7 Must-Watch Elevator Thrillers: There are some things simply disturbing about being caught in a confined space with no option for escape-an elevator thriller encapsulates that feeling to the hilt. Films classified as horror, psychological drama, or supernatural suspense, they take a simple elevator ride and twist it into an excruciating nightmare. Here is a handpicked list of 7 extra-strong elevator thrillers for you to binge-watch over the weekend.
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This horror-thriller unfolds in a corporate office where employees get trapped in a haunted elevator. Creepy visuals and jump scares are what Lift has in store for lovers of the supernatural that comes with a social message.
Where to Watch: Prime Video
Loosely based on the viral urban legend, this film follows the story of a group attempting a ritual to gain access to another dimension through the elevator. The mysterious disappearances and disturbing sequences make it a horror lover’s paradise.
Where to Watch: Prime Video
A businessman finds himself trapped in an elevator at the time of an outbreak that turns the people into zombie-like creatures. As the society collapses around him, his struggle for survival becomes a psychological one.
Where to Watch: Prime Video
Three strangers find themselves stuck in an elevator as a city-wide blackout takes place. Secrets unravel within that confined space while tensions brew, one revelation more shocking than the others concerning one of the characters involved.
Where to Watch: YouTube
A suspenseful short that subtly and powerfully portrays a man’s internal breakdown during a stressful elevator ride up to a job interview. Short but very engaging!
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Where to Watch: Prime Video
The lift operator accidentally gets stuck with the fiancée of his boss. In this sweet love story, tension slowly gives way to mutual attraction.
Where to Watch: Tubi, Amazon Prime
These cult classic films revolve around the theme of elevators acting willfully on their own accord, wrongfully in deadly fashion. The first is a Dutch classic, The Lift, while the second one is its English remake, Down.
If you enjoy confined suspense, these elevator thrillers will sometimes take your breath away, quite literally. Just don’t let your own lift ride go… off-script.