Escape Room is a 2019 American psychological horror film directed by Adam Robitel and written by Bragi F. Schut and Maria Melnik. The film stars Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Taylor Russell, Tyler Labine, Jay Ellis, and Nik Dodani, and follows a group of people who are sent to navigate a series of escape rooms, only to find the consequences are deadly. Development began in August 2017 under the title The Maze. Filming took place in South Africa from late 2017 through January 2018. Released in the US on January 4, 2019, by Sony Pictures, it grossed over $96 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for its atmosphere and cast but criticism for its familiar plot.