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- A Bottle Movie is a movie that entirely (or mostly) plays out in a single location, usually a small one. A good way to tell if a film is “bottle-like” is if it can be turned into a stage play, because the term Bottle Movie comes from the idea that the whole film could fit into a confined space, like a bottle.
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- Rope (1948) The oldest bottle movie on this list, Rope, was one of the best Alfred Hitchcock movies I watched while I was still in my Hitchcock phase. The setting is a single apartment, and two upper class friends have just murdered a man.
- 12 Angry Men (1957) Directed by the late, great Sidney Lumet, (His directorial debut no less! Which just goes to show that some directors can make a great movie on their very first try.)
- The Breakfast Club (1985) John Hughes’ classic, The Breakfast Club, is one of the quintessential movies of the ‘80s. Starring Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, and Emilio Estevez, the film is about five wildly different teenagers (who may not be as different as they think), who have to spend a Saturday detention being monitored by a nasty vice-principal, played by the late Paul Gleason.
- Clue (1985) Best movie based off of a board game ever? Well, yeah, but it’s not really all that hard when your closest competition was the shameless movie, Battleship.
In episodic television, a bottle episode or bottle show is an episode produced cheaply and restricted in scope to use as few regular cast members, effects and sets as possible. Bottle episodes are usually shot on sets built for other episodes, frequently the main interior sets for a series, and consist largely of dialogue and scenes for which ...
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- 12 Angry Men. The number one spot for best bottle has to go to the most memorable of them all. 12 Angry Men takes place in a jury deliberation room as the jurors to a murder trial are tasked with deciding the fate of a young man accused of murdering his father.
- Rear Window. Hitchcock's work is just too good only to have one spot on this list. Rear Window is in just about every "best film" list you'll find, and rightly so.
- Rope. Adapted from a stage play of the same name, this Alfred Hitchcock classic takes place in a single apartment. It follows the attempts of two upper-class college men attempting to prove their superiority by getting away with the perfect murder.
- The Man From Earth. The entire film primarily takes place in a single room at the home of John Oldman, a professor who claims to be ageless, having been alive for over 1,400 years.
Jan 25, 2018 · First off, let’s answer the obvious question: “What is a Bottle Movie?” A Bottle Movie is a movie that entirely (or mostly) plays out in a single location, usually a small one. A good way to tell if a film is “bottle-like” is if it can be turned into a stage play, because the term Bottle Movie comes from the idea that the whole film ...
7. Devil. 2010 1h 20m PG-13. 6.3 (157K) Rate. 44 Metascore. A group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them. Director John Erick Dowdle Stars Chris Messina Caroline Dhavernas Bokeem Woodbine. 8.
Sep 16, 2023 · Have you ever heard the term “bottle movie”? It’s not quite what it sounds like — i.e. a movie so bad you have to drink through it or possibly one where all the characters have been shrunk down and stuffed in a bottle like a ship, which admittedly seems very specific for a whole genre.
For those that don't know: Bottle movies are movies that entirely play out in a small space. (e.g. One room, a submarine, a house...) I love these kind of movies. What are your favorite bottle movies? Mine: Sleuth (2007) Das Boot (1981) Below (2002) 12 Angry Men (1957)
