10 Horror Films For People Who Don’t Like Horror

7. Buried

Speaking of claustrophobic, if you have any fear of small spaces, this little Ryan Reynolds film will mercilessly devour you. The reason to watch Buried is because of how unique it is, but the setup might also keep some people away. Literally the entire film takes place inside a wooden box buried underground in Iraq. I have seen a lot of movies, but this one takes the prize for smallest set. Outside of a very brief flashback, Ryan Reynolds is also the only performer we see on screen. So, all you aspiring filmmakers out there, try giving yourself that challenge: you have 90 minutes to fill and all you can show is one guy in a coffin. But writer Chris Sparling and director Rodrigo Cortés pull it off by making it a hostage situation. Paul Conroy is a kidnapped truck driver who wakes to find himself in this box with only a cell phone. He is told his only way of getting out is to have a ransom paid and it obviously has to be quickly because he will soon run out of€battery life, air, sanity€”you name it. But once he finally gets in touch with the outside world, he is met with frustration after frustration. This is not a perfect film, but it is wonderfully effective at unnerving you. We see death in movies all the time, but this is different. We are given nothing in this film except to share Conroy€™s desperate desire to escape. This is a simultaneously fascinating and torturous experience.