Bottle Episodes or Movies
I LOVE episodes or movies that are "in a bottle," or when only one set is used for the main characters and dialogue does most of the talking. There is usually minimal or no guest actors. While there are ton of these examples, this list only includes those I have watched or wikipedia-d the summary (like Buried).
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- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsEmilio EstevezJudd NelsonMolly RingwaldFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
- DirectorRodrigo CortésStarsRyan ReynoldsJosé Luis García-PérezRobert PatersonPaul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
- DirectorDuncan JonesStarsSam RockwellKevin SpaceyDominique McElligottAstronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartJohn DallFarley GrangerTwo men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.
- DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsBrie LarsonJacob TremblaySean BridgersA little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.
- DirectorRebecca AsherStarsJane FondaLily TomlinSam WaterstonGrace and Frankie throw their backs out and lie on the floor trying to make a business meeting, while trying to decide who to call for help.
- DirectorJoe RussoStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiChaos and mistrust tear the study group apart as they try to figure out who stole Annie's pen, causing them to miss the Greendale Puppy Parade.
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceFrasier and Niles spend the entire episode in conversation at Cafe Nervosa.
- DirectorDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceFrasier and Niles decide to host a dinner party at Frasier's apartment, but the planning quickly becomes complicated and leads them to think that they might be spending too much time together.
- DirectorDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceRoz wins a weekend at a ski lodge, and trades it to Frasier. Daphne invites along her friend Annie, a swimsuit model. Frasier is taken with her, but she is interested in Niles.
- DirectorBryan NewtonPeter Rida MichailStarsGreg CipesScott MenvilleKhary PaytonWhen the Titans get trapped in a giant bottle in their living room, they pass the time by reminiscing.
- DirectorBryan NewtonPete MichelsStarsJustin RoilandChris ParnellSpencer GrammerRick hooks up the family's TV with interdimensional cable, allowing them to watch infinite TV from across the multiverse.
- DirectorAdam ReedStarsH. Jon BenjaminJudy GreerAmber NashEveryone is stuck in an elevator. The only thing lower than rations is patience. Oh, and their only rescue is a highly advanced rolling toaster. What could go wrong?
- DirectorAlice TroughtonStarsDavid TennantCatherine TateBillie PiperAs part of a well-deserved holiday, the Doctor takes a tour on a planet called Midnight. Little does he know that something is knocking on the walls, although the planet shouldn't be inhabited. Soon the passengers begin to panic when one of them is possessed.
- DirectorClaire ScanlonStarsAndy SambergStephanie BeatrizTerry CrewsJake and Holt spend all night trying to get a confession out of a suspect.
- DirectorGail MancusoStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowA stressed Ross desperately and insistently tries to get the rest of the gang ready for a black tie event at the museum, while Joey and Chandler clash over personal belongings and personal space.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJodie FosterKristen StewartForest WhitakerA divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.
- DirectorJuliet MayStarsMiranda HartPatricia HodgeTom EllisFollowing a bizarre misunderstanding with an ice cream van and a school party Miranda is ordered by police to take a psychiatric assessment, accompanied by her mother Penny. Despite Penny's advice that she just 'act normal' Miranda wreaks havoc in the shrink's office, argues with her mother and ends up assessing the psychiatrist before accidentally triggering a hostage situation.
- DirectorJuliet MayStarsMiranda HartPatricia HodgeSarah HadlandWith Mike away on a course, Miranda is stuck in her flat nursing demanding invalid Penny, who is constantly ringing a bell for attention. Stevie and Tilly arrive, offering to send Miranda on a life skills course, and they discover that handsome young Dr Gail has left his blood pressure cuff behind. Miranda is anxious to return it but is herself stricken with flu though she gets little sympathy from those around her and is forced to play up her symptoms, bringing everybody to the flat, where they all, including Gary and Dr Gail, end up in bed having caught Miranda's flu. Such fun.
- DirectorKyra SedgwickStarsAndy SambergStephanie BeatrizTerry CrewsWhen a prank goes disastrously awry, things at the Nine-Nine take a distinctly Agatha Christie turn.