Cube

American-Canadian screenwriter and director Vincenzo Natali shot this low-budget sci-fi horror gem long before the modern escape-room boom — and the film became a megahit and cult classic. A surreal prison maze in the shape of a cube, where a group of heroes must use mathematical and other knowledge to find their way out (every mistake means death), is an extraordinary nineties ride. The film's enormous audience success spawned countless sequels, but the original remains the original.

Six strangers awaken from everyday life in a mysterious fantastical prison — an endless chain of interconnected cells in the shape of a cube. A police officer, a professional thief, a mathematics student, a psychologist, an architect, and an adult with autism. Who created this and why are they here? They don't know, but each of them can contribute to their escape through their own expertise.

As tension mounts, personal conflicts and clashes emerge. One thing becomes almost immediately clear — if they don't learn to cooperate in uncovering the secrets of this deadly trap, none of them will survive for long.