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Calculated Shard: 93 (from laksa076)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa093.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://collider.com/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://collider.com/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/collider.com\/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked\/","crawl_time":1761014175,"first_indexed_time":1712786519,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,collider!\/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked\/ s443","src_root_hash":"10586186313488589693","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"30 Best Death Game Movies & TV Shows, Ranked","meta_descriptions":["Some death game movies and shows have taken the genre and put a unique spin on it, from Squid Game to The Hunger Games."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The best death game movies and TV series have a way of making fans feel as if they're alongside the players risking their lives . Picture this: You've just woken up in a strange room with no clue where you are. A voice comes on through a speaker and announces that the game is officially underway. The object of the game? To make it out alive by any means necessary. It's a pretty dreadful thought if it were to happen in real life. But to watch this scenario unfold on screen can actually be quite entertaining. Movie franchises like  Saw  have made bundles of money with brand-new iterations of the very concept of death games. But are there many best death game options out there? Some films have taken the genre and put a unique spin on it, adding much-needed life to the death games. So which film or TV show will be the last one standing? \n                        30. 'The Hunt' (2020)\n                \n            Directed by Craig Zobel\n     One of the defining films that first made the jump to digital storefronts when its original theatrical release was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic,  The Hunt  is a wild and hilarious satirical take on the death game concept. The film follows a group of strangers who wake up to realize that they are being hunted down by a group of ruthless elitists who hunt humans for sport. However, when one of the hunted begins to escape and turn the tables, the truth behind their entire operation begins to reveal itself. The Hunt  is very blatant and direct about its satirical angle and over-the-top messages of political discourse, divide, and misinformation, yet its shocking death game premise didn't stop it from getting a great deal of attention before its release. The  film even managed to get banned  for a short time, with its shocking story of elitists killing humans for their political views being too shocking for audiences. Still,  the film balances its bloodshed with a great deal of comedy , making it a surprisingly underrated hit during the COVID era. \n                        29. 'Nerve' (2016)\n                \n            Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman\n     Blending the stakes and concepts of a death game with the nightmarish world of social media, hype culture, and widespread peer pressure,  Nerve  is one of the most unique takes on a death game out there. The film follows the story of high school senior Vee ( Emma Roberts ), who finds herself pressured into joining the popular online game Nerve, a wild game of truth or dare consisting of \"watchers\" and \"players.\" As the dares prove to get more and more dangerous, Vee suddenly finds her entire livelihood and family at risk when she attempts to stop playing the game. Coinciding with the darker sides of the internet and its uncanny ability to achieve widespread desensitization to heinous and vile material,  Nerve  explores a chaotic extension of how far social media can go . While at first glance, combining the worlds of social media and death games wouldn't make for a compelling match, the film's genuine worldbuilding and ability to set up genuine stakes makes it an exciting watch. Even if it is far from the most polished film in the world, its attempts to tap into various unexplored themes easily make it commendable in its efforts. \n                        28. 'Gamer' (2009)\n                \n            Directed by Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine\n     Taking a classic death game premise and combining it with the flashy and chaotic directing style of  Brian Taylor  and  Mark Neveldine ,  Gamer  is a beautifully over-the-top exploration of manic violence in a bleak virtual dystopia. The film follows Kable ( Gerard Butler ), an innocent man who finds himself as a prisoner in a vicious future where prisoners can fight as puppets in an online multiplayer game for a chance at freedom. Controlled by elite gamer Simon ( Logan Lerman ), Kable is determined to escape the prison of the game to return to his wife and child. Gamer  doesn't shy away from showing  a more raunchy and depraved view of what a dystopian death game could be , yet it all comes ahead to help build a distinct and one-of-a-kind world unlike any other death game out there. It's the type of  film that is wholly self-aware  of its own absurdity, playing up its most chaotic attributes to a point of full-on comedy, rounded out by an effective lead performance from Butler to ground the whole thing. Especially for fans of Taylor and Neveldine's other films like the  Crank  films,  Gamer  is certainly going to deliver. \n                        27. 'Nine Dead' (2010)\n                \n            Directed by Chris Shadley\n     A movie that came in the aftermath of the success of  Saw ,  Nine Dead  is  a one-room psychological thriller  that strips the death game subgenre to its foundations. It centers around nine individuals, who are each chained to a post and told that every ten minutes one of them will be killed unless they can figure out what connects them all.  The movie does not embellish itself with complex mechanics and relies on building tension between the group  to create that sense of dread. It subverts the battle royale style of death games, as the group are not pitted against each other but uses this format to highlight the individualism of human nature. Each person is immediately and rightly unable to trust any of the other players, and it takes the fear of death to force them to cooperate. Nine Dead  is a bleak version of the death game format, it is unforgiving and doesn’t have a sensationalized plot device to distract the audience. This means the brutal verbal debates are brought into extreme focus and, as a viewer, you are forced to watch without reprieve. It is a perfect recommendation for fans of the social and psychological analysis that often plays a big part in the subgenre. — Gaby Shedwick \n                        26. 'Circle' (2015)\n                \n            Directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione\n     Circle  is a death game film that makes the most out of its ingenious premise, allowing the performances and elements of its characters to speak for themselves while maintaining a minuscule budget. The film follows a group of complete strangers who find themselves waking up in a mysterious room with a glowing orb in the center, the strangers find themselves tasked with voting for one among them to be killed, as the group grows smaller and smaller as they plead for their lives. The premise of Circle is immediately understandable and gets audiences hooked from the very beginning, with  the entire experience shrouded in an alluring mystery and existential dread  as more and more people die at the hands of being voted off. Even without any of these characters having any names, one gets a sense of their identity and fear as the film goes on, adding to the reliability factor and creative possibilities that make the death game genre work so well. The underrated sci-fi film has proven to be so effective that nearly 10 years later,  Circle  is receiving a sequel  to further explore the world and concept. \n                        25. 'Self Reliance' (2024)\n                \n            Directed by Jake Johnson\n     Using the concept of a deadly game show as a jumping-off point for a chaotic romantic comedy about the pain and destructive tendencies of addiction,  Self Reliance  is a wildly fun and entertaining time. The film sees writer\/director Jake Johnson as Tommy, an average man who is given the opportunity to compete in a dark web game show where hunters attempt to kill him over the course of a month. However, Tommy believes that he's found a loophole in that the hunters can only kill him if he's alone, so he is dedicated to spending the next 30 days next to someone, yet none of his friends or family believe the game is real. Johnson has proven himself to be a comedic force time and time again through his various comedy works, with  Self Reliance  allowing him to  go all out in terms of an instantly engaging premise rife with thematic resonance and depth . The death game itself proves to be much more intricate than its simple rules make it out to be, actively playing into one's insanity and forcing one to isolate themselves for its potential gains with death at every corner. \n                        24. 'Danganronpa: The Animation' (2013)\n                \n            Directed by Seiji Kishi\n     Adapted from the first in a series of widely beloved visual novel video games,  Danganronpa: The Animation  sees everyday student Makoto Naegi lucky enough to win a lottery to attend Hope's Peak Academy, the seemingly perfect school where only the best students attend. However, as soon as he arrives at school, he and the 14 other students find themselves trapped in the confines of the school with no way of escape. To make things worse, a sadistic teddy bear appears, saying that to escape their prison, one student must kill another and get away with it without getting caught. While many other  adaptations of video games  make a conceited effort to change and adapt their stories for new mediums,  Danganronpa: The Animation  does an exceptional job of bringing the first game in the series to life with a beautiful animation style . While it certainly comes with some of the narrative hurdles of translating a 25-hour visual novel into a 5-hour miniseries, it still features a lot of the best death game attributes of the franchise. The miniseries proved to be popular enough that a sequel series, that acted as both a sequel to the miniseries and a sequel to the games, was released soon after. \n                        23. 'The Game' (1997)\n                \n            Directed by David Fincher\n     An unorthodox addition to a death game list,  The Game  is a much darker and atmospheric iteration of the sub-genre. The premise sees Nicholas ( Michael Douglas ), a wealthy yet apathetic man, given a strange gift by his estranged brother. The present is a voucher for a mysterious game. Since the movie doesn’t follow the usual death game format of introducing the parameters of the competition to the audience, they are left in the same confusing state as Nicholas. In this way,  the movie encourages active participation, as the viewer is attempting to piece together what the game involves  and what Nicholas’ role is as a player. The Game  leans into horror , using unilluminated, tight spaces and refusing to give any sort of resolution to any scene. It is extremely disorientating and upsetting at times, all elevated by Fincher’s signature muted aesthetic. Far from the flashy dystopian death games that now saturated the sub-genre,  The Game  was one of the earliest movies that utilized this formula, and remains one of the best. — Gaby Shedwick \n                        22. 'Death Race 2000' (1975)\n                \n            Directed by Paul Bartel\n     Another dystopian future, another death game televised for the public's amusement.  Death Race 2000  features a story detailing a TV show created by the rebuilding U.S. government in an attempt to distract citizens from the harsh realities of their country. With zany characters like Frankenstein ( David Carradine ) and Joe \"Machine Gun\" Viterbo ( Sylvester Stallone ),  Death Race 2000  leaned into its pulpiness. What sets  Death Race 2000  apart from other death game movies is its over-the-top production and trendsetting approach  (not to mention its wacky costumes). Made in 1975,  Death Race 2000  was one of the earliest entries into the genre, paving the way for films following a similar path. The  entertaining 1970s B-movie  never took itself too seriously as it offered interesting commentary on social rebellion. \n                        21. 'Escape Room' (2019)\n                \n            Directed by Adam Robitel\n     Largely touted as one of the best PG-13 entry points for death games to younger audiences and those who can't stand the more gory, R-rated attributes of many of these films,  Escape Room  is simple yet effective fun. The film follows six strangers who, after solving a mysterious yet difficult cube puzzle, are invited out to compete in a top-notch escape room with a $10,000 prize. When they arrive, however, they soon realize that the stakes are much higher and that their lives are on the line if they don't make it through the rooms fast enough. Combining the classic death game concept with the increased interest and success of escape rooms in recent memory, it was only a matter of time before a film like  Escape Room  was created.  The biggest strength of the film is easily the vast reaches of creativity that went into the different room designs  as well as the puzzle solutions for each room, inviting the audience to play along in finding the solutions. While it's certainly more family-friendly and tame compared to other death games, its vast creativity makes it a must-watch as one of the most effective death game movies.","attrs_markdown":"Menu\n\n[![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/cl-logo-full-colored-light.svg?v=3.1)](https:\/\/collider.com\/)\n\nSign in now\n\nClose\n\n- - [Movies](https:\/\/collider.com\/movies\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [Movie News](https:\/\/collider.com\/movie-news\/)\n    - [Movie Features](https:\/\/collider.com\/movie-features\/)\n  - [TV](https:\/\/collider.com\/tv\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [TV News](https:\/\/collider.com\/tv-news\/)\n    - [TV Features](https:\/\/collider.com\/tv-features\/)\n  - [Collider Signature](https:\/\/collider.com\/collider-signature\/)\n  - [Streaming Guides](https:\/\/collider.com\/streaming-guides\/)\n    Submenu\n    - [Netflix](https:\/\/collider.com\/netflix\/)\n    - [Amazon](https:\/\/collider.com\/amazon\/)\n    - [Disney+](https:\/\/collider.com\/disney\/)\n    - [Max](https:\/\/collider.com\/max\/)\n    - [Hulu](https:\/\/collider.com\/hulu\/)\n    - [Apple TV+](https:\/\/collider.com\/apple-tv-plus\/)\n  - [Lists](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/lists\/)\n  - [Reality TV](https:\/\/collider.com\/reality-tv\/)\n  - [Reviews](https:\/\/collider.com\/all-reviews\/)\n  - [Interviews](https:\/\/collider.com\/interviews\/)\n  - [Trailers](https:\/\/collider.com\/trailers\/)\n  - [Videos](https:\/\/collider.com\/videos\/)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/collider.com\/threads\/)\n  - [Got A Pitch?](https:\/\/collider.com\/page\/submit-a-pitch\/)\n\n- [Sign in](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked\/)\n- [Newsletter](https:\/\/collider.com\/page\/newsletter\/)\n\nMenu\n\n[![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/cl-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=3.1)](https:\/\/collider.com\/)\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\nLike\n\n[Threads](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked\/#threads \"Threads\")\n\nMore Action\n\nSign in now\n\n[Got A Pitch?](https:\/\/collider.com\/page\/submit-a-pitch\/)\n\n[Videos](https:\/\/collider.com\/videos\/)\n\n[Threads](https:\/\/collider.com\/threads\/)\n\n[2025 Movie Releases](https:\/\/collider.com\/most-anticipated-movies-2025\/)\n\n[Screenings](https:\/\/collider.com\/screening\/)\n\n[What to Watch](https:\/\/collider.com\/what-to-watch\/)\n\n[Originals](https:\/\/collider.com\/cl-originals\/)\n\n[Reviews](https:\/\/collider.com\/all-reviews\/)\n\nClose\n\n# 30 Best Death Game Movies & TV Shows, Ranked\n![10-Best-Death-Game-Movies-&-TV-Shows,-Ranked](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10-best-death-game-movies-tv-shows-ranked.jpg?&fit=crop&w=1200&h=675)\n\nImage by Federico Napoli\n\n[![4](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fauthors%2F63d98d4f9081e-hannah-saab-profile.jpeg?fit=crop&w=90&h=90)](https:\/\/collider.com\/author\/hannah-saab\/)\n\n![3](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/default-user.png)\n\n[![4](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fauthors%2F672d316a30cbb-profile%20nov%202024.jpg?fit=crop&w=90&h=90)](https:\/\/collider.com\/author\/rob-lee\/)\n\nBy  [Hannah Saab](https:\/\/collider.com\/author\/hannah-saab\/) ,  [Matthew Swigonski](https:\/\/collider.com\/author\/matthew-swigonski\/)  &  [Robert Lee III](https:\/\/collider.com\/author\/rob-lee\/)\n\nUpdated\n\nMay 1, 2025\n\n[Sign in to your Collider account]()\n\nfollow\n\nFollow\n\nfollowed\n\nFollowed\n\nLike\n\nLike\n\n[Thread](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked\/#threads \"Threads\")\n\nLog in\n\nHere is a fact-based summary of the story contents:\n\nTry something different:\n\nShow me the facts\n\nExplain it like I’m 5\n\nGive me a lighthearted recap\n\n**The best death game movies and TV series have a way of making fans feel as if they're alongside the players risking their lives**. Picture this: You've just woken up in a strange room with no clue where you are. A voice comes on through a speaker and announces that the game is officially underway. The object of the game? To make it out alive by any means necessary. It's a pretty dreadful thought if it were to happen in real life. But to watch this scenario unfold on screen can actually be quite entertaining.\n\nMovie franchises like [***Saw***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/saw\/) have made bundles of money with brand-new iterations of the very concept of death games. But are there many best death game options out there? Some films have taken the genre and put a unique spin on it, adding much-needed life to the death games. So which film or TV show will be the last one standing?\n\n## 30\\. 'The Hunt' (2020)\n### Directed by Craig Zobel\n![the-hunt-2020-betty-gilpin-social-feature](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/the-hunt-2020-betty-gilpin-social-feature.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nthe-hunt-2020-betty-gilpin-social-feature\n\nImage via Universal Pictures\n\nOne of the defining films that first made the jump to digital storefronts when its original theatrical release was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, [***The Hunt***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-hunt\/) is a wild and hilarious satirical take on the death game concept. The film follows a group of strangers who wake up to realize that they are being hunted down by a group of ruthless elitists who hunt humans for sport. However, when one of the hunted begins to escape and turn the tables, the truth behind their entire operation begins to reveal itself.\n\n*The Hunt* is very blatant and direct about its satirical angle and over-the-top messages of political discourse, divide, and misinformation, yet its shocking death game premise didn't stop it from getting a great deal of attention before its release. The [**film even managed to get banned**](http:\/\/collider.com\/batgirl-and-9-more-movies-that-were-suddenly-canceled\/) for a short time, with its shocking story of elitists killing humans for their political views being too shocking for audiences. Still, **the film balances its bloodshed with a great deal of comedy**, making it a surprisingly underrated hit during the COVID era.\n\n![The Hunt Movie Poster](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/04\/the-hunt-movie-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\n##### [The Hunt](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-hunt\/ \"The Hunt\")\nR\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n[Action](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/action\/)\n\n6\\.0*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nMarch 13, 2020\n\n**Runtime**\n\n90 Minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-hunt\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Hilary Swank](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/hilary-swank\/)\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Ike Barinholtz](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/ike-barinholtz\/)\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/the-hunt\/umc.cmc.2bc8p4o8floxwy0qq4f4e9op7?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1501262328)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.7cbc056a-4809-99a2-fb17-6789067f643a)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**RENT**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/the-hunt\/umc.cmc.2bc8p4o8floxwy0qq4f4e9op7?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1501262328)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.7cbc056a-4809-99a2-fb17-6789067f643a)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/the-hunt\/umc.cmc.2bc8p4o8floxwy0qq4f4e9op7?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1501262328)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.7cbc056a-4809-99a2-fb17-6789067f643a)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-hunt\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 29\\. 'Nerve' (2016)\n### Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman\n![Dave Franco and Emma Roberts in Nerve](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dave-franco-and-emma-roberts-in-nerve.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nImage via Lions Gate Entertainment\n\nBlending the stakes and concepts of a death game with the nightmarish world of social media, hype culture, and widespread peer pressure, [***Nerve***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/nerve\/) is one of the most unique takes on a death game out there. The film follows the story of high school senior Vee (**Emma Roberts**), who finds herself pressured into joining the popular online game Nerve, a wild game of truth or dare consisting of \"watchers\" and \"players.\" As the dares prove to get more and more dangerous, Vee suddenly finds her entire livelihood and family at risk when she attempts to stop playing the game.\n\nCoinciding with the darker sides of the internet and its uncanny ability to achieve widespread desensitization to heinous and vile material, ***Nerve* explores a chaotic extension of how far social media can go**. While at first glance, combining the worlds of social media and death games wouldn't make for a compelling match, the film's genuine worldbuilding and ability to set up genuine stakes makes it an exciting watch. Even if it is far from the most polished film in the world, its attempts to tap into various unexplored themes easily make it commendable in its efforts.\n\n![nerve-poster1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/04\/nerve-poster1.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\n##### [Nerve](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/nerve\/ \"Nerve\")\nPG-13\n\n[Adventure](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/adventure\/)\n\nMystery\n\nCrime\n\n**Release Date**\n\nJuly 27, 2016\n\n**Director**\n\n[Ariel Schulman](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/ariel-schulman\/), [Henry Joost](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/henry-joost\/)\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/nerve\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar53891863.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53891863.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Emma Roberts](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/emma-roberts\/)\n- ![instar52125608.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar52125608.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Kimiko Glenn](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/kimiko-glenn\/)\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Ed Squires\n- ![instar49795220.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar49795220.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Dave Franco](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/dave-franco\/)\n\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.68bb6acf-47d6-3852-658b-0368471c9293)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.68bb6acf-47d6-3852-658b-0368471c9293)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/nerve\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 28\\. 'Gamer' (2009)\n### Directed by Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine\n![Gerard Butler fighting Michael C. Hall in Gamer (2009)](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gamer-gerard-butler-michael-c-hall.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nGerard Butler fighting Michael C. Hall in Gamer (2009)\n\nImage via Lionsgate\n\nTaking a classic death game premise and combining it with the flashy and chaotic directing style of **Brian Taylor** and **Mark Neveldine**, [***Gamer***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/gamer\/) is a beautifully over-the-top exploration of manic violence in a bleak virtual dystopia. The film follows Kable (**Gerard Butler**), an innocent man who finds himself as a prisoner in a vicious future where prisoners can fight as puppets in an online multiplayer game for a chance at freedom. Controlled by elite gamer Simon (**Logan Lerman**), Kable is determined to escape the prison of the game to return to his wife and child.\n\n*Gamer* doesn't shy away from showing **a more raunchy and depraved view of what a dystopian death game could be**, yet it all comes ahead to help build a distinct and one-of-a-kind world unlike any other death game out there. It's the type of **[film that is wholly self-aware](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-meta-movies\/)** of its own absurdity, playing up its most chaotic attributes to a point of full-on comedy, rounded out by an effective lead performance from Butler to ground the whole thing. Especially for fans of Taylor and Neveldine's other films like the [***Crank***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/crank-film\/) films, *Gamer* is certainly going to deliver.\n\n![gamer](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/04\/gamer.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Gamer](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/gamer\/ \"Gamer\")\nR\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n[Action](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/action\/)\n\nSci-Fi\n\n**Release Date**\n\nSeptember 4, 2009\n\n**Runtime**\n\n94 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/gamer\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar50359570.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar50359570.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Gerard Butler](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/gerard-butler\/)\n- ![instar53603929.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53603929.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Kyra Sedgwick](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/kyra-sedgwick\/)\n- ![instar48289817.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar48289817.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Ashley Rickards](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/ashley-rickards\/)\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Ariana Scott\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/gamer\/umc.cmc.hpd2dbolnsug9e3r72vctntc?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A331678309)\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.42bab7ee-6960-99db-afa9-948a6da83554)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Gamer%2Bmovie)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**RENT**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/gamer\/umc.cmc.hpd2dbolnsug9e3r72vctntc?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A331678309)\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.42bab7ee-6960-99db-afa9-948a6da83554)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Gamer%2Bmovie)\n- [![cineplex-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/cineplex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/store.cineplex.com\/product\/gamer)\n- [![plex-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/plex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.plex.tv\/movie\/gamer?utm_content=5d776842961905001eb9687d&utm_medium=deeplink&utm_source=)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/gamer\/umc.cmc.hpd2dbolnsug9e3r72vctntc?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A331678309)\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.42bab7ee-6960-99db-afa9-948a6da83554)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Gamer%2Bmovie)\n- [![cineplex-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/cineplex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/store.cineplex.com\/product\/gamer)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/gamer\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 27\\. 'Nine Dead' (2010)\n### Directed by Chris Shadley\n![Melissa Joan Hart chained to a pole in Nine Dead](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-w1280-jpg.webp?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nMelissa Joan Hart chained to a pole in Nine Dead\n\nImage via New Line Cinema\n\nA movie that came in the aftermath of the success of *Saw*, ***Nine Dead*** is **[a one-room psychological thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/movies-that-take-place-in-one-room\/)** that strips the death game subgenre to its foundations. It centers around nine individuals, who are each chained to a post and told that every ten minutes one of them will be killed unless they can figure out what connects them all. **The movie does not embellish itself with complex mechanics and relies on building tension between the group** to create that sense of dread. It subverts the battle royale style of death games, as the group are not pitted against each other but uses this format to highlight the individualism of human nature. Each person is immediately and rightly unable to trust any of the other players, and it takes the fear of death to force them to cooperate.\n\n*Nine Dead* is a bleak version of the death game format, it is unforgiving and doesn’t have a sensationalized plot device to distract the audience. This means the brutal verbal debates are brought into extreme focus and, as a viewer, you are forced to watch without reprieve. It is a perfect recommendation for fans of the social and psychological analysis that often plays a big part in the subgenre. —*Gaby Shedwick*\n\n![01275369\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/10\/01275369_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\n##### [Nine Dead](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/nine-dead\/ \"Nine Dead\")\nR\n\nCrime\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\nMystery\n\n**Release Date**\n\nMarch 9, 2010\n\n**Runtime**\n\n98 minutes\n\n**Director**\n\nChris Shadley\n\n**Writers**\n\nPatrick Wehe Mahoney\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/nine-dead\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  John Terry\n  \n  Shooter\n- ![Headshot Of Melissa Joan Hart](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/04\/instar53699361.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Melissa Joan Hart\n  \n  Kelley\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Chip Bent\n  \n  Sully\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Lawrence Turner\n  \n  Coogan\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/nine-dead\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 26\\. 'Circle' (2015)\n### Directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione\n![The cast standing around together in 2015's Circle](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Circle---2015.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nThe cast standing around together in 2015's Circle\n\nImage via Taggart Productions\n\n***Circle*** is a death game film that makes the most out of its ingenious premise, allowing the performances and elements of its characters to speak for themselves while maintaining a minuscule budget. The film follows a group of complete strangers who find themselves waking up in a mysterious room with a glowing orb in the center, the strangers find themselves tasked with voting for one among them to be killed, as the group grows smaller and smaller as they plead for their lives.\n\nThe premise of Circle is immediately understandable and gets audiences hooked from the very beginning, with **the entire experience shrouded in an alluring mystery and existential dread** as more and more people die at the hands of being voted off. Even without any of these characters having any names, one gets a sense of their identity and fear as the film goes on, adding to the reliability factor and creative possibilities that make the death game genre work so well. The underrated sci-fi film has proven to be so effective that nearly 10 years later, **[*Circle* is receiving a sequel](https:\/\/collider.com\/circle-movie-sequel-netflix\/)** to further explore the world and concept.\n\n![0176563\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/0176563_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Circle](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/circle-2015\/ \"Circle\")\nNot Rated\n\n[Science Fiction](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/science-fiction\/)\n\nMystery\n\n[Drama](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/drama\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n8\\.0*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nOctober 16, 2015\n\n**Runtime**\n\n86 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/circle-2015\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar50966354.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar50966354.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Julie Benz\n  \n  Wife\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Carter Jenkins\n  \n  College Guy\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80070182)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80070182)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/circle-2015\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 25\\. 'Self Reliance' (2024)\n### Directed by Jake Johnson\n![Jake Johnson as Tommy and Biff Wiff as James in Self Reliance](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/self-reliance-jake-johnson-biff-wiff-02.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nJake Johnson as Tommy and Biff Wiff as James in Self Reliance\n\nImage via Hulu\n\nUsing the concept of a deadly game show as a jumping-off point for a chaotic romantic comedy about the pain and destructive tendencies of addiction, ***Self Reliance*** is a wildly fun and entertaining time. The film sees writer\/director Jake Johnson as Tommy, an average man who is given the opportunity to compete in a dark web game show where hunters attempt to kill him over the course of a month. However, Tommy believes that he's found a loophole in that the hunters can only kill him if he's alone, so he is dedicated to spending the next 30 days next to someone, yet none of his friends or family believe the game is real.\n\nJohnson has proven himself to be a comedic force time and time again through his various comedy works, with *Self Reliance* allowing him to **go all out in terms of an instantly engaging premise rife with thematic resonance and depth**. The death game itself proves to be much more intricate than its simple rules make it out to be, actively playing into one's insanity and forcing one to isolate themselves for its potential gains with death at every corner.\n\n![Self Reliance Poster](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/04\/self-reliance-poster-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\nSelf Reliance Poster\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\n##### [Self Reliance](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/self-reliance\/ \"Self Reliance\")\nNot Yet Rated\n\nComedy\n\n**Release Date**\n\nMarch 11, 2023\n\n**Runtime**\n\n90 minutes\n\n**Director**\n\n[Jake Johnson](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/jake-johnson\/)\n\n**Writers**\n\n[Jake Johnson](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/jake-johnson\/)\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/self-reliance\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar49502073.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar49502073.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Jake Johnson](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/jake-johnson\/)\n- ![instar53213908.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53213908.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Anna Kendrick](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/anna-kendrick\/)\n- ![instar49825225.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar49825225.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Andy Samberg](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/andy-samberg\/)\n- ![instar52269755.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar52269755.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Christopher Lloyd](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/christopher-lloyd\/)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/self-reliance\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 24\\. 'Danganronpa: The Animation' (2013)\n### Directed by Seiji Kishi\n![Monokuma swirling around a glass of wine while sitting in a chair on television in 'Danganronpa: The Animation'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/danganronpa_the_animation_monokuma.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nAdapted from the first in a series of widely beloved visual novel video games, ***Danganronpa: The Animation*** sees everyday student Makoto Naegi lucky enough to win a lottery to attend Hope's Peak Academy, the seemingly perfect school where only the best students attend. However, as soon as he arrives at school, he and the 14 other students find themselves trapped in the confines of the school with no way of escape. To make things worse, a sadistic teddy bear appears, saying that to escape their prison, one student must kill another and get away with it without getting caught.\n\nWhile many other **[adaptations of video games](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-video-game-adaptations\/)** make a conceited effort to change and adapt their stories for new mediums, ***Danganronpa: The Animation* does an exceptional job of bringing the first game in the series to life with a beautiful animation style**. While it certainly comes with some of the narrative hurdles of translating a 25-hour visual novel into a 5-hour miniseries, it still features a lot of the best death game attributes of the franchise. The miniseries proved to be popular enough that a sequel series, that acted as both a sequel to the miniseries and a sequel to the games, was released soon after.\n\n![danganronpa-the-animation-poster.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/10\/danganronpa-the-animation-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Danganronpa: The Animation](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/tv-show\/danganronpa-the-animation\/ \"Danganronpa: The Animation\")\nTV-14\n\n[Animation](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/animation\/)\n\n[Action](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/action\/)\n\n[Adventure](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/adventure\/)\n\n[Drama](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/drama\/)\n\nMystery\n\n**Release Date**\n\n2013 - 2013-00-00\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/danganronpa-the-animation\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Megumi Ogata\n  \n  Makoto Naegi\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Yoko Hikasa\n  \n  Kyoko Kirigiri\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Chiwa Saitô\n  \n  Aoi Asahina\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Akira Ishida\n  \n  Byakuya Togami\n\n- [![crunchyroll-premium-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/crunchyroll-premium-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/watch\/G6X082K2Y)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/episode\/goodbye-despair-high-school\/umc.cmc.6reszdzy1xs6r1504t4dvyx39?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A721546375&showId=umc.cmc.sum01nc99a747f8imxxevkjh)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![crunchyroll-premium-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/crunchyroll-premium-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/watch\/G6X082K2Y)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/episode\/goodbye-despair-high-school\/umc.cmc.6reszdzy1xs6r1504t4dvyx39?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A721546375&showId=umc.cmc.sum01nc99a747f8imxxevkjh)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/danganronpa-the-animation\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 23\\. 'The Game' (1997)\n### Directed by David Fincher\n![Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orten in David Fincher's The Game](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Michael-Douglas-in-David-Finchers-The-Game.jpeg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nImage Via PolyGram Films\n\nAn unorthodox addition to a death game list, [***The Game***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-game\/) is a much darker and atmospheric iteration of the sub-genre. The premise sees Nicholas (**Michael Douglas**), a wealthy yet apathetic man, given a strange gift by his estranged brother. The present is a voucher for a mysterious game. Since the movie doesn’t follow the usual death game format of introducing the parameters of the competition to the audience, they are left in the same confusing state as Nicholas. In this way, **the movie encourages active participation, as the viewer is attempting to piece together what the game involves** and what Nicholas’ role is as a player.\n\n[***The Game* leans into horror**](http:\/\/collider.com\/david-fincher-the-game-movie\/), using unilluminated, tight spaces and refusing to give any sort of resolution to any scene. It is extremely disorientating and upsetting at times, all elevated by Fincher’s signature muted aesthetic. Far from the flashy dystopian death games that now saturated the sub-genre, *The Game* was one of the earliest movies that utilized this formula, and remains one of the best. —*Gaby Shedwick*\n\n![The Game 1997 Movie Poster](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/04\/the-game-1997-movie-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [The Game](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-game\/ \"The Game\")\nR\n\n[Drama](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/drama\/)\n\nMystery\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n7\\.5*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nSeptember 12, 1997\n\n**Runtime**\n\n128 Minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-game\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar53631270.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53631270.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Michael Douglas](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/michael-douglas\/)\n- ![instar52734514.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar52734514.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Sean Penn](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/sean-penn\/)\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/1178866)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/the-game\/umc.cmc.4qsoncn3e1vwwz692g01rqw5d?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A289281335)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.59b58cda-0ded-46f6-b48d-33117e2b3bcd)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/1178866)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/the-game\/umc.cmc.4qsoncn3e1vwwz692g01rqw5d?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A289281335)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.59b58cda-0ded-46f6-b48d-33117e2b3bcd)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/the-game\/umc.cmc.4qsoncn3e1vwwz692g01rqw5d?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A289281335)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.59b58cda-0ded-46f6-b48d-33117e2b3bcd)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-game\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 22\\. 'Death Race 2000' (1975)\n### Directed by Paul Bartel\n![David Carradine as Frankenstein in Death Race 2000](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/death-race-2000-1975.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nDavid Carradine as Frankenstein in Death Race 2000\n\nImage via New World Pictures\n\nAnother dystopian future, another death game televised for the public's amusement. ***Death Race 2000*** features a story detailing a TV show created by the rebuilding U.S. government in an attempt to distract citizens from the harsh realities of their country. With zany characters like Frankenstein (**David Carradine**) and Joe \"Machine Gun\" Viterbo (**Sylvester Stallone**), *Death Race 2000* leaned into its pulpiness.\n\n**What sets *Death Race 2000* apart from other death game movies is its over-the-top production and trendsetting approach** (not to mention its wacky costumes). Made in 1975, *Death Race 2000* was one of the earliest entries into the genre, paving the way for films following a similar path. The **[entertaining 1970s B-movie](https:\/\/collider.com\/b-movies-1970s-best-ranked\/)** never took itself too seriously as it offered interesting commentary on social rebellion.\n\n![kwm8kkngtv62gfpwvhd6qfxjdzg.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/kwm8kkngtv62gfpwvhd6qfxjdzg.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\n##### [Death Race 2000](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/death-race-2000-1975\/ \"Death Race 2000\")\nR\n\n[Action](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/action\/)\n\nComedy\n\nSci-Fi\n\nSport\n\n**Release Date**\n\nApril 27, 1975\n\n**Runtime**\n\n84 minutes\n\n**Director**\n\nPaul Bartel\n\n**Writers**\n\nIb Melchior, Robert Thom, Charles B. Griffith\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/death-race-2000-1975\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar48811969.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar48811969.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [David Carradine](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/david-carradine\/)\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Simone Griffeth\n- ![instar53049199.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53049199.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Sylvester Stallone](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/sylvester-stallone\/)\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Mary Woronov\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/death-race-2000-1975\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 21\\. 'Escape Room' (2019)\n### Directed by Adam Robitel\n![escape-room-still-social](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/escape-room-still-social.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nescape-room-still-social\n\nImage via Columbia Pictures\n\nLargely touted as one of the best PG-13 entry points for death games to younger audiences and those who can't stand the more gory, R-rated attributes of many of these films, [***Escape Room***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/escape-room\/) is simple yet effective fun. The film follows six strangers who, after solving a mysterious yet difficult cube puzzle, are invited out to compete in a top-notch escape room with a \\$10,000 prize. When they arrive, however, they soon realize that the stakes are much higher and that their lives are on the line if they don't make it through the rooms fast enough.\n\nCombining the classic death game concept with the increased interest and success of escape rooms in recent memory, it was only a matter of time before a film like *Escape Room* was created. **The biggest strength of the film is easily the vast reaches of creativity that went into the different room designs** as well as the puzzle solutions for each room, inviting the audience to play along in finding the solutions. While it's certainly more family-friendly and tame compared to other death games, its vast creativity makes it a must-watch as one of the most effective death game movies.\n\n![01389676\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/08\/01389676_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Escape Room](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/escape-room\/ \"Escape Room\")\nPG-13\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\nMystery\n\n**Release Date**\n\nJanuary 4, 2019\n\n**Runtime**\n\n100 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/escape-room\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar54101766.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar54101766.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Taylor Russell](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/taylor-russell\/)\n  \n  Zoey Davis\n- ![instar51693765.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar51693765.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Logan Miller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/logan-miller\/)\n  \n  Ben Miller\n- ![instar53878443.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53878443.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Jay Ellis\n  \n  Jason Walker\n- ![instar49833451.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar49833451.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Deborah Ann Woll](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/deborah-ann-woll\/)\n  \n  Amanda Harper\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81001691)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/escape-room\/umc.cmc.338tivfd2pb7q3x027lz86bhs?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1447331907)\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.38b40d47-7fbe-b216-fe79-6716f05b6b53)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81001691)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/escape-room\/umc.cmc.338tivfd2pb7q3x027lz86bhs?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1447331907)\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.38b40d47-7fbe-b216-fe79-6716f05b6b53)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Escape+Room%2Bmovie)\n- [![cineplex-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/cineplex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/store.cineplex.com\/product\/escape-room-tournament-of-champions-version-longue-francaise)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/ca\/movie\/escape-room\/umc.cmc.338tivfd2pb7q3x027lz86bhs?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1447331907)\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/app.primevideo.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.38b40d47-7fbe-b216-fe79-6716f05b6b53)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Escape+Room%2Bmovie)\n- [![cineplex-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/cineplex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/store.cineplex.com\/product\/escape-room-tournament-of-champions-version-longue-francaise)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/escape-room\/)\n\nExpand 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'Exam' (2009)\n### Directed by Stuart Hazeldine\n![Exam - 2009](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/exam-2009.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nTense-looking people inside an exam room in Exam (2009)\n\nImage via Bedlam Productions\n\nWhile many other death games find their hook and excitement from the death and destruction as a consequence of losing the game, ***Exam*** proves that the same level of dread and terror can be found in the very lack of communication. The film follows a group of talented candidates who have been chosen for the final stage of an exam meant to test them to join a powerful mysterious corporation. As they are left in the room to complete the exam, they are given 80 minutes to answer a single question, yet chaos soon ensues when they realize that they haven't been told the question.\n\nFrom the get-go, it's apparent that *Exam* is the type of mysterious, confusing death game that will largely be defined by an unexpected twist that recontextualizes the entire film as a whole. *Exam* certainly does find a way to deliver a masterclass of a twist, yet **it's all the buildup and rising tension that help [make *Exam* a standout](http:\/\/collider.com\/exam-movie-plot-twist\/) among other death game films**. More than other death games, *Exam* is largely elevated by the dynamics and interactions between its characters, acting as a simple yet deeply effective examination of the human psyche and communication under harsh conditions.\n\n![exam poster](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/exam-poster.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=280&dpr=1)\n\n##### Exam\n**Release Date**\n\nJanuary 8, 2010\n\n**Run Time**\n\n97 minutes\n\n**Language**\n\nEnglish\n\n**Rating**\n\nNR\n\nEight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a final test with just one seemingly simple question. However, it doesn't take long for confusion to ensue and tensions to unravel.\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 19\\. 'The Most Dangerous Game' (1932)\n### Directed by Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack\n![Fay Wray as Eve and Joel McCrea as Robert look shocked in The Most Dangerous Game](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/The-Most-Dangerous-Game---1932.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nFay Wray as Eve and Joel McCrea as Robert in The Most Dangerous Game\n\nImage via RKO Pictures\n\nOne of the first true examples of a death game in the realm of cinema, [***The Most Dangerous Game***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-most-dangerous-game\/) adapts the legendary short story of wealth and a destructive abuse of man's power over another. The film follows a legendary hunter who finds himself shipwrecked on the reefs of a mysterious island before being taken in by the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While initially friendly, Zaroff quickly reveals his intentions as he forces the survivors of the shipwreck to participate in a sadistic game where he treats them like prey and hunts them for sport.\n\n**The influence and legacy of *The Most Dangerous Game* is still greatly felt within death games and horror thrillers of the modern era**, whether it be through other direct adaptations of the story or variations on this classic premise. Even under a modern lens, the execution and precise storytelling of the film still hold up to the standards and conventions of today, telling a great story of hubris and humanity itself.\n\n![the-most-dangerous-game-1932-film-poster.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/05\/the-most-dangerous-game-1932-film-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [The Most Dangerous Game](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-most-dangerous-game\/ \"The Most Dangerous Game\")\nApproved\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n[Action](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/action\/)\n\n[Adventure](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/adventure\/)\n\n**Release Date**\n\nSeptember 16, 1932\n\n**Runtime**\n\n63 Minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-most-dangerous-game-1932\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Joel McCrea\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Fay Wray\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Leslie Banks\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Robert Armstrong\n\n- 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[![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.ccb099f8-cc46-1d2f-d4df-81b324a11789?tag=collider0b-20&ascsubtag=UUclUeUpU0)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Most+Dangerous+Game+%28In+Color%29%2Bmovie)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Most-Dangerous-Game\/377569)\n- 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[![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Most-Dangerous-Game\/377569)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/Most%20Dangerous%20Game\/8D6KGWZNRN2G)\n\nAfter surviving a shipwreck, a man finds refuge on an isolated island, only to discover that his host, a mysterious aristocrat, indulges in hunting humans for sport. Thrust into a horrific survival challenge, he must outsmart the seasoned hunter to escape with his life.\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-most-dangerous-game-1932\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 18\\. 'The Running Man' (1987)\n### Directed by Paul Michael Glaser\n![Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards on a TV game show in The Running Man ](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-running-man-social-feature.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nArnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards on a TV game show in The Running Man\n\nImage via TriStar Pictures\n\n**[Based on Stephen King's novel](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-stephen-king-adaptations-that-were-truly-horrifying\/)**, [***The Running Man***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-running-man\/) follows Ben Richards (**Arnold Schwarzenegger**), a police helicopter pilot who has been accused of committing a massacre. After he is sent to prison, he escapes with the help of two men, but is eventually caught. Richards is then given the option to appear on a sadistic TV show in which he must flee from armed mercenaries in an attempt to win a pardon.\n\n*The Running Man* received a lukewarm from both critics and audiences alike upon its release. **The movie does leave a lot to be desired, but the film's influence and impact on future works is undeniable**. *The Running Man* also delivers the typical Arnold experience that every movie fan can enjoy.\n\n![01416929\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/07\/01416929_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [The Running Man](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/the-running-man-1987\/ \"The Running Man\")\nR\n\n[Action](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/action\/)\n\n[Science Fiction](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/science-fiction\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n7\\.4*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nNovember 13, 1987\n\n**Runtime**\n\n101 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-running-man\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar52751313.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar52751313.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/arnold-schwarzenegger\/)\n  \n  Ben Richards\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Richard Dawson\n  \n  Damon Killian\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.4eb5e798-f70a-286a-2244-f54e7d106c52)\n- [![fubotv-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/fubotv-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/program\/MV000238660000?irmp=1206980&irad=599309)\n- 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[![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Running+Man%2Bmovie)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Running-Man\/6989)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/The%20Running%20Man\/8D6KGWZL6504)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-running-man\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 17\\. '13 Sins' (2014)\n### Directed by Daniel Stamm\n![Elliot, played by Mark Webber, gives a speech at a dinner in 13 Sins](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/h280_1270092.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nElliot, played by Mark Webber, gives a speech at a dinner in 13 Sins\n\nImage via Dimension Films\n\n[***13 Sins* is an intense**](http:\/\/collider.com\/daniel-stamm-13-sins-interview\/), insular death game movie that examines how far a human can be pushed with the right incentive. It focuses on Elliot (**Mark Webber**), who is timid and unassuming but bears a huge weight of responsibility looking after his disabled brother and pregnant wife. With money being a big issue after losing his job, a phone call offering Elliot \\$1,000 to kill a fly seems too good to be true. Yet, after completing the challenge and seeing the money enter his account, he agrees to carry on playing the game and accepting more tasks.\n\nHowever, **as the reward increases, so does the severity of the challenges**. Through setting itself in the real world, *13 Sins* feels grounded in reality, which makes the extremity of what Elliot has to do even more disturbing and perverse. As the stakes are increased, Elliot becomes more forceful and feels like a totally different person to the meager sales assistant from the movie’s opening. Although there is dark humor threaded throughout, *13 Sins* is an uncomfortable watch and a pessimistic addition to the death game subgenre. —*Gaby Shedwick*\n\n##### [13 Sins](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/13-sins\/ \"13 Sins\")\nR\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n**Release Date**\n\nApril 18, 2014\n\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/13-Sins\/500544)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/13%20Sins\/8D6KGWZJ5RRL)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=13+Sins%2Bmovie)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**RENT**\n\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/13-Sins\/500544)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/13%20Sins\/8D6KGWZJ5RRL)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=13+Sins%2Bmovie)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/13-sins\/umc.cmc.1gw5u8mxbddfgcph1dfgc52wq?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1439363171)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.ee0a170a-e995-46eb-9a56-7e9043cf2420)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/13-Sins\/500544)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/13%20Sins\/8D6KGWZJ5RRL)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=13+Sins%2Bmovie)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/13-sins\/umc.cmc.1gw5u8mxbddfgcph1dfgc52wq?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1439363171)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.ee0a170a-e995-46eb-9a56-7e9043cf2420)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/13-sins\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 16\\. 'As the Gods Will' (2014)\n### Directed by Takashi Miike\n- ![A Japanese student gritting his teeth and reaching his hand out for a red Daruma doll in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_reaching.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2)\n- ![A lone Japanese student standing alone in a classroom above an array of dead bodies covering the entire floor in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_standing_alone.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2)\n- ![A group of students looking up while in a school gymnasium, with some of the students wearing outlandish mouse costumes, in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_mouse_costume.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=711&h=400&dpr=2)\n- ![A student laying down with his back to a desk with a red Daruma doll atop it with dead bodies surrounding him in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_leaning_amidst_destruction.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=666&h=375&dpr=2)\n- ![An array of Japanese students all looking in shock and confusion while standing in a classroom surrounded by bodies and looking at a mysterious red sphere at the front of the room in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_classroom_reaction.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2)\n\n- ![A Japanese student gritting his teeth and reaching his hand out for a red Daruma doll in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_reaching.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n- ![A lone Japanese student standing alone in a classroom above an array of dead bodies covering the entire floor in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_standing_alone.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n- ![A group of students looking up while in a school gymnasium, with some of the students wearing outlandish mouse costumes, in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_mouse_costume.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n- ![A student laying down with his back to a desk with a red Daruma doll atop it with dead bodies surrounding him in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_leaning_amidst_destruction.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n- ![An array of Japanese students all looking in shock and confusion while standing in a classroom surrounded by bodies and looking at a mysterious red sphere at the front of the room in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_classroom_reaction.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n\nClose\n\n- ![A Japanese student gritting his teeth and reaching his hand out for a red Daruma doll in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_reaching.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2)\n- ![A lone Japanese student standing alone in a classroom above an array of dead bodies covering the entire floor in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_standing_alone.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2)\n- ![A group of students looking up while in a school gymnasium, with some of the students wearing outlandish mouse costumes, in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_mouse_costume.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=1600&h=800&dpr=2)\n- ![A student laying down with his back to a desk with a red Daruma doll atop it with dead bodies surrounding him in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_leaning_amidst_destruction.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=1500&h=750&dpr=2)\n- ![An array of Japanese students all looking in shock and confusion while standing in a classroom surrounded by bodies and looking at a mysterious red sphere at the front of the room in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_classroom_reaction.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2)\n\n- ![A Japanese student gritting his teeth and reaching his hand out for a red Daruma doll in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_reaching.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n- ![A lone Japanese student standing alone in a classroom above an array of dead bodies covering the entire floor in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_standing_alone.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n- ![A group of students looking up while in a school gymnasium, with some of the students wearing outlandish mouse costumes, in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_mouse_costume.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n- ![A student laying down with his back to a desk with a red Daruma doll atop it with dead bodies surrounding him in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_leaning_amidst_destruction.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n- ![An array of Japanese students all looking in shock and confusion while standing in a classroom surrounded by bodies and looking at a mysterious red sphere at the front of the room in 'As the Gods Will'](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/as_the_gods_will_classroom_reaction.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n\nOne of many legendary live-action adaptations by Japanese director **Takashi Miike**, ***As the Gods Will*** adapts the first arc of the beloved manga series with its story of bloodshed and destruction. The film follows a group of high school students forced to play various deadly versions of classic children's games like \"Red Light, Green Light\", with the punishment for losing being death. As his classmates all begin to die around him, jaded Shun Takahata is forced to keep fighting if he wants to survive the deadly games.\n\nMiike has always had **an exceptional ability to bring to life the greatest strengths and core of the material that he's adapting**, with *As the Gods Will* perfectly featuring the strengths and dreadful nature of the original manga series. While it goes about it in a wild and chaotic way, the film's core thesis about the ways that people take the simplicities of boring everyday life for granted makes for a compelling and emotionally poignant death game experience.\n\n![0134768\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/0134768_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [As the Gods Will](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/as-the-gods-will\/ \"As the Gods Will\")\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\nComedy\n\n**Release Date**\n\nNovember 15, 2014\n\n**Runtime**\n\n117 minutes\n\n**Director**\n\nTakashi Miike\n\n**Writers**\n\nHiroyuki Yatsu\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/as-the-gods-will\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Ryunosuke Kamiki\n  \n  Amaya Takeru\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Sota Fukushi\n  \n  Takahata Shun\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Hirona Yamazaki\n  \n  Akimoto Ichika\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Mio Yuki\n  \n  Takase Shouko\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/as-the-gods-will\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 15\\. 'The Platform' (2019)\n### Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia\n![A still from 'The Platform', showcasing a large table covered in food](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-platform.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nA movie that aims to leave more of an impression with its social commentary rather than its sheer brutality, *[**The Platform**](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-platform\/)*'s story is rather simple. In the near future, prisoners are sent to a tiered facility where they are assigned one cellmate in a single room. The only catch? Their only food source is a buffet style that sits on a platform that lowers into the room from the top and continues down to the next level below. The table only has a certain amount of food. So if a prisoner is assigned a cell on the very bottom, they will starve.\n\nThere is more than enough food to go around for each of the prisoners. But the mindset of \"I've paid my dues\" strikes true for many of the prisoners, feeling like they have already suffered enough and deserve to be rewarded. **The film does a solid job of sharing its worldview without hitting it being too hamfisted**. *The Platform* offers a unique take on the genre and should be a must-watch for any horror fan.\n\n![the-platform-2019.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/the-platform-2019.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [The Platform](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-platform\/ \"The Platform\")\n8\\.0*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nMarch 20, 2020\n\n**Runtime**\n\n94 minutes\n\n**Director**\n\n[Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/galder-gaztelu-urrutia\/)\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-platform\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Ivan Massagué\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Zorion Eguileor\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81128579)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81128579)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-platform\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 14\\. 'Ready or Not' (2019)\n### Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett\n![Dirty and bloody, Grace (Samara Weaving) climbs a ladder in Ready or Not.](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Grace-Le-Domas-in-Ready-or-Not.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nDirty and bloody, Grace (Samara Weaving) climbs a ladder in Ready or Not.\n\nImage via Searchlight Pictures\n\nWhile death games normally see themselves revolving around a large group of people each fighting to survive dangerous circumstances, [***Ready or Not***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/ready-or-not\/) condenses the death game action onto the quest of a singular player. The film follows Grace (**Samara Weaving**), who, on the night of her wedding, has her new in-laws spin a wheel to decide which children's game will induct her into the family. After it lands on Hide and Seek, it quickly becomes apparent that the stakes are insurmountably high, as the rest of the family has until sunrise to hunt her down and kill her.\n\n**[*Ready or Not* takes the divides](https:\/\/collider.com\/ready-or-not-le-domas-family\/)** and complications of dealing with new in-laws and amps it up to chaotic, death-game extremes, **telling a hilarious story of bloodshed, betrayal, and fighting to stay alive**. What makes the film work as exceptionally well as it does is the leading performance from Weaving, who does a great job at embodying the wrath and unending will to live as she fights through hell and back to make it to sunrise unscathed.\n\n![ready-or-not-2019-movie-poster.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/04\/ready-or-not-2019-movie-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Ready or Not](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/ready-or-not\/ \"Ready or Not\")\nR\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\nComedy\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n6\\.3*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nAugust 21, 2019\n\n**Runtime**\n\n95 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/ready-or-not\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar53589782.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53589782.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Nat Faxon](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/nat-faxon\/)\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Kate Ziegler\n\n- [![hulu\\_logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hulu_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=d325da4c00e59f5c25e7b4b7cc6a9b26&cuid=UUclUeUpU0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Flive-tv&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2Fb5393a64-e0af-4199-9888-69b93907d8b3)\n- [![fubotv-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/fubotv-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/program\/MV012568320000?irmp=1206980&irad=599309)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Ready-or-Not\/1216785)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![hulu\\_logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hulu_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=d325da4c00e59f5c25e7b4b7cc6a9b26&cuid=UUclUeUpU0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Flive-tv&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2Fb5393a64-e0af-4199-9888-69b93907d8b3)\n- [![fubotv-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/fubotv-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/program\/MV012568320000?irmp=1206980&irad=599309)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Ready-or-Not\/1216785)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/ready-or-not\/umc.cmc.70tmfkjw2mgapsonfln8j7yau?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1475821755)\n- 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[![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Ready-or-Not\/1216785)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/ready-or-not\/umc.cmc.70tmfkjw2mgapsonfln8j7yau?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1475821755)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.eab9edf4-f1f5-4212-ba9f-d034d4f9001f)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Ready+or+Not%2Bmovie)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/Ready%20or%20Not\/8D6KGWXN02TJ)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/ready-or-not\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 13\\. 'The Belko Experiment' (2016)\n### Directed by Greg McLean\n![Tony Goldwyn in The Belko Experiment](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/the-belko-experiment-copy.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nTony Goldwyn in The Belko Experiment\n\nImage Via Orion Pictures\n\nA deeply memorable and satisfying horror thriller that takes the death game concept to the world and hierarchy of white-collar business, [***The Belko Experiment***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-belko-experiment\/) provides the perfect mixture of social commentary and relentless bloodshed. The film follows a group of American workers who find themselves locked inside their office building, with an ominous voice forcing the workers to compete and kill each other in a sadistic game of survival. With the risk of death to those who don't compete in the game, the workers soon turn on one another as they search for ways to escape.\n\n*The Belko Experiment* includes all the classic hallmarks that make death game stories so satisfying and impactful, from the simple and engaging premise riddled with themes and symbolism to the beautifully stylish execution of on-screen deaths. **The white-collar setting also provides a perfect twist on the death game formula**, from the intricacies and dynamics between its characters to the iconography and usage of various office job staples for weapons, hiding places, and complications.\n\n![01378990\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/10\/01378990_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [The Belko Experiment](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-belko-experiment\/ \"The Belko Experiment\")\nR\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n**Release Date**\n\nMarch 17, 2017\n\n**Runtime**\n\n89 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-belko-experiment\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar50374506.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar50374506.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  John Gallagher Jr.\n  \n  Mike Milch\n- ![instar52580808.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar52580808.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Tony Goldwyn](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/tony-goldwyn\/)\n  \n  Barry Norris\n- ![instar51653425.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar51653425.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Adria Arjona](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/adria-arjona\/)\n  \n  Leandra Flores\n- ![instar49082987.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar49082987.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  John C. McGinley\n  \n  Wendell Dukes\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2cae471b-ad6e-aff3-3b31-aeeed6f03cf6)\n- [![cinemax-on-hulu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/cinemax-on-hulu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=d325da4c00e59f5c25e7b4b7cc6a9b26&cuid=UUclUeUpU0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-belko-experiment-1ccf38d7-feda-413b-9d95-9f45fd973790&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2F1ccf38d7-feda-413b-9d95-9f45fd973790)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Belko+Experiment%2Bmovie)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2cae471b-ad6e-aff3-3b31-aeeed6f03cf6)\n- [![cinemax-on-hulu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/cinemax-on-hulu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=d325da4c00e59f5c25e7b4b7cc6a9b26&cuid=UUclUeUpU0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-belko-experiment-1ccf38d7-feda-413b-9d95-9f45fd973790&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2F1ccf38d7-feda-413b-9d95-9f45fd973790)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2cae471b-ad6e-aff3-3b31-aeeed6f03cf6)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Belko+Experiment%2Bmovie)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Belko-Experiment\/862640)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/the-belko-experiment\/umc.cmc.kkvyysqcp11lijaexfib7y3o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1226737728)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2cae471b-ad6e-aff3-3b31-aeeed6f03cf6)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Belko+Experiment%2Bmovie)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Belko-Experiment\/862640)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/the-belko-experiment\/umc.cmc.kkvyysqcp11lijaexfib7y3o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1226737728)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-belko-experiment\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 12\\. 'Cube' (1997)\n### Directed by Vincenzo Natali\n![Cube Zero](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cube-Zero.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nimage via Lions Gate Entertainment.\n\n[***Cube***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/cube\/) follows a simple story. Five people enter a room with no knowledge of how they got there. They soon realize that they are trapped in an elaborate maze with several rooms that appear to be booby-trapped. After failing to find a way out of their newfound prison, the five people slowly begin to turn on each other.\n\n**Despite its seemingly bare-bones story, *Cube* offers a tense and wild journey in the [film that is wrapped in thrilling mystery](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-thriller-mysteries-that-put-your-thinking-caps-on\/)**. The movie is filled with a sense of dread as the players in the *Cube*'s game slowly lose hope of ever returning to their everyday lives. Even its very first scene, where a clueless player is quietly but brutally killed, is more than enough to send a chill down any viewer's spine and sets the tone for the rest of the film.\n\n![cube poster](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cube-imdb.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n##### Cube (1997)\n15\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\nMystery\n\n[Science Fiction](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/science-fiction\/)\n\n8\\.0*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nSeptember 9, 1997\n\n**Runtime**\n\n1h 30m\n\n**Director**\n\nVincenzo Natali\n\n**Writers**\n\nVincenzo Natali, André Bijelic, Graeme Manson\n\n### Cast\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Nicole de Boer\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Nicky Guadagni\n\nA group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 11\\. '3%' (2016–2020)\n### Created by Pedro Aguilera\n- ![The cast of 3 percent](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent's Vaneza Oliveira and Amanda Magalhães in Capítulo 07- Sol (2020)](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-s-vaneza-oliveira-and-amanda-magalha-es-in-capi-tulo-07-sol-2020.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent cast Netflix](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-cast-netflix.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent two characters fighting still](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-two-characters-fighting-still.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2)\n- ![\\_João Miguel and Vaneza Oliveira in 3% (2016) 3 percent](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/_joa-o-miguel-and-vaneza-oliveira-in-3-2016-3-percent.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2)\n\n- ![The cast of 3 percent](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-1.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent's Vaneza Oliveira and Amanda Magalhães in Capítulo 07- Sol (2020)](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-s-vaneza-oliveira-and-amanda-magalha-es-in-capi-tulo-07-sol-2020.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent cast Netflix](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-cast-netflix.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent two characters fighting still](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-two-characters-fighting-still.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n- ![\\_João Miguel and Vaneza Oliveira in 3% (2016) 3 percent](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/_joa-o-miguel-and-vaneza-oliveira-in-3-2016-3-percent.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2)\n\nClose\n\n- ![The cast of 3 percent](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent's Vaneza Oliveira and Amanda Magalhães in Capítulo 07- Sol (2020)](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-s-vaneza-oliveira-and-amanda-magalha-es-in-capi-tulo-07-sol-2020.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent cast Netflix](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-cast-netflix.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent two characters fighting still](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-two-characters-fighting-still.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2)\n- ![\\_João Miguel and Vaneza Oliveira in 3% (2016) 3 percent](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/_joa-o-miguel-and-vaneza-oliveira-in-3-2016-3-percent.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2)\n\n- ![The cast of 3 percent](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-1.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent's Vaneza Oliveira and Amanda Magalhães in Capítulo 07- Sol (2020)](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-s-vaneza-oliveira-and-amanda-magalha-es-in-capi-tulo-07-sol-2020.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent cast Netflix](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-cast-netflix.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n- ![3 percent two characters fighting still](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-percent-two-characters-fighting-still.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n- ![\\_João Miguel and Vaneza Oliveira in 3% (2016) 3 percent](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/_joa-o-miguel-and-vaneza-oliveira-in-3-2016-3-percent.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2)\n\nSet in a dystopian future where people are impoverished and struggling to survive in the Inland, ***3%*** depicts the spine-chilling tradition of choosing 20-year-old individuals who compete in \"The Process\" for a chance of moving to virtual paradise, \"Offshore.\" Each candidate goes through grueling and dangerous tests – in the end, only 3% remain.\n\n**The show made history by being the [first Portuguese-language Netflix original](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-brazilian-shows-on-netflix\/), and offers a fun (and often terrifying) story** full of well-written characters. Its death game is unsurprisingly inextricably linked with social commentary about the consequences of the widening gap between the rich and poor, as well as the lengths the elite will go to in order to maintain the status quo. It's a great pick for audiences willing to explore international entries on Netflix.\n\n[Watch on Netflix](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80074220)\n\n[Thread](https:\/\/collider.com\/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked\/#threads \"Threads\")\n\nLog in\n\nHere is a fact-based summary of the story contents:\n\nTry something different:\n\nShow me the facts\n\nExplain it like I’m 5\n\nGive me a lighthearted recap\n\n## 10\\. 'Would You Rather' (2012)\n### Directed by David Guy Levy\n![A young girl looking scared while looking at something on a table in Would You Rather](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/would-you-rather-brittany-snow.jpeg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nBrittany Snow in Would You Rather\n\nImage via IFC Midnight\n\nWhile many death games are quick to have an increased emphasis on either the game at hand or the deadly results, [***Would You Rather***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/would-you-rather\/) intelligently places its focus on the human psyche and the psychopathic nature of its game. The film sees a desperate young woman, looking to find funds for her ill brother, choosing to compete in a deadly game of Would You Rather, hosted by a sadistic philanthropist who enjoys seeing the suffering of others. The game sees people going against their ethics and committing painful acts in the name of money, as this ringleader embellishes his power over the poor.\n\n***Would You Rather*'s greatest strengths are easily its quandaries and themes of capitalistic greed and abuse of power**, acting as an incredibly ahead-of-its-time take on the death game genre. A good reason why the film's themes and effectively abhorrent nature are expressed so well is the brilliant performance from **Jeffrey Combs** as the main villain and host of the game, Shepard Lambrick. His combination of glee, charm, and toxicity make him one of the most compelling yet despicable characters in fiction, as he does a perfect job playing up the worst aspects of capitalism in a singular character.\n\n![01472315\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/09\/01472315_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Would You Rather](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/would-you-rather\/ \"Would You Rather\")\nNR\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n9\\.0*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nFebruary 8, 2013\n\n**Runtime**\n\n93 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/would-you-rather-2012\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar52474358.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar52474358.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Brittany Snow](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/brittany-snow\/)\n  \n  Iris\n- ![instar41806465.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar41806465.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Jeffrey Combs\n  \n  Shepard Lambrick\n\n- [![AMC\\_Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/amc_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.amcplus.com\/movies\/would-you-rather--1026868)\n- [![Shudder\\_Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shudder_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.shudder.com\/movies\/watch\/would-you-rather\/b040f6b2d3fab7d1)\n- 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[![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.30452963-b7d9-4f9d-93cf-6ad228df32ac)\n- [![sundance-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/sundance-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.sundancenow.com\/films\/watch\/would-you-rather\/ce33f168e0266d15)\n- [![sundancenow-doc-club-via-amazon-prime-logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/sundancenow-doc-club-via-amazon-prime-logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.sundancenow.com\/play\/ce33f168e0266d15)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.30452963-b7d9-4f9d-93cf-6ad228df32ac?tag=collider0b-20&autoplay=1&ascsubtag=UUclUeUpU0)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.30452963-b7d9-4f9d-93cf-6ad228df32ac)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/would-you-rather\/umc.cmc.45ny5xp6kwdzodlgpx4j7m7kz?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A594410962)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Would+You+Rather%2Bmovie)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.30452963-b7d9-4f9d-93cf-6ad228df32ac)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/would-you-rather\/umc.cmc.45ny5xp6kwdzodlgpx4j7m7kz?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A594410962)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/would-you-rather-2012\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 9\\. 'DarkGame' (2014)\n### Directed by Howard J Fox\n![Ben, played by actor Ed Westwick, looks suspicious in DarkGame.](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dark-game-ed-westwick-2.jpeg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nBen, played by actor Ed Westwick, looks suspicious in DarkGame.\n\nImage via Gravitas Ventures\n\nOne of the newest additions to the subgenre, **[*DarkGame* offers commentary](http:\/\/collider.com\/ed-westwick-darkgame-trailer\/)** on reality TV and the dark web. The movie follows a live stream where individuals are forced to play simplistic games, such as rock, paper, scissors and dodgeball, where they are fighting for their lives. However, *DarkGame* becomes particularly sinister in its death sequences. The losing player is strapped to a chair, and the highest bidder is able to select which method of execution they will receive, with one scene involving bleach being one of the most horrifying of 2024.\n\n*DarkGame* offers commentary on **the casual way viewers engage with television and how people can easily disassociate reality with fiction**. Although this is an extreme version, the distinct lack of humanity given to the cast by those in the live-stream chat can definitely be compared to the way people can speak about those who play reality game shows. The fact that the show is also aired on the dark web offers commentary on the bleak truth of the internet and just how dangerous it can be. *DarkGame* offers something unique to the death game subgenre, and shows the limits of what it can do are still there to be pushed. —*Gaby Shedwick*\n\n![DarkGame Movie Poster](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/04\/darkgame-movie-poster.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\n##### [DarkGame](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/darkgame\/ \"DarkGame\")\nNot Rated\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n**Release Date**\n\nFebruary 20, 2024\n\n**Runtime**\n\n90 Minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/darkgame\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar53477678.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53477678.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Ed Westwick\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Andrew P Stephen\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Natalya Tsvetkova\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Lola Wayne\n\n- [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/16683723?utm_source=)\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.fde8380a-c243-4ef7-9e51-4c3157785601&tag=)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.fde8380a-c243-4ef7-9e51-4c3157785601)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/16683723?utm_source=)\n- [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.fde8380a-c243-4ef7-9e51-4c3157785601&tag=)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.fde8380a-c243-4ef7-9e51-4c3157785601)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/DarkGame\/2877051)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/darkgame\/umc.cmc.5p4v4pjo76oml3o24kxf1cjgt?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1722352679)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=DarkGame%2Bmovie)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.fde8380a-c243-4ef7-9e51-4c3157785601)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/DarkGame\/2877051)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/darkgame\/umc.cmc.5p4v4pjo76oml3o24kxf1cjgt?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1722352679)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=DarkGame%2Bmovie)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/darkgame\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 8\\. 'The Human Race' (2014)\n### Directed by Paul Hough\n![A man in running gear screams as the walls around him are surrounded with blood in The Human Race](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/humanrace3t-jpg.webp?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nA man in running gear screams as the walls around him are surrounded with blood in The Human Race\n\nImage via Paul Hough Entertainment\n\nPerhaps the most simple in concept, ***The Human Race*** follows 80 contestants who find themselves in an unusual compound and forced to compete in a foot race. The group is told that if they get lapped twice or touch the grass, they will be killed instantly. Although the build-up is slow and the acting is just about bearable, **the concept is so intriguing in its execution that fans of the sub-genre are bound to enjoy it.** It follows the usual demographic makeup, with a cast that ranges in age, class, gender, and background, which allows it to touch on societal issues as many additions to the death game style do.\n\nHowever, it is the way it makes the race feel almost akin to a sports competition that makes *The Human Race* so compelling. The movie features these wide shots of a map that allow the audience to see the scale of the compound but also contextualize where events are happening. Additionally, it doesn’t hold back on the gore, which heightens the tension of the actual competition itself. *The Human Race* has all the ingredients necessary to concoct the perfect movie for fans of competition horror. —*Gaby Shedwick*\n\n![01398048\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/01398048_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [The Human Race](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/the-human-race-2013\/ \"The Human Race\")\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\n[Science Fiction](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/science-fiction\/)\n\n[Action](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/action\/)\n\n**Release Date**\n\nApril 10, 2013\n\n**Runtime**\n\n87 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-human-race\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Paul McCarthy-Boyington\n  \n  Justin\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Eddie McGee\n  \n  Eddie\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Brianna Lauren Jackson\n  \n  Veronica\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  B. Anthony Cohen\n  \n  The Priest\n\n- [![kanopy-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/kanopy-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/product\/discovering-human-brain-new-pathways-neuroscience)\n- [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/17121021?utm_source=)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![kanopy-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/kanopy-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/product\/discovering-human-brain-new-pathways-neuroscience)\n- [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/17121021?utm_source=)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-human-race\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 7\\. 'The 8 Show' (2024–)\n### Created by Bae Jin Soo\n![The cast of The 8 Show standing on stage in front of a red curtain](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-8-show-netflix-cast-social-featured.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nThe cast of The 8 Show standing in front of a red curtain\n\nImage via Netflix\n\nA topical and scathing black comedy satire about the corrupting strength and greed present within class struggles, [***The 8 Show***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-8-show\/) proves to be **a South Korean death game show just as hilarious as it is exceptional in its messaging**. The film sees a group of eight strangers competing in a game in which they are locked inside a building and earn money for each minute that the game continues, at night in different rooms on 8 different floors. While initially ready to collaborate to make sure they earn as much money as possible, deception begins to rise as they realize that the higher floors earn significantly more money than the lower floors.\n\nWhile it isn't a game of constant and frequently occurring deaths like other death games, the game present within *The 8 Show* is built to seed deception and chaos among its players until reaching a breaking point of death. As its characters are developed and the absurdity and chaos of these contrasting personalities clash more and more, the series quickly grows into an interesting twist on the classic death game genre, trading the bloodshed for more satirical wit and social maneuvering.\n\n![the-8-show-2024.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/05\/the-8-show-2024.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [The 8 Show](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-8-show\/ \"The 8 Show\")\n[Drama](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/drama\/)\n\nComedy\n\nMystery\n\n**Release Date**\n\nMay 17, 2024\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/the-8-show-2024\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Anzu Lawson\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Rich Ting\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Ryu Jun-yeol\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Chun Woo-hee\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/81721118)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/81721118)\n\nEight individuals trapped in a mysterious 8-story building participate in a tempting but dangerous game show where they earn money as time passes.\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/the-8-show-2024\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 6\\. 'The Hunger Games' (2012)\n### Directed by Gary Ross\n![Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen croutching and looking ahead attentively in The Hunger Games (2012)](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/the-hunger-games-jennifer-lawrence.jpeg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nJennifer Lawrence as Katniss in The Hunger Games (2012)\n\nImage via Lionsgate\n\nBased on the popular book series by author, **Suzanne Collins**, *[**The Hunger Games**](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-hunger-games\/)* helped introduce the death game genre to an entirely new generation. Starring **Jennifer Lawrence** as Katniss Everdeen, *The Hunger Games* tells the story of a dystopian future where young people participate in a televised set of twisted games that test their ability to survive whatever deadly challenge is thrown their way.\n\n**[*The Hunger Games* grossed just under \\$700 million](http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl4049110529\/)** worldwide, making it one of the most profitable movies of 2012. The movie also cemented Lawrence as a bona fide movie star. ***The Hunger Games* gave the genre one of its most accessible entries**, while still staying true to its roots. The film was brutal, but in a blockbuster kind of way.\n\n![01398132\\_poster\\_w780-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/06\/01398132_poster_w780-1.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [The Hunger Games](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/the-hunger-games\/ \"The Hunger Games\")\nPG-13\n\n[Science Fiction](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/science-fiction\/)\n\n[Adventure](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/adventure\/)\n\n[Action](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/action\/)\n\n8\\.0*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nMarch 23, 2012\n\n**Runtime**\n\n142 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-hunger-games\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar53732344.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53732344.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Jennifer Lawrence](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/jennifer-lawrence\/)\n  \n  Katniss Everdeen\n- ![instar50245850.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar50245850.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Josh Hutcherson\n  \n  Peeta Mellark\n\n- [![Max\\_Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/max_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/play.max.com\/show\/c63819d8-de84-4e74-bd59-29948bc673e3?utm_source=universal_search)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Hunger-Games\/311469)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.8ebbd4b3-5921-b021-2f14-b7a7246c3d89)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Max\\_Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/max_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/play.max.com\/show\/c63819d8-de84-4e74-bd59-29948bc673e3?utm_source=universal_search)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Hunger-Games\/311469)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.8ebbd4b3-5921-b021-2f14-b7a7246c3d89)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Hunger+Games%2Bmovie)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/the-hunger-games\/umc.cmc.2p1170vnfy62s4bgkeul0ls7c?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A521035514)\n- [![plex-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/plex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.plex.tv\/movie\/the-hunger-games?utm_content=5d7768b051dd69001fe0f92c&utm_medium=deeplink&utm_source=)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/The%20Hunger%20Games\/8D6KGWZL5T9H)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/The-Hunger-Games\/311469)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.8ebbd4b3-5921-b021-2f14-b7a7246c3d89)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=The+Hunger+Games%2Bmovie)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/the-hunger-games\/umc.cmc.2p1170vnfy62s4bgkeul0ls7c?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A521035514)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/The%20Hunger%20Games\/8D6KGWZL5T9H)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-hunger-games\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 5\\. 'Saw' (2004)\n### Directed by James Wan\n![Cary Elwes reaching for keys in Saw](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Saw-\$2004\$.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nImage via Lionsgate Films\n\n*Saw* is the film that launched one of the **[highest-grossing horror franchises](https:\/\/collider.com\/highest-grossing-horror-franchises-of-all-time\/)** with some of the most gruesome and unique death games ever seen on film. The brainchild of Australian filmmakers **James Wan** and **Leigh Whannell**, *Saw* follows the story of Lawrence Gordon (**Cary Elwes**) and Adam Stanheight (Whannell). Both men have woken up in a decrepit room, chained to the walls. They are then given instructions by the mysterious Jigsaw (**Toby Bell**) that they are there for a reason, and must his game in order to make it out alive.\n\n*Saw* is as shocking as it is well-made. The tension is cranked up to a 10 throughout the entire film and there is never a moment in which the characters ever feel \"safe.\" There is also a sense of real mystery in the film, an element that is severely lacking in the subsequent sequels. ***Saw* is razor-sharp in its execution, leaving its influential mark on the death game genre**.\n\n![01334913\\_poster\\_w780-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/03\/01334913_poster_w780-1.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Saw](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/movie\/saw\/ \"Saw\")\nR\n\n[Horror](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/horror\/)\n\nMystery\n\nCrime\n\n11\n\n7\\.8*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nOctober 29, 2004\n\n**Runtime**\n\n103 minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/saw\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar53727304.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53727304.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Cary Elwes](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/cary-elwes\/)\n  \n  Dr. Lawrence Gordon\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Leigh Whannell\n  \n  Adam Faulkner-Stanheight\n\n- [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/11030142)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/saw\/umc.cmc.1pkzw02ks7bud1avvm1kqykhf?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A915731403)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Saw-Unrated-Version-\/610814)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/11030142)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/saw\/umc.cmc.1pkzw02ks7bud1avvm1kqykhf?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A915731403)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Saw-Unrated-Version-\/610814)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Saw%2Bmovie)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.b7d16aa2-5849-498f-ab4d-1a7c781059dc)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/Saw%20%20Bonus\/8D6KGWXN87LT)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/saw\/umc.cmc.1pkzw02ks7bud1avvm1kqykhf?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A915731403)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Saw-Unrated-Version-\/610814)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Saw%2Bmovie)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.b7d16aa2-5849-498f-ab4d-1a7c781059dc)\n- [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/Saw%20%20Bonus\/8D6KGWXN87LT)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/saw\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 4\\. 'Alice in Borderland' (2020–)\n### Directed by Shinsuke Sato\n![Kento Yamazaki as Arisu with Keita Machida as Karube and Yuki Morinaga as Chota in Netflix's Alice in Borderland Season 1 Episode 1. ](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/alice-in-borderland-season-1-episode-1.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nKento Yamazaki as Arisu with Keita Machida as Karube and Yuki Morinaga as Chota in Netflix's Alice in Borderland Season 1 Episode 1.\n\nImage via Netflix\n\n*[**Alice in Borderland**](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/alice-in-borderland\/)* tells the story of Arisu (**Kento Yamazaki**) and his band of gamer friends. When they mysteriously emerge onto the streets of a desolate version of Tokyo, the group soon realizes that they must compete in a series of twisted games in order to survive. With no other choice but to play along, the friends do what they do best. Game.\n\n*Alice in Borderland* came out before [***Squid Game***](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/squid-game\/), but was never able to catch the same amount of fanfare. But that doesn't mean the show is any lesser because of it. *Alice in Borderland* is a great entry into the genre, offering an original take that breathes fresh life into the death game concept. **Very few shows have ever captured the feel of being in a ruthless video game as *Alice in Borderland***.\n\n![03170189\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/08\/03170189_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Alice in Borderland](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/tv-show\/alice-in-borderland-2020\/ \"Alice in Borderland\")\nTV-MA\n\nMystery\n\n[Drama](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/drama\/)\n\nAction & Adventure\n\n[Science Fiction](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/science-fiction\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n5 10\n\n18\n\n9\\.4*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\n2020 - 2025-00-00\n\n**Network**\n\nNetflix\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/alice-in-borderland-2020\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Aya Asahina\n  \n  Kuina\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Nijiro Murakami\n  \n  Chishiya\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/81035908)\n- [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/15727592?episode=15730234)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/81035908)\n- [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/15727592?episode=15730234)\n\n![tcdalin\\_zx009-cropped.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/10\/tcdalin_zx009-cropped.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=450&h=225&dpr=2)\n\n7 Images\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/alice-in-borderland-2020\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 3\\. 'Funny Games' (1997)\n### Directed by Michael Haneke\n![A young man sitting next to a child with a bedsheet cover over the face in Funny Games (1997)](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Funny-Games.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nAn Austrian satirical psychological thriller whose signature twists and developments have made it one of the most legendary and infamous thrillers of the 90s, ***Funny Games*** is one of the most acclaimed and ahead-of-its-time films of the era. The film follows a duo of psychotic young men taking a mother, father, and son hostage inside their vacation cabin, forcing them to play an array of sadistic games with one another for their own amusement.\n\nWhile initially setting itself up as a wild array of torture and destruction, Funny Games eventually proves itself to be **much more dynamic and layered than its premise would have one believe**. It masterfully deconstructs the very essence and concepts behind sadistic killers and games of deadly torture from their core, telling an experimental story built to play against the expectations and beliefs of the audience themselves. The film proved to be so effective that director Michael Haneke would end up remaking the film in English 10 years later, with this remake still being just as great and effective as the original.\n\n![mv5bm2zhzdlmzdmtmdk5oc00yjhiltgxotatywewmzhimjjhmmewl2ltywdll2ltywdlxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynju0otq0oty-\\_v1\\_.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/04\/mv5bm2zhzdlmzdmtmdk5oc00yjhiltgxotatywewmzhimjjhmmewl2ltywdll2ltywdlxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynju0otq0oty-_v1_.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\n##### [Funny Games](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/funny-games-1998\/ \"Funny Games\")\nNot Rated\n\nCrime\n\n[Drama](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/drama\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n**Release Date**\n\nSeptember 11, 1997\n\n**Runtime**\n\n108 Minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/funny-games-1998\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Susanne Lothar\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Ulrich Mühe\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Arno Frisch\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Frank Giering\n\n- [![Max\\_Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/max_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/play.max.com\/show\/bf92d46f-9551-4764-8ba5-8168c8a71a01?utm_source=universal_search)\n- [![kanopy-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/kanopy-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/product\/funny-games-0)\n- [![Criterion Channel Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/channellogo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.criterionchannel.com\/funny-games)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Max\\_Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/max_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/play.max.com\/show\/bf92d46f-9551-4764-8ba5-8168c8a71a01?utm_source=universal_search)\n- [![kanopy-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/kanopy-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/product\/funny-games-0)\n- [![Criterion Channel Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/channellogo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.criterionchannel.com\/funny-games)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/funny-games-1998\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 2\\. 'Battle Royale' (2000)\n### Directed by Kinji Fukasaku\n![A girl in a yellow tracksuit holding a knife in Battle Royale](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/battle-royale.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2)\n\nA girl in a yellow tracksuit holding a knife in Battle Royale\n\nImage Via Toei Company\n\nTaking place in the near future, the Japanese government has instituted a mandatory game where dozens of teenage students are transported to a secret island where they must face off and kill each other in a twisted attempt to curve juvenile violence in the outside world. Seems pretty reasonable, huh? Upon its release, the film received harsh criticism for its brutality and subject matter, all involving teenagers.\n\nOver 20 years later, ***Battle Royale* is now recognized as an influential film that has inspired TV shows, films, and video games**. 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, but among **[the greatest Japanese movies](https:\/\/collider.com\/10-greatest-japanese-movies-of-all-time-according-to-imdb\/)** fans of the genre should see.\n\n![battle-royale-poster.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/06\/battle-royale-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\n##### [Battle Royale](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/battle-royale\/ \"Battle Royale\")\nNot Rated\n\n[Adventure](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/adventure\/)\n\nSci-Fi\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n[Drama](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/drama\/)\n\n7\\.0*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\nDecember 16, 2000\n\n**Runtime**\n\n114 Minutes\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/battle-royale\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Tatsuya Fujiwara\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Aki Maeda\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.578bd524-4da2-400c-aca0-5ec55770def2)\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/battle-royale\/umc.cmc.49m0v2vvzhvoxhfdl1lt76f6o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1223614736)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Battle-Royale-Director-s-Cut-\/302481)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.578bd524-4da2-400c-aca0-5ec55770def2)\n\n**RENT**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/battle-royale\/umc.cmc.49m0v2vvzhvoxhfdl1lt76f6o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1223614736)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.80a9f733-e9af-4797-ff9d-69c78c470701)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Battle-Royale-Director-s-Cut-\/302481)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Battle+Royale%2Bmovie)\n\n**BUY**\n\n- [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/movie\/battle-royale\/umc.cmc.49m0v2vvzhvoxhfdl1lt76f6o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1223614736)\n- [![amazon01\\_logo-1.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/12\/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/watch.amazon.com\/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.80a9f733-e9af-4797-ff9d-69c78c470701)\n- [![vudu-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/Battle-Royale-Director-s-Cut-\/302481)\n- [![youtube-logo.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/11\/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Battle+Royale%2Bmovie)\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/battle-royale\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n## 1\\. 'Squid Game' (2021–2025)\n### Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk\n![Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game Red Light Green Light Episode](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lee-Jung-jae-as-Seong-Gi-hun-in-Squid-Game-Red-Light-Green-Light-Episode-\$2\$.JPG?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1)\n\nLee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game Red Light Green Light Episode\n\nImage via Netflix\n\nNetflix's international sensation, *Squid Game* offered a refreshing take on the death game genre. The story focuses on people who have fallen on very hard times. They are each offered a chance to escape their troubles. All they have to do is win a few simple games, and they'll win a small fortune. Seems a little too good to be true, right? Well, that's because it is.\n\n**The most popular death game Netflix show, *Squid Game* wasted very little time** in showing viewers just how brutal the games will be. Losers don't go home, they die. The stakes offered incredible tension because no one character is safe. Few shows have ever been as willing to dispose of central characters as *Squid Game*. The sense of dread gave the story meaning and the characters a purpose. *Squid Game* offered the death game genre a glimmer of humanity.\n\n![03164600\\_poster\\_w780.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/07\/03164600_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1)\n\n### Your Rating\nclose\n\n10 stars\n\n9 stars\n\n8 stars\n\n7 stars\n\n6 stars\n\n5 stars\n\n4 stars\n\n3 stars\n\n2 stars\n\n1 star\n\nRate Now\n\n0*\/10*\n\nYour comment has not been saved\n\nLike\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\n##### [Squid Game](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/squid-game\/ \"Squid Game\")\nTV-MA\n\nAction & Adventure\n\nMystery\n\n[Drama](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/drama\/)\n\n[Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/)\n\n7 10\n\n49\n\n9\\.3*\/10*\n\n**Release Date**\n\n2021 - 2025\n\n**Network**\n\nNetflix\n\n### Cast\n[See All](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/squid-game\/#cast-cand-crew)\n\n- ![instar53799369.jpg](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/01\/instar53799369.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  [Lee Jung-jae](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/person\/lee-jung-jae\/)\n  \n  Seong Gi-hun \/ 'No. 456'\n- ![Cast Placeholder Image](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2024\/07\/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2)\n  Wi Ha-jun\n  \n  Detective Hwang Jun-ho\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/81262760)\n\nWhere to watch\n\nClose\n\n#### WHERE TO WATCH\n**Streaming**\n\n- [![Netflix Logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/81262760)\n\n**Showrunner**\n\nHwang Dong-hyuk\n\n[Powered by ![Collider logo](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/assets\/images\/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/squid-game\/)\n\nExpand Collapse\n\nNEXT: [Popular Netflix Shows That Broke the Internet](https:\/\/collider.com\/wednesday-9-netflix-shows-that-trended-online\/)\n\n- [![Movie](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/in-every-adaptation-of-dune-this-crucial-book-character-gets-screwed.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=32&h=32&dpr=1.5) Movie](https:\/\/collider.com\/movie\/ \"Movie\")\n- [Thriller](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/thriller\/ \"Thriller\")\n- [![Squid Game](https:\/\/static0.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sharedimages\/2025\/07\/03164600_poster_w780.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=32&h=32&dpr=1.5) Squid Game](https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/squid-game\/ \"Squid Game\")\n\nFollow\n\nFollowed\n\nLike\n\nShare\n\n[Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcollider.com%2Fbest-death-game-movies-shows-ranked%2F%2F&src=sdkpreparse)   [X](https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%2030%20Best%20Death%20Game%20Movies%20%26%20TV%20Shows%2C%20Ranked&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollider.com%2Fbest-death-game-movies-shows-ranked%2F)   [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollider.com%2Fbest-death-game-movies-shows-ranked%2F&title=The%2030%20Best%20Death%20Game%20Movies%20%26%20TV%20Shows%2C%20Ranked&source=collider.com&summary=Let%20the%20games%20%28to%20the%20death%29%20begin%21)   [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollider.com%2Fbest-death-game-movies-shows-ranked%2F)   [Flipboard](http:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&title=The%2030%20Best%20Death%20Game%20Movies%20%26%20TV%20Shows%2C%20Ranked&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollider.com%2Fbest-death-game-movies-shows-ranked%2F&utm_campaign=tools&utm_medium=article-share&utm_source=collider.com)   [Copy link]()   [Email](<mailto:?Subject=The 30 Best Death Game Movies & TV Shows, Ranked&Body=Check%20this%20out%21%0Ahttps:\/\/collider.com\/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked\/>)\n\nClose\n\nThread\n\n[Sign in to your Collider account]()\n\nWe want to hear from you! 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Boilerpipe Text	The best death game movies and TV series have a way of making fans feel as if they're alongside the players risking their lives . Picture this: You've just woken up in a strange room with no clue where you are. A voice comes on through a speaker and announces that the game is officially underway. The object of the game? To make it out alive by any means necessary. It's a pretty dreadful thought if it were to happen in real life. But to watch this scenario unfold on screen can actually be quite entertaining. Movie franchises like Saw have made bundles of money with brand-new iterations of the very concept of death games. But are there many best death game options out there? Some films have taken the genre and put a unique spin on it, adding much-needed life to the death games. So which film or TV show will be the last one standing? 30. 'The Hunt' (2020) Directed by Craig Zobel One of the defining films that first made the jump to digital storefronts when its original theatrical release was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hunt is a wild and hilarious satirical take on the death game concept. The film follows a group of strangers who wake up to realize that they are being hunted down by a group of ruthless elitists who hunt humans for sport. However, when one of the hunted begins to escape and turn the tables, the truth behind their entire operation begins to reveal itself. The Hunt is very blatant and direct about its satirical angle and over-the-top messages of political discourse, divide, and misinformation, yet its shocking death game premise didn't stop it from getting a great deal of attention before its release. The film even managed to get banned for a short time, with its shocking story of elitists killing humans for their political views being too shocking for audiences. Still, the film balances its bloodshed with a great deal of comedy , making it a surprisingly underrated hit during the COVID era. 29. 'Nerve' (2016) Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman Blending the stakes and concepts of a death game with the nightmarish world of social media, hype culture, and widespread peer pressure, Nerve is one of the most unique takes on a death game out there. The film follows the story of high school senior Vee ( Emma Roberts ), who finds herself pressured into joining the popular online game Nerve, a wild game of truth or dare consisting of "watchers" and "players." As the dares prove to get more and more dangerous, Vee suddenly finds her entire livelihood and family at risk when she attempts to stop playing the game. Coinciding with the darker sides of the internet and its uncanny ability to achieve widespread desensitization to heinous and vile material, Nerve explores a chaotic extension of how far social media can go . While at first glance, combining the worlds of social media and death games wouldn't make for a compelling match, the film's genuine worldbuilding and ability to set up genuine stakes makes it an exciting watch. Even if it is far from the most polished film in the world, its attempts to tap into various unexplored themes easily make it commendable in its efforts. 28. 'Gamer' (2009) Directed by Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine Taking a classic death game premise and combining it with the flashy and chaotic directing style of Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine , Gamer is a beautifully over-the-top exploration of manic violence in a bleak virtual dystopia. The film follows Kable ( Gerard Butler ), an innocent man who finds himself as a prisoner in a vicious future where prisoners can fight as puppets in an online multiplayer game for a chance at freedom. Controlled by elite gamer Simon ( Logan Lerman ), Kable is determined to escape the prison of the game to return to his wife and child. Gamer doesn't shy away from showing a more raunchy and depraved view of what a dystopian death game could be , yet it all comes ahead to help build a distinct and one-of-a-kind world unlike any other death game out there. It's the type of film that is wholly self-aware of its own absurdity, playing up its most chaotic attributes to a point of full-on comedy, rounded out by an effective lead performance from Butler to ground the whole thing. Especially for fans of Taylor and Neveldine's other films like the Crank films, Gamer is certainly going to deliver. 27. 'Nine Dead' (2010) Directed by Chris Shadley A movie that came in the aftermath of the success of Saw , Nine Dead is a one-room psychological thriller that strips the death game subgenre to its foundations. It centers around nine individuals, who are each chained to a post and told that every ten minutes one of them will be killed unless they can figure out what connects them all. The movie does not embellish itself with complex mechanics and relies on building tension between the group to create that sense of dread. It subverts the battle royale style of death games, as the group are not pitted against each other but uses this format to highlight the individualism of human nature. Each person is immediately and rightly unable to trust any of the other players, and it takes the fear of death to force them to cooperate. Nine Dead is a bleak version of the death game format, it is unforgiving and doesn’t have a sensationalized plot device to distract the audience. This means the brutal verbal debates are brought into extreme focus and, as a viewer, you are forced to watch without reprieve. It is a perfect recommendation for fans of the social and psychological analysis that often plays a big part in the subgenre. — Gaby Shedwick 26. 'Circle' (2015) Directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione Circle is a death game film that makes the most out of its ingenious premise, allowing the performances and elements of its characters to speak for themselves while maintaining a minuscule budget. The film follows a group of complete strangers who find themselves waking up in a mysterious room with a glowing orb in the center, the strangers find themselves tasked with voting for one among them to be killed, as the group grows smaller and smaller as they plead for their lives. The premise of Circle is immediately understandable and gets audiences hooked from the very beginning, with the entire experience shrouded in an alluring mystery and existential dread as more and more people die at the hands of being voted off. Even without any of these characters having any names, one gets a sense of their identity and fear as the film goes on, adding to the reliability factor and creative possibilities that make the death game genre work so well. The underrated sci-fi film has proven to be so effective that nearly 10 years later, Circle is receiving a sequel to further explore the world and concept. 25. 'Self Reliance' (2024) Directed by Jake Johnson Using the concept of a deadly game show as a jumping-off point for a chaotic romantic comedy about the pain and destructive tendencies of addiction, Self Reliance is a wildly fun and entertaining time. The film sees writer/director Jake Johnson as Tommy, an average man who is given the opportunity to compete in a dark web game show where hunters attempt to kill him over the course of a month. However, Tommy believes that he's found a loophole in that the hunters can only kill him if he's alone, so he is dedicated to spending the next 30 days next to someone, yet none of his friends or family believe the game is real. Johnson has proven himself to be a comedic force time and time again through his various comedy works, with Self Reliance allowing him to go all out in terms of an instantly engaging premise rife with thematic resonance and depth . The death game itself proves to be much more intricate than its simple rules make it out to be, actively playing into one's insanity and forcing one to isolate themselves for its potential gains with death at every corner. 24. 'Danganronpa: The Animation' (2013) Directed by Seiji Kishi Adapted from the first in a series of widely beloved visual novel video games, Danganronpa: The Animation sees everyday student Makoto Naegi lucky enough to win a lottery to attend Hope's Peak Academy, the seemingly perfect school where only the best students attend. However, as soon as he arrives at school, he and the 14 other students find themselves trapped in the confines of the school with no way of escape. To make things worse, a sadistic teddy bear appears, saying that to escape their prison, one student must kill another and get away with it without getting caught. While many other adaptations of video games make a conceited effort to change and adapt their stories for new mediums, Danganronpa: The Animation does an exceptional job of bringing the first game in the series to life with a beautiful animation style . While it certainly comes with some of the narrative hurdles of translating a 25-hour visual novel into a 5-hour miniseries, it still features a lot of the best death game attributes of the franchise. The miniseries proved to be popular enough that a sequel series, that acted as both a sequel to the miniseries and a sequel to the games, was released soon after. 23. 'The Game' (1997) Directed by David Fincher An unorthodox addition to a death game list, The Game is a much darker and atmospheric iteration of the sub-genre. The premise sees Nicholas ( Michael Douglas ), a wealthy yet apathetic man, given a strange gift by his estranged brother. The present is a voucher for a mysterious game. Since the movie doesn’t follow the usual death game format of introducing the parameters of the competition to the audience, they are left in the same confusing state as Nicholas. In this way, the movie encourages active participation, as the viewer is attempting to piece together what the game involves and what Nicholas’ role is as a player. The Game leans into horror , using unilluminated, tight spaces and refusing to give any sort of resolution to any scene. It is extremely disorientating and upsetting at times, all elevated by Fincher’s signature muted aesthetic. Far from the flashy dystopian death games that now saturated the sub-genre, The Game was one of the earliest movies that utilized this formula, and remains one of the best. — Gaby Shedwick 22. 'Death Race 2000' (1975) Directed by Paul Bartel Another dystopian future, another death game televised for the public's amusement. Death Race 2000 features a story detailing a TV show created by the rebuilding U.S. government in an attempt to distract citizens from the harsh realities of their country. With zany characters like Frankenstein ( David Carradine ) and Joe "Machine Gun" Viterbo ( Sylvester Stallone ), Death Race 2000 leaned into its pulpiness. What sets Death Race 2000 apart from other death game movies is its over-the-top production and trendsetting approach (not to mention its wacky costumes). Made in 1975, Death Race 2000 was one of the earliest entries into the genre, paving the way for films following a similar path. The entertaining 1970s B-movie never took itself too seriously as it offered interesting commentary on social rebellion. 21. 'Escape Room' (2019) Directed by Adam Robitel Largely touted as one of the best PG-13 entry points for death games to younger audiences and those who can't stand the more gory, R-rated attributes of many of these films, Escape Room is simple yet effective fun. The film follows six strangers who, after solving a mysterious yet difficult cube puzzle, are invited out to compete in a top-notch escape room with a $10,000 prize. When they arrive, however, they soon realize that the stakes are much higher and that their lives are on the line if they don't make it through the rooms fast enough. Combining the classic death game concept with the increased interest and success of escape rooms in recent memory, it was only a matter of time before a film like Escape Room was created. The biggest strength of the film is easily the vast reaches of creativity that went into the different room designs as well as the puzzle solutions for each room, inviting the audience to play along in finding the solutions. While it's certainly more family-friendly and tame compared to other death games, its vast creativity makes it a must-watch as one of the most effective death game movies.
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Picture this: You've just woken up in a strange room with no clue where you are. A voice comes on through a speaker and announces that the game is officially underway. The object of the game? To make it out alive by any means necessary. It's a pretty dreadful thought if it were to happen in real life. But to watch this scenario unfold on screen can actually be quite entertaining. Movie franchises like [*Saw](https://collider.com/tag/movie/saw/) have made bundles of money with brand-new iterations of the very concept of death games. But are there many best death game options out there? Some films have taken the genre and put a unique spin on it, adding much-needed life to the death games. So which film or TV show will be the last one standing? ## 30\. 'The Hunt' (2020) ### Directed by Craig Zobel ![the-hunt-2020-betty-gilpin-social-feature](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-hunt-2020-betty-gilpin-social-feature.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) the-hunt-2020-betty-gilpin-social-feature Image via Universal Pictures One of the defining films that first made the jump to digital storefronts when its original theatrical release was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, [The Hunt](https://collider.com/tag/the-hunt/) is a wild and hilarious satirical take on the death game concept. The film follows a group of strangers who wake up to realize that they are being hunted down by a group of ruthless elitists who hunt humans for sport. However, when one of the hunted begins to escape and turn the tables, the truth behind their entire operation begins to reveal itself. The Hunt* is very blatant and direct about its satirical angle and over-the-top messages of political discourse, divide, and misinformation, yet its shocking death game premise didn't stop it from getting a great deal of attention before its release. The [film even managed to get banned](http://collider.com/batgirl-and-9-more-movies-that-were-suddenly-canceled/) for a short time, with its shocking story of elitists killing humans for their political views being too shocking for audiences. Still, the film balances its bloodshed with a great deal of comedy, making it a surprisingly underrated hit during the COVID era. ![The Hunt Movie Poster](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/the-hunt-movie-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like ##### [The Hunt](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-hunt/ "The Hunt") R [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) [Action](https://collider.com/tag/action/) 6\.0/10 Release Date March 13, 2020 Runtime 90 Minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-hunt/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Hilary Swank](https://collider.com/tag/hilary-swank/) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Ike Barinholtz](https://collider.com/tag/ike-barinholtz/) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/the-hunt/umc.cmc.2bc8p4o8floxwy0qq4f4e9op7?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1501262328) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.7cbc056a-4809-99a2-fb17-6789067f643a) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH RENT - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/the-hunt/umc.cmc.2bc8p4o8floxwy0qq4f4e9op7?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1501262328) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.7cbc056a-4809-99a2-fb17-6789067f643a) BUY - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/the-hunt/umc.cmc.2bc8p4o8floxwy0qq4f4e9op7?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1501262328) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.7cbc056a-4809-99a2-fb17-6789067f643a) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-hunt/) Expand Collapse ## 29\. 'Nerve' (2016) ### Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman ![Dave Franco and Emma Roberts in Nerve](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dave-franco-and-emma-roberts-in-nerve.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) Image via Lions Gate Entertainment Blending the stakes and concepts of a death game with the nightmarish world of social media, hype culture, and widespread peer pressure, [*Nerve](https://collider.com/tag/nerve/) is one of the most unique takes on a death game out there. The film follows the story of high school senior Vee (Emma Roberts), who finds herself pressured into joining the popular online game Nerve, a wild game of truth or dare consisting of "watchers" and "players." As the dares prove to get more and more dangerous, Vee suddenly finds her entire livelihood and family at risk when she attempts to stop playing the game. Coinciding with the darker sides of the internet and its uncanny ability to achieve widespread desensitization to heinous and vile material, *Nerve explores a chaotic extension of how far social media can go*. While at first glance, combining the worlds of social media and death games wouldn't make for a compelling match, the film's genuine worldbuilding and ability to set up genuine stakes makes it an exciting watch. Even if it is far from the most polished film in the world, its attempts to tap into various unexplored themes easily make it commendable in its efforts. ![nerve-poster1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/nerve-poster1.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10* Your comment has not been saved Like ##### [Nerve](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/nerve/ "Nerve") PG-13 [Adventure](https://collider.com/tag/adventure/) Mystery Crime Release Date July 27, 2016 Director [Ariel Schulman](https://collider.com/tag/ariel-schulman/), [Henry Joost](https://collider.com/tag/henry-joost/) ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/nerve/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar53891863.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53891863.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Emma Roberts](https://collider.com/tag/emma-roberts/) - ![instar52125608.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar52125608.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Kimiko Glenn](https://collider.com/tag/kimiko-glenn/) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Ed Squires - ![instar49795220.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar49795220.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Dave Franco](https://collider.com/tag/dave-franco/) - [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.68bb6acf-47d6-3852-658b-0368471c9293) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.68bb6acf-47d6-3852-658b-0368471c9293) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/nerve/) Expand Collapse ## 28\. 'Gamer' (2009) ### Directed by Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine ![Gerard Butler fighting Michael C. Hall in Gamer (2009)](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gamer-gerard-butler-michael-c-hall.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Gerard Butler fighting Michael C. Hall in Gamer (2009) Image via Lionsgate Taking a classic death game premise and combining it with the flashy and chaotic directing style of Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine, [*Gamer](https://collider.com/tag/gamer/) is a beautifully over-the-top exploration of manic violence in a bleak virtual dystopia. The film follows Kable (Gerard Butler), an innocent man who finds himself as a prisoner in a vicious future where prisoners can fight as puppets in an online multiplayer game for a chance at freedom. Controlled by elite gamer Simon (Logan Lerman), Kable is determined to escape the prison of the game to return to his wife and child. Gamer* doesn't shy away from showing a more raunchy and depraved view of what a dystopian death game could be, yet it all comes ahead to help build a distinct and one-of-a-kind world unlike any other death game out there. It's the type of [film that is wholly self-aware](https://collider.com/best-meta-movies/) of its own absurdity, playing up its most chaotic attributes to a point of full-on comedy, rounded out by an effective lead performance from Butler to ground the whole thing. Especially for fans of Taylor and Neveldine's other films like the [*Crank](https://collider.com/tag/crank-film/) films, Gamer* is certainly going to deliver. ![gamer](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/gamer.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [Gamer](https://collider.com/tag/gamer/ "Gamer") R [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) [Action](https://collider.com/tag/action/) Sci-Fi Release Date September 4, 2009 Runtime 94 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/gamer/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar50359570.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar50359570.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Gerard Butler](https://collider.com/tag/gerard-butler/) - ![instar53603929.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53603929.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Kyra Sedgwick](https://collider.com/tag/kyra-sedgwick/) - ![instar48289817.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar48289817.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Ashley Rickards](https://collider.com/tag/ashley-rickards/) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Ariana Scott - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/gamer/umc.cmc.hpd2dbolnsug9e3r72vctntc?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A331678309) - [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.42bab7ee-6960-99db-afa9-948a6da83554) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Gamer%2Bmovie) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH RENT - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/gamer/umc.cmc.hpd2dbolnsug9e3r72vctntc?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A331678309) - [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.42bab7ee-6960-99db-afa9-948a6da83554) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Gamer%2Bmovie) - [![cineplex-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/cineplex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://store.cineplex.com/product/gamer) - [![plex-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/plex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.plex.tv/movie/gamer?utm_content=5d776842961905001eb9687d&utm_medium=deeplink&utm_source=) BUY - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/gamer/umc.cmc.hpd2dbolnsug9e3r72vctntc?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A331678309) - [![logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-prime-video-jpg-png.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.42bab7ee-6960-99db-afa9-948a6da83554) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Gamer%2Bmovie) - [![cineplex-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/cineplex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://store.cineplex.com/product/gamer) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/gamer/) Expand Collapse ## 27\. 'Nine Dead' (2010) ### Directed by Chris Shadley ![Melissa Joan Hart chained to a pole in Nine Dead](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-w1280-jpg.webp?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Melissa Joan Hart chained to a pole in Nine Dead Image via New Line Cinema A movie that came in the aftermath of the success of Saw, *Nine Dead* is [a one-room psychological thriller](https://collider.com/movies-that-take-place-in-one-room/) that strips the death game subgenre to its foundations. It centers around nine individuals, who are each chained to a post and told that every ten minutes one of them will be killed unless they can figure out what connects them all. The movie does not embellish itself with complex mechanics and relies on building tension between the group to create that sense of dread. It subverts the battle royale style of death games, as the group are not pitted against each other but uses this format to highlight the individualism of human nature. Each person is immediately and rightly unable to trust any of the other players, and it takes the fear of death to force them to cooperate. Nine Dead is a bleak version of the death game format, it is unforgiving and doesn’t have a sensationalized plot device to distract the audience. This means the brutal verbal debates are brought into extreme focus and, as a viewer, you are forced to watch without reprieve. It is a perfect recommendation for fans of the social and psychological analysis that often plays a big part in the subgenre. —Gaby Shedwick ![01275369\_poster\_w780.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/10/01275369_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like ##### [Nine Dead](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/nine-dead/ "Nine Dead") R Crime [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) Mystery Release Date March 9, 2010 Runtime 98 minutes Director Chris Shadley Writers Patrick Wehe Mahoney ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/nine-dead/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) John Terry Shooter - ![Headshot Of Melissa Joan Hart](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/04/instar53699361.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Melissa Joan Hart Kelley - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Chip Bent Sully - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Lawrence Turner Coogan [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/nine-dead/) Expand Collapse ## 26\. 'Circle' (2015) ### Directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione ![The cast standing around together in 2015's Circle](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Circle---2015.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) The cast standing around together in 2015's Circle Image via Taggart Productions *Circle* is a death game film that makes the most out of its ingenious premise, allowing the performances and elements of its characters to speak for themselves while maintaining a minuscule budget. The film follows a group of complete strangers who find themselves waking up in a mysterious room with a glowing orb in the center, the strangers find themselves tasked with voting for one among them to be killed, as the group grows smaller and smaller as they plead for their lives. The premise of Circle is immediately understandable and gets audiences hooked from the very beginning, with the entire experience shrouded in an alluring mystery and existential dread as more and more people die at the hands of being voted off. Even without any of these characters having any names, one gets a sense of their identity and fear as the film goes on, adding to the reliability factor and creative possibilities that make the death game genre work so well. The underrated sci-fi film has proven to be so effective that nearly 10 years later, *[Circle* is receiving a sequel](https://collider.com/circle-movie-sequel-netflix/)** to further explore the world and concept. ![0176563\_poster\_w780.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/06/0176563_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [Circle](https://collider.com/tag/movie/circle-2015/ "Circle") Not Rated [Science Fiction](https://collider.com/tag/science-fiction/) Mystery [Drama](https://collider.com/tag/drama/) [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) 8\.0/10 Release Date October 16, 2015 Runtime 86 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/circle-2015/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar50966354.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar50966354.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Julie Benz Wife - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Carter Jenkins College Guy - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/title/80070182) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/title/80070182) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/circle-2015/) Expand Collapse ## 25\. 'Self Reliance' (2024) ### Directed by Jake Johnson ![Jake Johnson as Tommy and Biff Wiff as James in Self Reliance](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/self-reliance-jake-johnson-biff-wiff-02.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) Jake Johnson as Tommy and Biff Wiff as James in Self Reliance Image via Hulu Using the concept of a deadly game show as a jumping-off point for a chaotic romantic comedy about the pain and destructive tendencies of addiction, *Self Reliance* is a wildly fun and entertaining time. The film sees writer/director Jake Johnson as Tommy, an average man who is given the opportunity to compete in a dark web game show where hunters attempt to kill him over the course of a month. However, Tommy believes that he's found a loophole in that the hunters can only kill him if he's alone, so he is dedicated to spending the next 30 days next to someone, yet none of his friends or family believe the game is real. Johnson has proven himself to be a comedic force time and time again through his various comedy works, with Self Reliance allowing him to go all out in terms of an instantly engaging premise rife with thematic resonance and depth. The death game itself proves to be much more intricate than its simple rules make it out to be, actively playing into one's insanity and forcing one to isolate themselves for its potential gains with death at every corner. ![Self Reliance Poster](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/self-reliance-poster-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) Self Reliance Poster ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like ##### [Self Reliance](https://screenrant.com/tag/self-reliance/ "Self Reliance") Not Yet Rated Comedy Release Date March 11, 2023 Runtime 90 minutes Director [Jake Johnson](https://collider.com/tag/jake-johnson/) Writers [Jake Johnson](https://collider.com/tag/jake-johnson/) ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/tag/self-reliance/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar49502073.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar49502073.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Jake Johnson](https://collider.com/tag/jake-johnson/) - ![instar53213908.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53213908.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Anna Kendrick](https://collider.com/tag/anna-kendrick/) - ![instar49825225.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar49825225.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Andy Samberg](https://collider.com/tag/andy-samberg/) - ![instar52269755.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar52269755.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Christopher Lloyd](https://collider.com/tag/christopher-lloyd/) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/tag/self-reliance/) Expand Collapse ## 24\. 'Danganronpa: The Animation' (2013) ### Directed by Seiji Kishi ![Monokuma swirling around a glass of wine while sitting in a chair on television in 'Danganronpa: The Animation'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/danganronpa_the_animation_monokuma.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Adapted from the first in a series of widely beloved visual novel video games, *Danganronpa: The Animation* sees everyday student Makoto Naegi lucky enough to win a lottery to attend Hope's Peak Academy, the seemingly perfect school where only the best students attend. However, as soon as he arrives at school, he and the 14 other students find themselves trapped in the confines of the school with no way of escape. To make things worse, a sadistic teddy bear appears, saying that to escape their prison, one student must kill another and get away with it without getting caught. While many other [adaptations of video games](https://collider.com/best-video-game-adaptations/) make a conceited effort to change and adapt their stories for new mediums, **Danganronpa: The Animation does an exceptional job of bringing the first game in the series to life with a beautiful animation style*. While it certainly comes with some of the narrative hurdles of translating a 25-hour visual novel into a 5-hour miniseries, it still features a lot of the best death game attributes of the franchise. The miniseries proved to be popular enough that a sequel series, that acted as both a sequel to the miniseries and a sequel to the games, was released soon after. ![danganronpa-the-animation-poster.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/10/danganronpa-the-animation-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10* Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [Danganronpa: The Animation](https://collider.com/tag/tv-show/danganronpa-the-animation/ "Danganronpa: The Animation") TV-14 [Animation](https://collider.com/tag/animation/) [Action](https://collider.com/tag/action/) [Adventure](https://collider.com/tag/adventure/) [Drama](https://collider.com/tag/drama/) Mystery Release Date 2013 - 2013-00-00 ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/danganronpa-the-animation/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Megumi Ogata Makoto Naegi - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Yoko Hikasa Kyoko Kirigiri - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Chiwa Saitô Aoi Asahina - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Akira Ishida Byakuya Togami - [![crunchyroll-premium-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/crunchyroll-premium-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6X082K2Y) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/episode/goodbye-despair-high-school/umc.cmc.6reszdzy1xs6r1504t4dvyx39?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A721546375&showId=umc.cmc.sum01nc99a747f8imxxevkjh) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![crunchyroll-premium-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/crunchyroll-premium-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6X082K2Y) BUY - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/episode/goodbye-despair-high-school/umc.cmc.6reszdzy1xs6r1504t4dvyx39?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A721546375&showId=umc.cmc.sum01nc99a747f8imxxevkjh) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/danganronpa-the-animation/) Expand Collapse ## 23\. 'The Game' (1997) ### Directed by David Fincher ![Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orten in David Fincher's The Game](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Michael-Douglas-in-David-Finchers-The-Game.jpeg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Image Via PolyGram Films An unorthodox addition to a death game list, [*The Game](https://collider.com/tag/the-game/) is a much darker and atmospheric iteration of the sub-genre. The premise sees Nicholas (Michael Douglas), a wealthy yet apathetic man, given a strange gift by his estranged brother. The present is a voucher for a mysterious game. Since the movie doesn’t follow the usual death game format of introducing the parameters of the competition to the audience, they are left in the same confusing state as Nicholas. In this way, the movie encourages active participation, as the viewer is attempting to piece together what the game involves* and what Nicholas’ role is as a player. [**The Game leans into horror*](http://collider.com/david-fincher-the-game-movie/), using unilluminated, tight spaces and refusing to give any sort of resolution to any scene. It is extremely disorientating and upsetting at times, all elevated by Fincher’s signature muted aesthetic. Far from the flashy dystopian death games that now saturated the sub-genre, The Game* was one of the earliest movies that utilized this formula, and remains one of the best. —Gaby Shedwick ![The Game 1997 Movie Poster](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/the-game-1997-movie-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [The Game](https://collider.com/tag/the-game/ "The Game") R [Drama](https://collider.com/tag/drama/) Mystery [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) 7\.5/10 Release Date September 12, 1997 Runtime 128 Minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-game/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar53631270.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53631270.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Michael Douglas](https://collider.com/tag/michael-douglas/) - ![instar52734514.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar52734514.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Sean Penn](https://collider.com/tag/sean-penn/) - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/title/1178866) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/the-game/umc.cmc.4qsoncn3e1vwwz692g01rqw5d?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A289281335) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.59b58cda-0ded-46f6-b48d-33117e2b3bcd) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/title/1178866) RENT - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/the-game/umc.cmc.4qsoncn3e1vwwz692g01rqw5d?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A289281335) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.59b58cda-0ded-46f6-b48d-33117e2b3bcd) BUY - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/the-game/umc.cmc.4qsoncn3e1vwwz692g01rqw5d?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A289281335) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://app.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.59b58cda-0ded-46f6-b48d-33117e2b3bcd) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-game/) Expand Collapse ## 22\. 'Death Race 2000' (1975) ### Directed by Paul Bartel ![David Carradine as Frankenstein in Death Race 2000](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/death-race-2000-1975.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) David Carradine as Frankenstein in Death Race 2000 Image via New World Pictures Another dystopian future, another death game televised for the public's amusement. *Death Race 2000* features a story detailing a TV show created by the rebuilding U.S. government in an attempt to distract citizens from the harsh realities of their country. With zany characters like Frankenstein (David Carradine) and Joe "Machine Gun" Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone), Death Race 2000 leaned into its pulpiness. *What sets Death Race 2000* apart from other death game movies is its over-the-top production and trendsetting approach** (not to mention its wacky costumes). Made in 1975, Death Race 2000 was one of the earliest entries into the genre, paving the way for films following a similar path. The [entertaining 1970s B-movie](https://collider.com/b-movies-1970s-best-ranked/) never took itself too seriously as it offered interesting commentary on social rebellion. ![kwm8kkngtv62gfpwvhd6qfxjdzg.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/kwm8kkngtv62gfpwvhd6qfxjdzg.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like ##### [Death Race 2000](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/death-race-2000-1975/ "Death Race 2000") R [Action](https://collider.com/tag/action/) Comedy Sci-Fi Sport Release Date April 27, 1975 Runtime 84 minutes Director Paul Bartel Writers Ib Melchior, Robert Thom, Charles B. Griffith ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/death-race-2000-1975/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar48811969.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar48811969.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [David Carradine](https://collider.com/tag/david-carradine/) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Simone Griffeth - ![instar53049199.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53049199.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Sylvester Stallone](https://collider.com/tag/sylvester-stallone/) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Mary Woronov [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/death-race-2000-1975/) Expand Collapse ## 21\. 'Escape Room' (2019) ### Directed by Adam Robitel ![escape-room-still-social](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/escape-room-still-social.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) escape-room-still-social Image via Columbia Pictures Largely touted as one of the best PG-13 entry points for death games to younger audiences and those who can't stand the more gory, R-rated attributes of many of these films, [*Escape Room](https://collider.com/tag/escape-room/) is simple yet effective fun. The film follows six strangers who, after solving a mysterious yet difficult cube puzzle, are invited out to compete in a top-notch escape room with a \$10,000 prize. When they arrive, however, they soon realize that the stakes are much higher and that their lives are on the line if they don't make it through the rooms fast enough. Combining the classic death game concept with the increased interest and success of escape rooms in recent memory, it was only a matter of time before a film like Escape Room* was created. The biggest strength of the film is easily the vast reaches of creativity that went into the different room designs as well as the puzzle solutions for each room, inviting the audience to play along in finding the solutions. While it's certainly more family-friendly and tame compared to other death games, its vast creativity makes it a must-watch as one of the most effective death game movies. ![01389676\_poster\_w780.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/08/01389676_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [Escape Room](https://collider.com/tag/escape-room/ "Escape Room") PG-13 [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) Mystery Release Date January 4, 2019 Runtime 100 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/escape-room/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar54101766.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar54101766.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Taylor Russell](https://collider.com/tag/taylor-russell/) Zoey Davis - ![instar51693765.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar51693765.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Logan Miller](https://collider.com/tag/logan-miller/) Ben Miller - ![instar53878443.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53878443.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Jay Ellis Jason Walker - ![instar49833451.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar49833451.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Deborah Ann Woll](https://collider.com/tag/deborah-ann-woll/) Amanda Harper - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/title/81001691) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/escape-room/umc.cmc.338tivfd2pb7q3x027lz86bhs?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1447331907) - 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'Exam' (2009) ### Directed by Stuart Hazeldine ![Exam - 2009](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/exam-2009.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) Tense-looking people inside an exam room in Exam (2009) Image via Bedlam Productions While many other death games find their hook and excitement from the death and destruction as a consequence of losing the game, *Exam* proves that the same level of dread and terror can be found in the very lack of communication. The film follows a group of talented candidates who have been chosen for the final stage of an exam meant to test them to join a powerful mysterious corporation. As they are left in the room to complete the exam, they are given 80 minutes to answer a single question, yet chaos soon ensues when they realize that they haven't been told the question. From the get-go, it's apparent that Exam is the type of mysterious, confusing death game that will largely be defined by an unexpected twist that recontextualizes the entire film as a whole. Exam certainly does find a way to deliver a masterclass of a twist, yet *it's all the buildup and rising tension that help [make Exam* a standout](http://collider.com/exam-movie-plot-twist/) among other death game films*. More than other death games, Exam* is largely elevated by the dynamics and interactions between its characters, acting as a simple yet deeply effective examination of the human psyche and communication under harsh conditions. ![exam poster](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/exam-poster.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=280&dpr=1) ##### Exam Release Date January 8, 2010 Run Time 97 minutes Language English Rating NR Eight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a final test with just one seemingly simple question. However, it doesn't take long for confusion to ensue and tensions to unravel. Expand Collapse ## 19\. 'The Most Dangerous Game' (1932) ### Directed by Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack ![Fay Wray as Eve and Joel McCrea as Robert look shocked in The Most Dangerous Game](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/The-Most-Dangerous-Game---1932.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) Fay Wray as Eve and Joel McCrea as Robert in The Most Dangerous Game Image via RKO Pictures One of the first true examples of a death game in the realm of cinema, [*The Most Dangerous Game](https://collider.com/tag/the-most-dangerous-game/) adapts the legendary short story of wealth and a destructive abuse of man's power over another. The film follows a legendary hunter who finds himself shipwrecked on the reefs of a mysterious island before being taken in by the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While initially friendly, Zaroff quickly reveals his intentions as he forces the survivors of the shipwreck to participate in a sadistic game where he treats them like prey and hunts them for sport. The influence and legacy of The Most Dangerous Game* is still greatly felt within death games and horror thrillers of the modern era*, whether it be through other direct adaptations of the story or variations on this classic premise. Even under a modern lens, the execution and precise storytelling of the film still hold up to the standards and conventions of today, telling a great story of hubris and humanity itself. ![the-most-dangerous-game-1932-film-poster.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/05/the-most-dangerous-game-1932-film-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10* Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [The Most Dangerous Game](https://collider.com/tag/the-most-dangerous-game/ "The Most Dangerous Game") Approved [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) [Action](https://collider.com/tag/action/) [Adventure](https://collider.com/tag/adventure/) Release Date September 16, 1932 Runtime 63 Minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-most-dangerous-game-1932/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Joel McCrea - 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[![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/The-Most-Dangerous-Game/377569) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/Most%20Dangerous%20Game/8D6KGWZNRN2G) After surviving a shipwreck, a man finds refuge on an isolated island, only to discover that his host, a mysterious aristocrat, indulges in hunting humans for sport. 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After he is sent to prison, he escapes with the help of two men, but is eventually caught. Richards is then given the option to appear on a sadistic TV show in which he must flee from armed mercenaries in an attempt to win a pardon. The Running Man* received a lukewarm from both critics and audiences alike upon its release. The movie does leave a lot to be desired, but the film's influence and impact on future works is undeniable. 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'13 Sins' (2014) ### Directed by Daniel Stamm ![Elliot, played by Mark Webber, gives a speech at a dinner in 13 Sins](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/h280_1270092.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Elliot, played by Mark Webber, gives a speech at a dinner in 13 Sins Image via Dimension Films [**13 Sins is an intense](http://collider.com/daniel-stamm-13-sins-interview/), insular death game movie that examines how far a human can be pushed with the right incentive. It focuses on Elliot (Mark Webber), who is timid and unassuming but bears a huge weight of responsibility looking after his disabled brother and pregnant wife. With money being a big issue after losing his job, a phone call offering Elliot \$1,000 to kill a fly seems too good to be true. Yet, after completing the challenge and seeing the money enter his account, he agrees to carry on playing the game and accepting more tasks. However, as the reward increases, so does the severity of the challenges*. Through setting itself in the real world, 13 Sins* feels grounded in reality, which makes the extremity of what Elliot has to do even more disturbing and perverse. As the stakes are increased, Elliot becomes more forceful and feels like a totally different person to the meager sales assistant from the movie’s opening. Although there is dark humor threaded throughout, 13 Sins is an uncomfortable watch and a pessimistic addition to the death game subgenre. —Gaby Shedwick ##### [13 Sins](https://collider.com/tag/movie/13-sins/ "13 Sins") R [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) Release Date April 18, 2014 - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/13-Sins/500544) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/13%20Sins/8D6KGWZJ5RRL) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=13+Sins%2Bmovie) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH RENT - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/13-Sins/500544) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/13%20Sins/8D6KGWZJ5RRL) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=13+Sins%2Bmovie) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/13-sins/umc.cmc.1gw5u8mxbddfgcph1dfgc52wq?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1439363171) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.ee0a170a-e995-46eb-9a56-7e9043cf2420) BUY - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/13-Sins/500544) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/13%20Sins/8D6KGWZJ5RRL) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=13+Sins%2Bmovie) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/13-sins/umc.cmc.1gw5u8mxbddfgcph1dfgc52wq?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1439363171) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.ee0a170a-e995-46eb-9a56-7e9043cf2420) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/13-sins/) Expand Collapse ## 16\. 'As the Gods Will' (2014) ### Directed by Takashi Miike - ![A Japanese student gritting his teeth and reaching his hand out for a red Daruma doll in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_reaching.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2) - ![A lone Japanese student standing alone in a classroom above an array of dead bodies covering the entire floor in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_standing_alone.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2) - ![A group of students looking up while in a school gymnasium, with some of the students wearing outlandish mouse costumes, in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_mouse_costume.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=711&h=400&dpr=2) - ![A student laying down with his back to a desk with a red Daruma doll atop it with dead bodies surrounding him in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_leaning_amidst_destruction.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=666&h=375&dpr=2) - ![An array of Japanese students all looking in shock and confusion while standing in a classroom surrounded by bodies and looking at a mysterious red sphere at the front of the room in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_classroom_reaction.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2) - ![A Japanese student gritting his teeth and reaching his hand out for a red Daruma doll in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_reaching.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) - ![A lone Japanese student standing alone in a classroom above an array of dead bodies covering the entire floor in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_standing_alone.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) - ![A group of students looking up while in a school gymnasium, with some of the students wearing outlandish mouse costumes, in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_mouse_costume.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) - ![A student laying down with his back to a desk with a red Daruma doll atop it with dead bodies surrounding him in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_leaning_amidst_destruction.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) - ![An array of Japanese students all looking in shock and confusion while standing in a classroom surrounded by bodies and looking at a mysterious red sphere at the front of the room in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_classroom_reaction.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) Close - ![A Japanese student gritting his teeth and reaching his hand out for a red Daruma doll in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_reaching.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2) - ![A lone Japanese student standing alone in a classroom above an array of dead bodies covering the entire floor in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_standing_alone.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2) - ![A group of students looking up while in a school gymnasium, with some of the students wearing outlandish mouse costumes, in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_mouse_costume.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=1600&h=800&dpr=2) - ![A student laying down with his back to a desk with a red Daruma doll atop it with dead bodies surrounding him in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_leaning_amidst_destruction.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=1500&h=750&dpr=2) - ![An array of Japanese students all looking in shock and confusion while standing in a classroom surrounded by bodies and looking at a mysterious red sphere at the front of the room in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_classroom_reaction.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2) - ![A Japanese student gritting his teeth and reaching his hand out for a red Daruma doll in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_reaching.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) - ![A lone Japanese student standing alone in a classroom above an array of dead bodies covering the entire floor in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_standing_alone.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) - ![A group of students looking up while in a school gymnasium, with some of the students wearing outlandish mouse costumes, in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_mouse_costume.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) - ![A student laying down with his back to a desk with a red Daruma doll atop it with dead bodies surrounding him in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_leaning_amidst_destruction.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) - ![An array of Japanese students all looking in shock and confusion while standing in a classroom surrounded by bodies and looking at a mysterious red sphere at the front of the room in 'As the Gods Will'](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/as_the_gods_will_classroom_reaction.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) One of many legendary live-action adaptations by Japanese director Takashi Miike, *As the Gods Will* adapts the first arc of the beloved manga series with its story of bloodshed and destruction. The film follows a group of high school students forced to play various deadly versions of classic children's games like "Red Light, Green Light", with the punishment for losing being death. As his classmates all begin to die around him, jaded Shun Takahata is forced to keep fighting if he wants to survive the deadly games. Miike has always had an exceptional ability to bring to life the greatest strengths and core of the material that he's adapting, with As the Gods Will perfectly featuring the strengths and dreadful nature of the original manga series. While it goes about it in a wild and chaotic way, the film's core thesis about the ways that people take the simplicities of boring everyday life for granted makes for a compelling and emotionally poignant death game experience. ![0134768\_poster\_w780.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/0134768_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [As the Gods Will](https://collider.com/tag/movie/as-the-gods-will/ "As the Gods Will") [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) Comedy Release Date November 15, 2014 Runtime 117 minutes Director Takashi Miike Writers Hiroyuki Yatsu ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/as-the-gods-will/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Ryunosuke Kamiki Amaya Takeru - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Sota Fukushi Takahata Shun - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Hirona Yamazaki Akimoto Ichika - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Mio Yuki Takase Shouko [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/as-the-gods-will/) Expand Collapse ## 15\. 'The Platform' (2019) ### Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia ![A still from 'The Platform', showcasing a large table covered in food](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/the-platform.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) A movie that aims to leave more of an impression with its social commentary rather than its sheer brutality, [The Platform](https://collider.com/tag/the-platform/)'s story is rather simple. In the near future, prisoners are sent to a tiered facility where they are assigned one cellmate in a single room. The only catch? Their only food source is a buffet style that sits on a platform that lowers into the room from the top and continues down to the next level below. The table only has a certain amount of food. So if a prisoner is assigned a cell on the very bottom, they will starve. There is more than enough food to go around for each of the prisoners. But the mindset of "I've paid my dues" strikes true for many of the prisoners, feeling like they have already suffered enough and deserve to be rewarded. The film does a solid job of sharing its worldview without hitting it being too hamfisted. The Platform offers a unique take on the genre and should be a must-watch for any horror fan. ![the-platform-2019.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/the-platform-2019.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [The Platform](https://collider.com/tag/the-platform/ "The Platform") 8\.0/10 Release Date March 20, 2020 Runtime 94 minutes Director [Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia](https://collider.com/tag/galder-gaztelu-urrutia/) ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-platform/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Ivan Massagué - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Zorion Eguileor - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/title/81128579) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/title/81128579) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-platform/) Expand Collapse ## 14\. 'Ready or Not' (2019) ### Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett ![Dirty and bloody, Grace (Samara Weaving) climbs a ladder in Ready or Not.](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Grace-Le-Domas-in-Ready-or-Not.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Dirty and bloody, Grace (Samara Weaving) climbs a ladder in Ready or Not. Image via Searchlight Pictures While death games normally see themselves revolving around a large group of people each fighting to survive dangerous circumstances, [*Ready or Not](https://collider.com/tag/ready-or-not/) condenses the death game action onto the quest of a singular player. The film follows Grace (Samara Weaving), who, on the night of her wedding, has her new in-laws spin a wheel to decide which children's game will induct her into the family. After it lands on Hide and Seek, it quickly becomes apparent that the stakes are insurmountably high, as the rest of the family has until sunrise to hunt her down and kill her. [Ready or Not* takes the divides](https://collider.com/ready-or-not-le-domas-family/) and complications of dealing with new in-laws and amps it up to chaotic, death-game extremes, telling a hilarious story of bloodshed, betrayal, and fighting to stay alive*. What makes the film work as exceptionally well as it does is the leading performance from Weaving, who does a great job at embodying the wrath and unending will to live as she fights through hell and back to make it to sunrise unscathed. ![ready-or-not-2019-movie-poster.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/ready-or-not-2019-movie-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10* Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [Ready or Not](https://collider.com/tag/ready-or-not/ "Ready or Not") R [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) Comedy [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) 6\.3/10 Release Date August 21, 2019 Runtime 95 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/ready-or-not/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar53589782.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53589782.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Nat Faxon](https://collider.com/tag/nat-faxon/) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Kate Ziegler - [![hulu\_logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/hulu_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=d325da4c00e59f5c25e7b4b7cc6a9b26&cuid=UUclUeUpU0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Flive-tv&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2Fb5393a64-e0af-4199-9888-69b93907d8b3) - [![fubotv-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/fubotv-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.fubo.tv/welcome/program/MV012568320000?irmp=1206980&irad=599309) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Ready-or-Not/1216785) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![hulu\_logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/hulu_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=d325da4c00e59f5c25e7b4b7cc6a9b26&cuid=UUclUeUpU0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Flive-tv&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2Fb5393a64-e0af-4199-9888-69b93907d8b3) - [![fubotv-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/fubotv-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.fubo.tv/welcome/program/MV012568320000?irmp=1206980&irad=599309) RENT - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Ready-or-Not/1216785) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/ready-or-not/umc.cmc.70tmfkjw2mgapsonfln8j7yau?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1475821755) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.eab9edf4-f1f5-4212-ba9f-d034d4f9001f) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ready+or+Not%2Bmovie) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/Ready%20or%20Not/8D6KGWXN02TJ) BUY - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Ready-or-Not/1216785) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/ready-or-not/umc.cmc.70tmfkjw2mgapsonfln8j7yau?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1475821755) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.eab9edf4-f1f5-4212-ba9f-d034d4f9001f) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ready+or+Not%2Bmovie) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/Ready%20or%20Not/8D6KGWXN02TJ) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/ready-or-not/) Expand Collapse ## 13\. 'The Belko Experiment' (2016) ### Directed by Greg McLean ![Tony Goldwyn in The Belko Experiment](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/the-belko-experiment-copy.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Tony Goldwyn in The Belko Experiment Image Via Orion Pictures A deeply memorable and satisfying horror thriller that takes the death game concept to the world and hierarchy of white-collar business, [*The Belko Experiment](https://collider.com/tag/the-belko-experiment/) provides the perfect mixture of social commentary and relentless bloodshed. The film follows a group of American workers who find themselves locked inside their office building, with an ominous voice forcing the workers to compete and kill each other in a sadistic game of survival. With the risk of death to those who don't compete in the game, the workers soon turn on one another as they search for ways to escape. The Belko Experiment* includes all the classic hallmarks that make death game stories so satisfying and impactful, from the simple and engaging premise riddled with themes and symbolism to the beautifully stylish execution of on-screen deaths. The white-collar setting also provides a perfect twist on the death game formula, from the intricacies and dynamics between its characters to the iconography and usage of various office job staples for weapons, hiding places, and complications. ![01378990\_poster\_w780.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/10/01378990_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [The Belko Experiment](https://collider.com/tag/the-belko-experiment/ "The Belko Experiment") R [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) Release Date March 17, 2017 Runtime 89 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-belko-experiment/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar50374506.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar50374506.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) John Gallagher Jr. Mike Milch - ![instar52580808.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar52580808.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Tony Goldwyn](https://collider.com/tag/tony-goldwyn/) Barry Norris - ![instar51653425.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar51653425.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Adria Arjona](https://collider.com/tag/adria-arjona/) Leandra Flores - ![instar49082987.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar49082987.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) John C. McGinley Wendell Dukes - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2cae471b-ad6e-aff3-3b31-aeeed6f03cf6) - [![cinemax-on-hulu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/cinemax-on-hulu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=d325da4c00e59f5c25e7b4b7cc6a9b26&cuid=UUclUeUpU0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-belko-experiment-1ccf38d7-feda-413b-9d95-9f45fd973790&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2F1ccf38d7-feda-413b-9d95-9f45fd973790) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Belko+Experiment%2Bmovie) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2cae471b-ad6e-aff3-3b31-aeeed6f03cf6) - [![cinemax-on-hulu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/cinemax-on-hulu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://redirect.viglink.com/?key=d325da4c00e59f5c25e7b4b7cc6a9b26&cuid=UUclUeUpU0&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-belko-experiment-1ccf38d7-feda-413b-9d95-9f45fd973790&ourl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwatch%2F1ccf38d7-feda-413b-9d95-9f45fd973790) RENT - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2cae471b-ad6e-aff3-3b31-aeeed6f03cf6) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Belko+Experiment%2Bmovie) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/The-Belko-Experiment/862640) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-belko-experiment/umc.cmc.kkvyysqcp11lijaexfib7y3o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1226737728) BUY - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2cae471b-ad6e-aff3-3b31-aeeed6f03cf6) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Belko+Experiment%2Bmovie) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/The-Belko-Experiment/862640) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-belko-experiment/umc.cmc.kkvyysqcp11lijaexfib7y3o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1226737728) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-belko-experiment/) Expand Collapse ## 12\. 'Cube' (1997) ### Directed by Vincenzo Natali ![Cube Zero](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cube-Zero.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) image via Lions Gate Entertainment. [*Cube](https://collider.com/tag/cube/) follows a simple story. Five people enter a room with no knowledge of how they got there. They soon realize that they are trapped in an elaborate maze with several rooms that appear to be booby-trapped. After failing to find a way out of their newfound prison, the five people slowly begin to turn on each other. Despite its seemingly bare-bones story, Cube* offers a tense and wild journey in the [film that is wrapped in thrilling mystery](https://collider.com/best-thriller-mysteries-that-put-your-thinking-caps-on/)*. The movie is filled with a sense of dread as the players in the Cube's game slowly lose hope of ever returning to their everyday lives. Even its very first scene, where a clueless player is quietly but brutally killed, is more than enough to send a chill down any viewer's spine and sets the tone for the rest of the film. ![cube poster](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cube-imdb.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ##### Cube (1997) 15 [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) Mystery [Science Fiction](https://collider.com/tag/science-fiction/) 8\.0/10* Release Date September 9, 1997 Runtime 1h 30m Director Vincenzo Natali Writers Vincenzo Natali, André Bijelic, Graeme Manson ### Cast - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Nicole de Boer - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Nicky Guadagni A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps. [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/) Expand Collapse ## 11\. '3%' (2016–2020) ### Created by Pedro Aguilera - ![The cast of 3 percent](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2) - ![3 percent's Vaneza Oliveira and Amanda Magalhães in Capítulo 07- Sol (2020)](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-s-vaneza-oliveira-and-amanda-magalha-es-in-capi-tulo-07-sol-2020.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2) - ![3 percent cast Netflix](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-cast-netflix.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2) - ![3 percent two characters fighting still](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-two-characters-fighting-still.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2) - ![\_João Miguel and Vaneza Oliveira in 3% (2016) 3 percent](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/_joa-o-miguel-and-vaneza-oliveira-in-3-2016-3-percent.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=750&h=422&dpr=2) - ![The cast of 3 percent](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3-1.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) - ![3 percent's Vaneza Oliveira and Amanda Magalhães in Capítulo 07- Sol (2020)](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-s-vaneza-oliveira-and-amanda-magalha-es-in-capi-tulo-07-sol-2020.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) - ![3 percent cast Netflix](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-cast-netflix.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) - ![3 percent two characters fighting still](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-two-characters-fighting-still.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) - ![\_João Miguel and Vaneza Oliveira in 3% (2016) 3 percent](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/_joa-o-miguel-and-vaneza-oliveira-in-3-2016-3-percent.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=167&h=93&dpr=2) Close - ![The cast of 3 percent](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2) - ![3 percent's Vaneza Oliveira and Amanda Magalhães in Capítulo 07- Sol (2020)](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-s-vaneza-oliveira-and-amanda-magalha-es-in-capi-tulo-07-sol-2020.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2) - ![3 percent cast Netflix](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-cast-netflix.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2) - ![3 percent two characters fighting still](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-two-characters-fighting-still.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2) - ![\_João Miguel and Vaneza Oliveira in 3% (2016) 3 percent](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/_joa-o-miguel-and-vaneza-oliveira-in-3-2016-3-percent.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=2000&h=1000&dpr=2) - ![The cast of 3 percent](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3-1.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) - ![3 percent's Vaneza Oliveira and Amanda Magalhães in Capítulo 07- Sol (2020)](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-s-vaneza-oliveira-and-amanda-magalha-es-in-capi-tulo-07-sol-2020.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) - ![3 percent cast Netflix](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-cast-netflix.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) - ![3 percent two characters fighting still](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-percent-two-characters-fighting-still.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) - ![\_João Miguel and Vaneza Oliveira in 3% (2016) 3 percent](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/_joa-o-miguel-and-vaneza-oliveira-in-3-2016-3-percent.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=145&h=85&dpr=2) Set in a dystopian future where people are impoverished and struggling to survive in the Inland, *3%* depicts the spine-chilling tradition of choosing 20-year-old individuals who compete in "The Process" for a chance of moving to virtual paradise, "Offshore." Each candidate goes through grueling and dangerous tests – in the end, only 3% remain. The show made history by being the [first Portuguese-language Netflix original](https://collider.com/best-brazilian-shows-on-netflix/), and offers a fun (and often terrifying) story full of well-written characters. Its death game is unsurprisingly inextricably linked with social commentary about the consequences of the widening gap between the rich and poor, as well as the lengths the elite will go to in order to maintain the status quo. It's a great pick for audiences willing to explore international entries on Netflix. [Watch on Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/80074220) [Thread](https://collider.com/best-death-game-movies-shows-ranked/#threads "Threads") Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap ## 10\. 'Would You Rather' (2012) ### Directed by David Guy Levy ![A young girl looking scared while looking at something on a table in Would You Rather](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/would-you-rather-brittany-snow.jpeg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Brittany Snow in Would You Rather Image via IFC Midnight While many death games are quick to have an increased emphasis on either the game at hand or the deadly results, [*Would You Rather](https://collider.com/tag/would-you-rather/) intelligently places its focus on the human psyche and the psychopathic nature of its game. The film sees a desperate young woman, looking to find funds for her ill brother, choosing to compete in a deadly game of Would You Rather, hosted by a sadistic philanthropist who enjoys seeing the suffering of others. The game sees people going against their ethics and committing painful acts in the name of money, as this ringleader embellishes his power over the poor. *Would You Rather's greatest strengths are easily its quandaries and themes of capitalistic greed and abuse of power, acting as an incredibly ahead-of-its-time take on the death game genre. A good reason why the film's themes and effectively abhorrent nature are expressed so well is the brilliant performance from Jeffrey Combs** as the main villain and host of the game, Shepard Lambrick. His combination of glee, charm, and toxicity make him one of the most compelling yet despicable characters in fiction, as he does a perfect job playing up the worst aspects of capitalism in a singular character. ![01472315\_poster\_w780.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/09/01472315_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [Would You Rather](https://collider.com/tag/would-you-rather/ "Would You Rather") NR [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) 9\.0/10 Release Date February 8, 2013 Runtime 93 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/would-you-rather-2012/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar52474358.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar52474358.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Brittany Snow](https://collider.com/tag/brittany-snow/) Iris - ![instar41806465.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar41806465.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Jeffrey Combs Shepard Lambrick - [![AMC\_Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/amc_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.amcplus.com/movies/would-you-rather--1026868) - [![Shudder\_Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/shudder_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/would-you-rather/b040f6b2d3fab7d1) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.30452963-b7d9-4f9d-93cf-6ad228df32ac) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![AMC\_Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/amc_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.amcplus.com/movies/would-you-rather--1026868) - 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[![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/would-you-rather/umc.cmc.45ny5xp6kwdzodlgpx4j7m7kz?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A594410962) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/would-you-rather-2012/) Expand Collapse ## 9\. 'DarkGame' (2014) ### Directed by Howard J Fox ![Ben, played by actor Ed Westwick, looks suspicious in DarkGame.](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dark-game-ed-westwick-2.jpeg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Ben, played by actor Ed Westwick, looks suspicious in DarkGame. Image via Gravitas Ventures One of the newest additions to the subgenre, *[DarkGame* offers commentary](http://collider.com/ed-westwick-darkgame-trailer/)** on reality TV and the dark web. The movie follows a live stream where individuals are forced to play simplistic games, such as rock, paper, scissors and dodgeball, where they are fighting for their lives. However, DarkGame becomes particularly sinister in its death sequences. The losing player is strapped to a chair, and the highest bidder is able to select which method of execution they will receive, with one scene involving bleach being one of the most horrifying of 2024. DarkGame offers commentary on the casual way viewers engage with television and how people can easily disassociate reality with fiction. Although this is an extreme version, the distinct lack of humanity given to the cast by those in the live-stream chat can definitely be compared to the way people can speak about those who play reality game shows. The fact that the show is also aired on the dark web offers commentary on the bleak truth of the internet and just how dangerous it can be. DarkGame offers something unique to the death game subgenre, and shows the limits of what it can do are still there to be pushed. —Gaby Shedwick ![DarkGame Movie Poster](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/darkgame-movie-poster.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like ##### [DarkGame](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/darkgame/ "DarkGame") Not Rated [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) Release Date February 20, 2024 Runtime 90 Minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/darkgame/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar53477678.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53477678.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Ed Westwick - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Andrew P Stephen - 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'The Human Race' (2014) ### Directed by Paul Hough ![A man in running gear screams as the walls around him are surrounded with blood in The Human Race](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/humanrace3t-jpg.webp?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) A man in running gear screams as the walls around him are surrounded with blood in The Human Race Image via Paul Hough Entertainment Perhaps the most simple in concept, *The Human Race* follows 80 contestants who find themselves in an unusual compound and forced to compete in a foot race. The group is told that if they get lapped twice or touch the grass, they will be killed instantly. Although the build-up is slow and the acting is just about bearable, the concept is so intriguing in its execution that fans of the sub-genre are bound to enjoy it. It follows the usual demographic makeup, with a cast that ranges in age, class, gender, and background, which allows it to touch on societal issues as many additions to the death game style do. However, it is the way it makes the race feel almost akin to a sports competition that makes The Human Race so compelling. The movie features these wide shots of a map that allow the audience to see the scale of the compound but also contextualize where events are happening. Additionally, it doesn’t hold back on the gore, which heightens the tension of the actual competition itself. The Human Race has all the ingredients necessary to concoct the perfect movie for fans of competition horror. —Gaby Shedwick ![01398048\_poster\_w780.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/01398048_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [The Human Race](https://collider.com/tag/movie/the-human-race-2013/ "The Human Race") [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) [Science Fiction](https://collider.com/tag/science-fiction/) [Action](https://collider.com/tag/action/) Release Date April 10, 2013 Runtime 87 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-human-race/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Paul McCarthy-Boyington Justin - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Eddie McGee Eddie - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Brianna Lauren Jackson Veronica - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) B. Anthony Cohen The Priest - [![kanopy-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/kanopy-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.kanopy.com/product/discovering-human-brain-new-pathways-neuroscience) - [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/17121021?utm_source=) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![kanopy-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/kanopy-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.kanopy.com/product/discovering-human-brain-new-pathways-neuroscience) - [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/17121021?utm_source=) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-human-race/) Expand Collapse ## 7\. 'The 8 Show' (2024–) ### Created by Bae Jin Soo ![The cast of The 8 Show standing on stage in front of a red curtain](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/the-8-show-netflix-cast-social-featured.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) The cast of The 8 Show standing in front of a red curtain Image via Netflix A topical and scathing black comedy satire about the corrupting strength and greed present within class struggles, [*The 8 Show](https://collider.com/tag/the-8-show/) proves to be a South Korean death game show just as hilarious as it is exceptional in its messaging. The film sees a group of eight strangers competing in a game in which they are locked inside a building and earn money for each minute that the game continues, at night in different rooms on 8 different floors. While initially ready to collaborate to make sure they earn as much money as possible, deception begins to rise as they realize that the higher floors earn significantly more money than the lower floors. While it isn't a game of constant and frequently occurring deaths like other death games, the game present within The 8 Show* is built to seed deception and chaos among its players until reaching a breaking point of death. As its characters are developed and the absurdity and chaos of these contrasting personalities clash more and more, the series quickly grows into an interesting twist on the classic death game genre, trading the bloodshed for more satirical wit and social maneuvering. ![the-8-show-2024.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/05/the-8-show-2024.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [The 8 Show](https://collider.com/tag/the-8-show/ "The 8 Show") [Drama](https://collider.com/tag/drama/) Comedy Mystery Release Date May 17, 2024 ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/the-8-show-2024/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Anzu Lawson - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Rich Ting - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Ryu Jun-yeol - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Chun Woo-hee - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/watch/81721118) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/watch/81721118) Eight individuals trapped in a mysterious 8-story building participate in a tempting but dangerous game show where they earn money as time passes. [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/the-8-show-2024/) Expand Collapse ## 6\. 'The Hunger Games' (2012) ### Directed by Gary Ross ![Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen croutching and looking ahead attentively in The Hunger Games (2012)](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/the-hunger-games-jennifer-lawrence.jpeg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in The Hunger Games (2012) Image via Lionsgate Based on the popular book series by author, Suzanne Collins, [The Hunger Games](https://collider.com/tag/the-hunger-games/) helped introduce the death game genre to an entirely new generation. Starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games tells the story of a dystopian future where young people participate in a televised set of twisted games that test their ability to survive whatever deadly challenge is thrown their way. *[The Hunger Games* grossed just under \$700 million](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4049110529/) worldwide, making it one of the most profitable movies of 2012. The movie also cemented Lawrence as a bona fide movie star. The Hunger Games gave the genre one of its most accessible entries*, while still staying true to its roots. The film was brutal, but in a blockbuster kind of way. ![01398132\_poster\_w780-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/06/01398132_poster_w780-1.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10* Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [The Hunger Games](https://collider.com/tag/the-hunger-games/ "The Hunger Games") PG-13 [Science Fiction](https://collider.com/tag/science-fiction/) [Adventure](https://collider.com/tag/adventure/) [Action](https://collider.com/tag/action/) 8\.0/10 Release Date March 23, 2012 Runtime 142 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-hunger-games/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar53732344.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53732344.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Jennifer Lawrence](https://collider.com/tag/jennifer-lawrence/) Katniss Everdeen - 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[![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/The-Hunger-Games/311469) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.8ebbd4b3-5921-b021-2f14-b7a7246c3d89) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Hunger+Games%2Bmovie) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-hunger-games/umc.cmc.2p1170vnfy62s4bgkeul0ls7c?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A521035514) - [![plex-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/plex-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.plex.tv/movie/the-hunger-games?utm_content=5d7768b051dd69001fe0f92c&utm_medium=deeplink&utm_source=) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/The%20Hunger%20Games/8D6KGWZL5T9H) BUY - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/The-Hunger-Games/311469) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.8ebbd4b3-5921-b021-2f14-b7a7246c3d89) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Hunger+Games%2Bmovie) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-hunger-games/umc.cmc.2p1170vnfy62s4bgkeul0ls7c?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A521035514) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/The%20Hunger%20Games/8D6KGWZL5T9H) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-hunger-games/) Expand Collapse ## 5\. 'Saw' (2004) ### Directed by James Wan ![Cary Elwes reaching for keys in Saw](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Saw-$2004$.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) Image via Lionsgate Films Saw is the film that launched one of the [highest-grossing horror franchises](https://collider.com/highest-grossing-horror-franchises-of-all-time/) with some of the most gruesome and unique death games ever seen on film. The brainchild of Australian filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell, Saw follows the story of Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and Adam Stanheight (Whannell). Both men have woken up in a decrepit room, chained to the walls. They are then given instructions by the mysterious Jigsaw (Toby Bell) that they are there for a reason, and must his game in order to make it out alive. Saw is as shocking as it is well-made. The tension is cranked up to a 10 throughout the entire film and there is never a moment in which the characters ever feel "safe." There is also a sense of real mystery in the film, an element that is severely lacking in the subsequent sequels. **Saw is razor-sharp in its execution, leaving its influential mark on the death game genre*. ![01334913\_poster\_w780-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/03/01334913_poster_w780-1.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10* Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [Saw](https://collider.com/tag/movie/saw/ "Saw") R [Horror](https://collider.com/tag/horror/) Mystery Crime 11 7\.8/10 Release Date October 29, 2004 Runtime 103 minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/saw/#cast-cand-crew) - ![instar53727304.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/instar53727304.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) [Cary Elwes](https://collider.com/tag/cary-elwes/) Dr. Lawrence Gordon - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Leigh Whannell Adam Faulkner-Stanheight - [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11030142) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/saw/umc.cmc.1pkzw02ks7bud1avvm1kqykhf?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A915731403) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Saw-Unrated-Version-/610814) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11030142) RENT - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/saw/umc.cmc.1pkzw02ks7bud1avvm1kqykhf?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A915731403) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Saw-Unrated-Version-/610814) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Saw%2Bmovie) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.b7d16aa2-5849-498f-ab4d-1a7c781059dc) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/Saw%20%20Bonus/8D6KGWXN87LT) BUY - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/saw/umc.cmc.1pkzw02ks7bud1avvm1kqykhf?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A915731403) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Saw-Unrated-Version-/610814) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Saw%2Bmovie) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.b7d16aa2-5849-498f-ab4d-1a7c781059dc) - [![windows-store-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/windows-store-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/Saw%20%20Bonus/8D6KGWXN87LT) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/saw/) Expand Collapse ## 4\. 'Alice in Borderland' (2020–) ### Directed by Shinsuke Sato ![Kento Yamazaki as Arisu with Keita Machida as Karube and Yuki Morinaga as Chota in Netflix's Alice in Borderland Season 1 Episode 1. ](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/alice-in-borderland-season-1-episode-1.jpg?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Kento Yamazaki as Arisu with Keita Machida as Karube and Yuki Morinaga as Chota in Netflix's Alice in Borderland Season 1 Episode 1. Image via Netflix [Alice in Borderland](https://collider.com/tag/alice-in-borderland/) tells the story of Arisu (Kento Yamazaki) and his band of gamer friends. When they mysteriously emerge onto the streets of a desolate version of Tokyo, the group soon realizes that they must compete in a series of twisted games in order to survive. With no other choice but to play along, the friends do what they do best. Game. Alice in Borderland came out before [*Squid Game](https://collider.com/tag/squid-game/), but was never able to catch the same amount of fanfare. But that doesn't mean the show is any lesser because of it. Alice in Borderland* is a great entry into the genre, offering an original take that breathes fresh life into the death game concept. *Very few shows have ever captured the feel of being in a ruthless video game as Alice in Borderland**. ![03170189\_poster\_w780.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/08/03170189_poster_w780.jpg?q=70&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=1) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10* Your comment has not been saved Like Follow Followed ##### [Alice in Borderland](https://collider.com/tag/tv-show/alice-in-borderland-2020/ "Alice in Borderland") TV-MA Mystery [Drama](https://collider.com/tag/drama/) Action & Adventure [Science Fiction](https://collider.com/tag/science-fiction/) [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) 5 10 18 9\.4/10 Release Date 2020 - 2025-00-00 Network Netflix ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/alice-in-borderland-2020/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Aya Asahina Kuina - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Nijiro Murakami Chishiya - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/watch/81035908) - [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15727592?episode=15730234) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![Netflix Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/netflix_logo-2.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.netflix.com/watch/81035908) - [![hoopla-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/hoopla-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15727592?episode=15730234) ![tcdalin\_zx009-cropped.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/10/tcdalin_zx009-cropped.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=450&h=225&dpr=2) 7 Images [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/alice-in-borderland-2020/) Expand Collapse ## 3\. 'Funny Games' (1997) ### Directed by Michael Haneke ![A young man sitting next to a child with a bedsheet cover over the face in Funny Games (1997)](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Funny-Games.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) An Austrian satirical psychological thriller whose signature twists and developments have made it one of the most legendary and infamous thrillers of the 90s, *Funny Games* is one of the most acclaimed and ahead-of-its-time films of the era. The film follows a duo of psychotic young men taking a mother, father, and son hostage inside their vacation cabin, forcing them to play an array of sadistic games with one another for their own amusement. While initially setting itself up as a wild array of torture and destruction, Funny Games eventually proves itself to be much more dynamic and layered than its premise would have one believe. It masterfully deconstructs the very essence and concepts behind sadistic killers and games of deadly torture from their core, telling an experimental story built to play against the expectations and beliefs of the audience themselves. The film proved to be so effective that director Michael Haneke would end up remaking the film in English 10 years later, with this remake still being just as great and effective as the original. ![mv5bm2zhzdlmzdmtmdk5oc00yjhiltgxotatywewmzhimjjhmmewl2ltywdll2ltywdlxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynju0otq0oty-\_v1\_.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/mv5bm2zhzdlmzdmtmdk5oc00yjhiltgxotatywewmzhimjjhmmewl2ltywdll2ltywdlxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynju0otq0oty-_v1_.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like ##### [Funny Games](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/funny-games-1998/ "Funny Games") Not Rated Crime [Drama](https://collider.com/tag/drama/) [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) Release Date September 11, 1997 Runtime 108 Minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/funny-games-1998/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Susanne Lothar - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Ulrich Mühe - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Arno Frisch - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Frank Giering - [![Max\_Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/max_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://play.max.com/show/bf92d46f-9551-4764-8ba5-8168c8a71a01?utm_source=universal_search) - [![kanopy-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/kanopy-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.kanopy.com/product/funny-games-0) - [![Criterion Channel Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/channellogo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.criterionchannel.com/funny-games) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![Max\_Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/max_logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://play.max.com/show/bf92d46f-9551-4764-8ba5-8168c8a71a01?utm_source=universal_search) - [![kanopy-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/kanopy-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.kanopy.com/product/funny-games-0) - [![Criterion Channel Logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2025/01/channellogo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.criterionchannel.com/funny-games) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/funny-games-1998/) Expand Collapse ## 2\. 'Battle Royale' (2000) ### Directed by Kinji Fukasaku ![A girl in a yellow tracksuit holding a knife in Battle Royale](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/battle-royale.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2) A girl in a yellow tracksuit holding a knife in Battle Royale Image Via Toei Company Taking place in the near future, the Japanese government has instituted a mandatory game where dozens of teenage students are transported to a secret island where they must face off and kill each other in a twisted attempt to curve juvenile violence in the outside world. Seems pretty reasonable, huh? Upon its release, the film received harsh criticism for its brutality and subject matter, all involving teenagers. Over 20 years later, **Battle Royale is now recognized as an influential film that has inspired TV shows, films, and video games. 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, but among [the greatest Japanese movies](https://collider.com/10-greatest-japanese-movies-of-all-time-according-to-imdb/) fans of the genre should see. ![battle-royale-poster.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/06/battle-royale-poster.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=480&dpr=2) ### Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Your comment has not been saved Like ##### [Battle Royale](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/battle-royale/ "Battle Royale") Not Rated [Adventure](https://collider.com/tag/adventure/) Sci-Fi [Thriller](https://collider.com/tag/thriller/) [Drama](https://collider.com/tag/drama/) 7\.0/10 Release Date December 16, 2000 Runtime 114 Minutes ### Cast [See All](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/battle-royale/#cast-cand-crew) - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Tatsuya Fujiwara - ![Cast Placeholder Image](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/07/screen-hub-cast-placeholder-1.png?q=49&fit=crop&w=50&h=65&dpr=2) Aki Maeda - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.578bd524-4da2-400c-aca0-5ec55770def2) - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/battle-royale/umc.cmc.49m0v2vvzhvoxhfdl1lt76f6o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1223614736) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Battle-Royale-Director-s-Cut-/302481) Where to watch Close #### WHERE TO WATCH Streaming - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.578bd524-4da2-400c-aca0-5ec55770def2) RENT - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/battle-royale/umc.cmc.49m0v2vvzhvoxhfdl1lt76f6o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1223614736) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.80a9f733-e9af-4797-ff9d-69c78c470701) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Battle-Royale-Director-s-Cut-/302481) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Battle+Royale%2Bmovie) BUY - [![logo-apple-tv-4.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/logo-apple-tv-4.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/battle-royale/umc.cmc.49m0v2vvzhvoxhfdl1lt76f6o?at=1000l3V2&ct=app_tv&itscg=30200&itsct=&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1223614736) - [![amazon01\_logo-1.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/12/amazon01_logo-1.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.80a9f733-e9af-4797-ff9d-69c78c470701) - [![vudu-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/vudu-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Battle-Royale-Director-s-Cut-/302481) - [![youtube-logo.jpg](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/11/youtube-logo.jpg?q=49&fit=contain&w=75&h=75&dpr=2)](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Battle+Royale%2Bmovie) [Powered by ![Collider logo](https://static0.colliderimages.com/assets/images/sr-db-logo-icon-colored-dark.svg?v=1.9)](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/battle-royale/) Expand Collapse ## 1\. 'Squid Game' (2021–2025) ### Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk ![Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game Red Light Green Light Episode](https://static0.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Lee-Jung-jae-as-Seong-Gi-hun-in-Squid-Game-Red-Light-Green-Light-Episode-$2$.JPG?q=70&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1) Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game Red Light Green Light Episode Image via Netflix Netflix's international sensation, Squid Game offered a refreshing take on the death game genre. The story focuses on people who have fallen on very hard times. They are each offered a chance to escape their troubles. All they have to do is win a few simple games, and they'll win a small fortune. Seems a little too good to be true, right? Well, that's because it is. *The most popular death game Netflix show, Squid Game* wasted very little time** in showing viewers just how brutal the games will be. Losers don't go home, they die. The stakes offered incredible tension because no one character is safe. Few shows have ever been as willing to dispose of central characters as Squid Game. The sense of dread gave the story meaning and the characters a purpose. 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