7 movies about survival games with a confusing and tense plot

The movie genre of "survival games" was popular long before the release of the sensational "Squid Game". Such films and series allow viewers to experience the full range of emotions from anxiety to fear. At the same time, unlike horror films, there is no sea of blood, cruelty and some mystical background in them. And this causes even more interest, because it seems to the audience that everything is real.

If you like this genre and you are also delighted with the "Squid Game", we bring to your attention seven outstanding films in which participants have to fight for their own lives.

The film "Claustrophobia" keeps in suspense from the very beginning to the end. In it, complete strangers receive an invitation from an organization to play a game and hit a big jackpot. All you need to do is take part in the quest. But soon strangers realize that they were not chosen by chance, and the tasks in the game are not so harmless…

If you like this movie, be sure to watch the second part - "Claustrophobia: League of Survivors". Here, the participants will no longer fight for a cash prize, but simply for the right to life. As you can guess from the name, the winners of the previous quests will "play".

The Circle is a sci-fi psychological thriller. At the center of the events are 50 strangers who find themselves locked in a large dark room. Each of them is standing on a circle and cannot move from his place. There is also a mysterious device in the room, which, as it turns out later, determines which of them will live and who will die. And the participants themselves control this device…

Although the film has a very twisted and exciting plot, first of all, it is interesting with an original idea and a hidden message. Will the players be able to cope with the mysterious device? And by what principle will they choose the "weakest link", because there are elderly people, a pregnant woman, and even a child in the hall.

In the psychological thriller "Exam", a group of strangers will have to fight for the position of their dreams. They are sure that they are passing some strange and very difficult test: they have an empty sheet of paper in front of them, and the task is to "give an answer to one question." No matter what ways they try to "manifest" the text on the sheet, nothing happens — it is still empty.

At the same time, 80 minutes are given for reflection. During this time, the participants have time to quarrel, make up, quarrel again and even kill each other. In the end, there will be only one candidate who will be able to answer the only question asked and get the desired position.

"Battle Royale" is one of the iconic representatives of the genre of "survival games". The events of the film unfold in Japan, which has suffered a serious economic crisis. People have nowhere to work, students boycott schools and terrorize their parents… In order to somehow resolve the situation, the government is launching an "educational" project called "Battle Royale".

For three days, 42 students will have to kill each other and fight for the right to life. Those who refuse to play will be immediately shot by representatives of the army. Despite the rather bloody plot, the film touches on important social problems. At the same time, he does not make you bored and keeps you in suspense from beginning to end. Therefore, fans of the genre are definitely recommended for viewing.

In this film, a group of people eager to make money quickly gets involved in a dangerous and cruel game organized by a psychopath. Participants are faced with complex dilemmas, each of which is given only 15 seconds to solve. For example, each of the participants in the game will have to decide whether to pass the current through themselves or through a neighbor. And this is just the beginning of the competition…

With each new round, the questions become more difficult, and the number of participants gradually decreases. At the end there will be only one winner who will take a big win. And if initially the plot may seem predictable, then in the finale it will surprise you greatly… Oh, yes, there is also a porn star — Sasha Grey.

The sci-fi thriller "Cube" is already built on a classic theme: a group of people find themselves locked in a certain space where they have to fight for their lives. The difference from the same "Circle" is that participants can move freely around the rooms. But a new cruel trap awaits them in every room. And in order to survive, you will have to put a lot of effort.

Fans of the genre will definitely appreciate this film work. It is worth noting that the director not only demonstrates scenes of cruelty, but also perfectly reveals the characters of the characters. By the way, the names of the heroes of the film coincide with the names of the most severe modern prisons. Obviously, they were deprived of their freedom for a reason.

In the film "Truth or Action", the audience is waiting for a tense plot with elements of mysticism. It all starts innocuously: a group of friends plays a game of "Truth or Action", where you need to answer questions or perform certain tasks of other participants. But soon someone or something interferes with the entertainment and begins to punish everyone who dared to cheat or refused to perform the action.

The main character will have to find out what kind of supernatural force started a game with them, and most importantly, how to overcome it. To do this, she goes to Mexico, where it all began. Whether she will succeed in defeating evil, see in the film.