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| Directed by | Adam Robitel |
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| Story by | Bragi F. Schut |
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| Cinematography | Marc Spicer |
| Edited by | Steven Mirkovich |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[2] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million[3] |
| Box office | $155.7 million[3] |
Escape Room is a 2019 American psychological horror film[4] directed by Adam Robitel from a screenplay by Bragi F. Schut and Maria Melnik, based on a story conceived by Schut. The film stars Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Nik Dodani, Jay Ellis, and Yorick van Wageningen, and follows a group of people who are sent to navigate a series of deadly escape rooms.
Development of the film began in August 2017, then under the title The Maze, and the casting process commenced. Schut and Melnik were hired to write the screenplay, and Robitel was confirmed to be directing. Filming took place in South Africa in late 2017 through January 2018. Brian Tyler and Jon Carey were hired to compose the film's score, with Tyler also conducting.
Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with producers Neal H. Moritz and Ori Marmur's Original Film, Escape Room was released in the United States on January 4, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing, and grossed over $155 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the atmosphere, cast, and production design, but criticized the familiar plot and its failure to take full advantage of its premise. A sequel, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, was released on July 16, 2021.[5][6]
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