10 Great Films That Take Place In A Single Location

10. Tape

From Boyhood's Richard Linklater, Tape is a really fascinating movie that gets a lot accomplished despite its extremely low budget. The whole thing was shot on a camcorder, and you can really feel that. It looks extremely cheap and, taking place all in a motel room, the production value is rather low. But that just places more emphasis on the dialogue, and that's what this is really all about.

In the film, Vince (Ethan Hawke) comes to his hometown because his friend Jon (Robert Sean Leonard) has an entry playing in a film festival. Jon arrives at Vince's motel room and they reminisce about their high school years, but that soon goes off the rails as tension between them grows greater and greater. Eventually Vince's ex-girlfriend Amy (Uma Thurman) gets involved.

The film does a great job generating tension, and you really feel the awkwardness during this conversation when Vince begins to confront Jon. It all escalates rather quickly, and your opinions of these characters rapidly shifts throughout the film. It's a fascinating morality play with compelling, realistic dialogue, and it's way better than a film shot on a camcorder in a motel room has any right to be.