10 Best Horror Movies Told In Real Time
3. Exam
Starring a broad range of British stars from Humans' heroine Gemma Chan to Jimi Mistry, 2009's Exam is a tight and tense British thriller whose influence can be seen in later US horror efforts ranging from 2010's Devil to 2015's Circle.
An ingeniously simple set up worthy of Black Mirror, this dark satire takes place over the course of one torturous job interview... Sort of.
Eight candidates are gathered together to compete for a much sought-after position in a shadowy corporation about whom the viewer knows almost nothing. What follows is an intense and gripping "exam" wherein the participants are pitted against one another in a twisty battle of wits as the viewer receives hints as to the true nature of this enterprise, all without anyone ever leaving the film's one room location.
Is the ending a strange combination of corny and under-explained? Undoubtedly. Does this inevitably disappointing explanation ruin the thrilling tension built by the film's real time chaos? Not a bit.