's film division. The Condemnedfollows ten death-row inmates who are dropped on an island and told to fight to the death, with the sole survivor receiving a full pardon. Austin stars as Jack Conrad, a convict who may have been wrongly imprisoned. Austin makes for a likable leading man, and it is hard not to root for him as he fac...
Director: Scott Mann
Swapping schoolchildren for international assassins, The Tournament finds the world's deadliest killers voluntarily competing in a fight to the death for a $10 million prize. Among the contestants are Ving Rhames and Kelly Hu, while Robert Carlyle plays a priest with alcoholism unwillingly dragged into the game. Due to the competition being filled with trained professionals (and remorseless killers), The Tournament is more action-packed than other entries in the genre. Gunfights take place in...
Director: Greg McLean
Wearing its Battle Royale inspiration on its sleeve, The Belko Experiment is set in an American-run company tower in Colombia. When the 80 employees are suddenly trapped within the building, they are informed they must kill each other, otherwise, the company-mandated tracking chips in their heads will explode. Directed by Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) and written by James Gunn, The Belko Experiment carries both filmmakers' penchant for over-the-top violence and gore. The movie is probably the clos...
Director: Jason Lei Howden
When computer programmer Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) leaves a negative comment on the page for an underground death game that pits real people against each other, he is abducted and forced to take part. Waking up with guns bolted to his hands, Miles must go on the run as experienced killer Nix (Samara Weaving) is tasked with hunting him down. Guns Akimbo is an enjoyable blend of action and comedy as Miles and Nix engage in their death match across a city setting. It is a delight to see Radcliffe...
Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is framed for the murder of his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prison he is sent to is far from normal, however, as the prisoners are forced to compete in combat races where failure means death, but victory means a full pardon. A reboot of the cult classic from 1975, Death Race loses that movie's satirical edge in favor of flashier action. While the movie does take itself too seriously, the races prove thrilling enough as competitors are killed off, w...
Director: Daniel Minahan
Cashing in on the early days of the reality TV craze, Series 7: The Contenders is presented as a reality television show. Six strangers across America are randomly selected to compete against their will, with their only chance of survival being to murder the five other contestants. Series 7 is a unique battle royale movie as its television presentation gives it a documentary-style feel, heavily inspired by The Blair Witch Project, which was released two years prior. The movie's depiction of a...
Oct 11, 2024 · The concept of a "battle royale" has peaked in popularity in recent years, with the game Fortnite leading the way. Battle Royale is now known not only as one of the best death game films,...
The author of the HG claims she never read Battle Royale, or heard of it. Plenty of people don't believe her, but why lie, BR is a cult japanese novel that has flown under the radar until comparisons to the hunger games brought it to light in the US. They are both pretty much adaptations of Lord of the Flies anyway.
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- Battle Royale. IMDb Rating: 7.6. The similarities between The Hunger Games and 2000’s Battle Royale adaptations are hard to ignore. Battle Royale adapted Koushun Takami’s manga series of the same name.
- Dystopian Champions Fought Each Other To The Death For The Elite’s Entertainment In The Hunger Games. IMDb Rating: 7.2. Jennifer Lawrence starred as Katniss Everdeen, a contender in an annual televised death match carried out for the entertainment of the wealthy elite.
- The Running Man. IMDb Rating: 6.6. Paul Michael Glaser directed 1987’s The Running Man which adapted the Stephen King/Richard Bachman novel. One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's strongest characters was The Running Man's Ben Richards.
- The Hunt. IMDb Rating: 6.5. Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank starred as political opposites on either end of a deadly massacre in 2020’s The Hunt. Elite progressives lost their jobs and their lives due to a leaked group chat that went viral.
Battle arena (Hunger Games/Battle Royale) And anything similar to those, even if not fitting the criteria exactly. Whether it's live action, animated, CGI, whatever, if it's a death game, it belongs on this list!
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Nov 16, 2023 · From controversial classics like Battle Royale to beloved blockbusters like The Hunger Games, the best death game movies depict violent battles bound by twisted sets of rules that...
