A "claustrophobic thriller" is a type of story, usually a movie or a book, that makes you feel trapped or confined, as if you're in a small, crowded space. It creates a sense of tension and fear. Full definition
Reynolds» atypical panic, logic, disbelief and rage drove this unrelentingly claustrophobic thriller about a civilian chasing his own high - risk, high - reward war profit. (thefilmyap.com)
Written and directed by Simon Rumley (Club Le Monde, The Truth Game), and powered by a meticulously constructed sense of atmospheric dread, The Living and the Dead recalls claustrophobic thrillers like William Friedkin's Bug, and certainly Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's Misery, but also something like Brad Anderson's Session 9. (shareddarkness.com)
Freezer (R for profanity and graphic violence) Claustrophobic thriller about a man (Dylan McDermott) who is locked in a freezer with a stranger (Peter Facinelli) by Russian mobsters demanding the return of $ 8 million. (kamwilliams.com)