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Awakening naked in a barren white room with thirteen strangers, a woman discovers that she is the last contestant in deadly game of survival. Each of the fourteen strangers has been outfitted with let... read more read more...hal electronic collars that can be activated at a moment's notice. In order to escape and discover the reason for their abduction, they must draw on hints and tools from a mysterious box labeled "pieces." As each player is systematically eliminated, a new clue appears. The latest clue has revealed that one of the contestants is a murderer, but who is it, and are they willing to kill again if it means saving their own life? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: John Suits

Release Date: September 30, 2008

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DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008

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  • January 31, 2012
    A psychological horror film in the vein of Cube and Saw, which starts out interesting but, to my great disappointment, turns quite predictable towards the end. Could have been done so much better, but not the worst in its genre. The slightly amateurish feel that the film has is a... read morectually a bonus, as, in my opinion, it enhances the sense of realism.
  • November 6, 2010
    It's hard to be original with this style of film as it's been done in every which way it can be, what with the Saw Series and so many that followed it.

    Predictable, but possibly worse - was the lack of reasoning or motive explained, it does make for very easy, mindless viewing... read more though.
  • September 5, 2010
    Not the most sophisticated or high production value SAW ripoff but still better than SAW 2, 4, and 5. Some plot holes , unattended details, and spotty acting, but still very fun to watch and play detective (even though it was always somewhat obvious from the beginning who was the... read more killer on the inside).
  • October 17, 2008
    Breathing Room starts off with 13 people trapped inside a werehouse lookin room when another person is thrown into the mix a 14th person named Tonya things get really interesting as there trapped inside by electric collars and no means of escape no one knows who to trust then the... read more lights start going out and each time another ends up dead is the killer in the room with them? and if so who? now with the clues they have gotten they must figure out a plan to end this madness. Pretty cool Cube/Saw like movie that must have been made on a much small budget but worth taken a look at as its a cut above the rest
  • October 12, 2008
    Decent Saw/Cube inspired horror flick about a bunch of folks trapped in a room and forced to kill each other. The director keeps the pace going at a decent rate and the performances aren't too bad. Not necessarily recommended, but there's no reason to run away from it screaming.
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    November 16, 2011
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    A derivative rip-off combination of Saw, Cube, Battle Royale, etc. that generates as much suspense as a bowl of Cheerios. A mostly boring piece of crap that tries to pull off a twist ending, Breathing Room is a lame, boring, and forgettable piece of horror cinema--in fact, I thi... read morenk I've pretty much forgotten it already....
  • June 8, 2011
    Very similar to the SAW movies, but this one concentrates on the dilemma of being held in small group captivity in a homicidal situation. This had the feeling of a play adapted to film, and most of the essence was in the dialogue. Unfortunately, the characters were unsophisticate... read mored, not fully developed, not very interesting, and not very likable. This is one of those movies with an ambiguous end, as the plot is mainly in the situation of being held captive in an elaborate game by a murderer, than in the explanation for the circumstances.
  • November 30, 2009
    Wasn't sure what I was in for when I first started watching this movie but it turned out to be really twisted and a really great movie.
  • August 7, 2009
    Behold the personification of MEH. I didn't like it, didn't dislike it - the movie was just kinda ok. I'm usually a big fan of the 'throw people who don't know each other into a closed environment to solve a mystery' genre. It just didn't work for me here though. Quite possibly b... read moreecause, going by the ending, I'm not sure the writers really had an idea for the movie past that. Solving a mystery is only interesting if the payoff isn't pointless enough to taint the rest of the story.
  • July 15, 2009
    Very similar to the SAW movies, but this one concentrates on the dilemma of being held in small group captivity in a homicidal situation. This had the feeling of a play adapted to film, and most of the essence was in the dialogue. Unfortunately, the characters were unsophisticate... read mored, not fully developed, not very interesting, and not very likable. This is one of those movies with an ambiguous end, as the plot concept hinges on the dilemma of being held captive in an elaborate game by a murderer, rather than in the explanation for the circumstances. As such, I think it could have been more exploratory and deeper.

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