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2009
Suspense/Thriller
1h 41m
Eight candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join a mysterious corporation. Entering a windowless room, an Invigilator gives them 80 minutes to answer 1 simple question. He outlines 3 rules they must obey or be disqualified: don't talk to him or the armed guard by the door, don't spoil their papers and don't leave the room. He starts the clock and leaves. The candidates turn over their question papers, only to find they're completely blank.

Directed by:

Stuart Hazeldine

Screenwriter:

Stuart Hazeldine, Simon Garrity

Starring:

Colin Salmon, Jimi Mistry, Luke Mably, Pollyanna McIntosh, Adar Beck, Chris Carey, Gemma Chan, Nathalie Cox, John Lloyd Fillingham, Chukwudi Iwuji

Genre:

Suspense/Thriller

Country:

UK

Languages:

English, French, Cantonese
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Suspense/Thriller
1h 41m
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freqflyerfreqflyer
Rated 11 Nov 2010
40
20th
Question: What was this movie trying to teach us? Answer: Nothing. Now move along, please.
Rated 11 Nov 2010
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 09 Jul 2010
73
64th
Starts out very strong but comes apart near the end. The set-up is great; a mix between Cube and The Apprentice where the audience slowly learns more while the characters try to find the answer to an unknown question. It's never spectacular or wonderfully deep, but it's fun to imagine where all of this is headed. A shame the reveals seem so lackluster when they finally come.
Rated 09 Jul 2010
duderDuder
Rated 29 Jun 2010
60
40th
Good atmosphere but the ending is not that fulfilling, also the pacing was too fast for such a movie.. A calmer movie wuld have been much better.
Rated 29 Jun 2010
amerigoamerigo
Rated 02 Aug 2019
75
37th
A poor man's Cube.
Rated 02 Aug 2019
elmakebabielmakebabi
Rated 14 Sep 2016
46
17th
The rip off of The Grönholm Method. The only difference is the ending. They changed it and it sucks. I recommend watching The Method (2005) instead. It's the original adaptation of Galceran's play. And the whole mystery "makes sense" at the end...
Rated 14 Sep 2016
gordonbombayGordonBombay
Rated 06 Aug 2014
65
39th
Started out so promising. It could have been great. It could have been a contender. It showed a lot of promise, but midway through you realize it's never going to live up to it's potential. Not bad, but it could have been so much more in the right hands. If Nicklas Bendtner was a movie, he would be Exam.
Rated 06 Aug 2014
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 16 Apr 2011
5
2nd
jarobmuljarobmul
Rated 24 Jul 2022
61
29th
I like these types of films, but sometimes it feels like the choices they make are too random for them to have been the intended solutions. There are also so many places to look and other ideas they could have done before resorting to more destructive ones. Rude of them to kick out Gemma Chan so early, maybe she could have stopped the unhinged second half.
Rated 24 Jul 2022
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 30 Apr 2017
1
20th
Milgram-ish satire with dialogue so bad I ditched it before halfway.
Rated 30 Apr 2017
zen_lunaticZen Lunatic
Rated 02 Jan 2017
7
43rd
If The Breakfast Club were a thriller
Rated 02 Jan 2017
matija_dMatija D
Rated 02 Sep 2016
68
46th
As many reviewers before me said.. Had good starts and was showing potential, but towards ending it was getting duller and duller. Still cant say its bad.
Rated 02 Sep 2016
badfurdayBadFurDay
Rated 18 Jun 2016
6
60th
Entertaining. I saw the ending coming from far away, but it somehow was dumber than I expected it to be. The characters all went to unimaginable levels of stupidity towards the end. This apart, I enjoyed the movie. It wasn't as awful as I make it sound.
Rated 18 Jun 2016
janusjanus
Rated 09 Jun 2015
30
5th
About as interesting as a schoolyard game of rock-paper-scissors, and in the end about as clever as the kid who makes a gun with his fingers and declares himself the winner.
Rated 09 Jun 2015
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 10 Aug 2013
55
41st
You know what? Bless it for trying... It may be film school / psychology 101 grade writing, but it sticks to its guns throughout.
Rated 10 Aug 2013
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 21 Feb 2013
77
62nd
it's utterly stripped down and bare. there's no explosions here, no make up or special effects. it's just one room and eight people and a pretty great script. the story gets a bit eye roll-y at times, but i'll be damned if i wasn't thrilled.
Rated 21 Feb 2013
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 29 Jul 2012
76
63rd
The plot is kind of dumb, but I enjoy the setup and the engaging search for clues that follows.
Rated 29 Jul 2012
doctor7doctor7
Rated 24 Jun 2012
58
36th
Starts off not half bad but slowly gets worse and worse as the movie reaches its conclusion, which is in fact a pretty idiotic way of conducting a job interview. There's not really much to say as the entire film revolves around the mysterious nature of the job interview and once you find out what it is, and how stupid it is, you'll never want to watch the film again.
Rated 24 Jun 2012
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 26 Mar 2011
50
18th
Here's a question: why does the last 10 to 15 minutes nearly undo the rest of the movie? It's a clever concept, but the execution turns sour. Mistry's character is great though.
Rated 26 Mar 2011
somnivoresomnivore
Rated 04 Mar 2011
82
44th
Mediocre, but I'm a sucker for these kinds of films. If you enjoyed Cube, watch this one.
Rated 04 Mar 2011
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 19 Aug 2010
70
65th
'Cube' meets 'Saw' in this average but engaging kammerspiel that is helped tremendously by a great answer to the big question. As always is with this type of genre, characters, decisions and dialogue can feel unbearably forced at times, but I was impressed by the effective intro, that sets up the contenders and their different motivations. Great entertainment for a Sunday afternoon.
Rated 19 Aug 2010
chemical404chemical404
Rated 11 Aug 2010
46
32nd
Little film (this kind of stories is great for micro-budget) made in the spirit of Cube or lets say the first Saw, reality show with actors. Problem with this type of movies, and this one particularly is that characters are often underdeveloped mannequins representing a character type with only very limited number of traits. There is always an asshole, good guy, hot chick, intelligent guy... I like this type of films, but come on, bring me better characters! (and story).
Rated 11 Aug 2010
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 08 Jun 2010
2
15th
Disappointing. Great setup, boring execution.
Rated 08 Jun 2010
theristheris
Rated 16 Jul 2023
65
16th
a bit cringe
Rated 16 Jul 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 16 Jul 2023
62
22nd
A fair to middling variation on the “locked room” conceit - starts very well, with some intriguing (and socially charged) group dynamics established and a genuinely interesting mystery to solve. Grows progressively more tired as it goes along, with the characters lacking any depth (or interest) beyond their opening gambits, and even indulging the requisite stretch in credibility, the ultimate “point” of the experiment is too contrived (and you can almost see the shaggy dog’s tail wagging).
Rated 16 Jul 2023
darknightsDarkNights
Rated 30 Nov 2022
75
77th
Très bien réalisé. Belle maîtrise de l'espace, une belle leçon de cinéma en matière de suspense en huis clos. C'est très bien joué aussi, Pollyanna McIntosh accouche un sacré charisme, et la fin est convaincante. Il n'en faut pas plus juste pour passer un bon moment.
Rated 30 Nov 2022
mrcimrci
Rated 31 Jan 2022
40
21st
Intriguing at first but fails on too many levels at the end.
Rated 31 Jan 2022
miaishere09miaishere09
Rated 21 Sep 2021
2
2nd
This film is so dull i'd rather be sitting an exam.
Rated 21 Sep 2021
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
81
75th
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Rated 06 Aug 2021
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 05 Jun 2020
64
51st
Exam is a interesting film that falls short of being really good, mainly due to limitations of the screenplay and the way the characters are written. The acting is patchy in places, but decent overall. The soundtrack and atmosphere are good. Even for a film set in a box with a countdown, the characters are disappointingly one-dimensional. Ultimately that is also what lets the film down in the end.
Rated 05 Jun 2020
lance20000lance20000
Rated 17 Sep 2019
50
22nd
Decent set-up, but it never goes anywhere and by the time the ending comes around you don't really care.
Rated 17 Sep 2019
igormacheteigormachete
Rated 12 Jan 2019
52
12th
It's very hard to make these "a-group-of-people-in-a-weird-sutiation" movies not dumb bacause it's virtually impossible to make them believable, the behind the curtain "true" gimmick always turn out to be ridiculous nonsense
Rated 12 Jan 2019
zubbabazubbaba
Rated 07 Dec 2018
65
7th
sonu az çok belli olan eh işte bir film
Rated 07 Dec 2018
anarchyintcanarchyintc
Rated 16 May 2018
80
59th
White collar horror and a good one.
Rated 16 May 2018
friskygeckoFriskyGecko
Rated 21 Jan 2016
60
11th
In the beginning, this movie was really exciting. But during the middle and onwards, it became almost boring and the ending was fairly obvious. I am no film connoisseur or anything, I just watch cool movies but this time I could foretell the entire movie from the middle. So much potential, all of it wasted in the end with its craving to become a 'Saw' like movie.
Rated 21 Jan 2016
cg5007Cg5007
Rated 14 Nov 2015
82
15th
Great build up to an alright ending.
Rated 14 Nov 2015
antidood1antidood1
Rated 08 Jul 2015
65
46th
Exactly like Cube in almost every way. So... just go read my review of Cube, I guess.
Rated 08 Jul 2015
stingx2StingX2
Rated 18 May 2015
60
37th
The Exam tries its best to channel Reservoir Dogs but without the compelling cast. The premise is fine, these are the 8 candidates for a job and they have to figure out the mystery of the exam to get the job and not be disqualified. It just goes back to the acting jobs of the cast isn't great, everyone feels really fake and phony. You don't feel for any of these characters, and it is the equivalent of taking a locked room flash game and turning it into a film.
Rated 18 May 2015
ramco1905ramco1905
Rated 08 Feb 2015
65
7th
I cant put thıs move between my one of good movies...ıt ıs ok..but ıt ıs not promısıng somethıng new...just I had to watch tıll end..no surprıse.. ıt ıcant race wıth room 1404 or cube or fermar s room..worser..
Rated 08 Feb 2015
cgcorecgcore
Rated 10 Sep 2014
51
32nd
amateurish second act.
Rated 10 Sep 2014
isaboojumisaboojum
Rated 13 Apr 2014
1
10th
The sham! The ham! They hurt my brain!
Rated 13 Apr 2014
lauftLäuft.
Rated 06 Apr 2014
79
65th
Fun puzzle to solve
Rated 06 Apr 2014
parexus2Parexus2
Rated 17 Mar 2014
76
63rd
Reminiscent of Cube, though not as good and reminiscent of Saw as well, but not as bad. Despite the small budget, mediocre acting and over exaggerated sequences at certain points in the film, it's still not bad by any means. "Every action has a reaction"
Rated 17 Mar 2014
mr18mr18
Rated 02 Mar 2014
87
82nd
Brilliant!
Rated 02 Mar 2014
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 05 Feb 2014
75
67th
Sinav, aday, tek mekan (8 aday bir firmanin yöneteci seçimi yaptigi sinava katilirlar. Adaylar sinav kagitlarinin bos oldugunu görünce sorunun ne oldugunu anlamaya calisirlar.)
Rated 05 Feb 2014
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 16 Jan 2014
20
7th
Ridiculous premise, and ultra cheap set. Moderately entertaining psychological study of people placed in a confusing pressure situation. A absurd and pathetic exam for the position. Confusing most of the time. I really can't recommend it, but Nathalie Cox was pretty.
Rated 16 Jan 2014
paxtonPaxton
Rated 31 Aug 2013
65
49th
I hate tests.
Rated 31 Aug 2013
spikycactusSpikyCactus
Rated 31 Mar 2013
85
90th
Top badass moment? The Invigilator walks into the room, gives out the instructions for the exam to a group of highly-qualified people and then leaves. That's badass. I wish I could be that cool and self-assured. If it was me, I'd have forgotten some of what I was meant to say, made some not funny comments, confused everyone and then left. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 31 Mar 2013
illeagleilleagle
Rated 03 Mar 2013
42
9th
Breakfast Club meets Saw...only it was not nearly as good as either. The movie thinks it's far more clever than it really is.
Rated 03 Mar 2013
parasyteparasyte
Rated 14 Jan 2013
60
7th
The final act makes me wish I never started watching in the first place, even though it was pretty interesting up until then.
Rated 14 Jan 2013
kleaklea
Rated 09 Sep 2012
37
31st
penalized about 20 points for the ending
Rated 09 Sep 2012
eldarzachEldarZach
Rated 04 May 2012
75
29th
Mildly intriguing.. Ending (the 'solution') just made me laugh. One of the better Netflix Instant movies.
Rated 04 May 2012
scurryscurry
Rated 05 Mar 2012
20
5th
Seriously insulting. I only sat through all the stupidity in the beginning to get to the end, but then it got really, amazingly stupid.
Rated 05 Mar 2012
frnk23frnk23
Rated 30 Apr 2011
60
44th
not papercuts
Rated 30 Apr 2011
sebbysebby
Rated 30 Jan 2011
55
37th
Decent Cube-ish film that gets way too wacky at the end.
Rated 30 Jan 2011
3sixty3Sixty
Rated 13 Jan 2011
80
96th
Gripping from start to end.
Rated 13 Jan 2011
tavingtonTavington
Rated 07 Jan 2011
2
37th
If there is lack of different sets then there ought to be outstanding character building. Too bad here isn't so. Although first 15 minutes are promising but soon gets a bit dull. I blame script and director since actors however mediocre and unknown can't develop their characters only with mimics. Ending is total miss IMO.
Rated 07 Jan 2011
ladymcdeathladymcdeath
Rated 20 Dec 2010
79
72nd
Good little film.
Rated 20 Dec 2010
lebarLebar
Rated 22 Nov 2010
70
28th
nothing special...could go much deeper with the story
Rated 22 Nov 2010
dst7175dst7175
Rated 17 Nov 2010
60
47th
Pretty good movie til the end.
Rated 17 Nov 2010
eunmaceunmac
Rated 09 Nov 2010
73
63rd
Spent the whole time trying to figure out the ending to this movie... and I still didn't get it right!
Rated 09 Nov 2010
hankhank
Rated 22 Sep 2010
70
36th
OK to watch once. Premise is cool, acting is OK, it's a little hand-holdy though. A stupid person could understand it for the most part.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 12 Sep 2010
2
1st
Started off so horribly I had to turn it off for my own mental well-being after 20 minutes or so. Bleh.
Rated 12 Sep 2010
babamotsbabamots
Rated 30 Aug 2010
54
33rd
Great idea and opening, but eventually characters began acting unrealistically for the sake of a more complicated plot.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
frankhowleyFrankHowley
Rated 20 Aug 2010
60
28th
Gets goofy near the end, but still enjoyable.
Rated 20 Aug 2010
spokowapSpokoWap
Rated 17 Aug 2010
43
13th
Bzudrne
Rated 17 Aug 2010
holsherholsher
Rated 25 Jul 2010
92
90th
intriguing
Rated 25 Jul 2010
crankycranky
Rated 01 Jul 2010
75
73rd
Not too bad for such movie. The plot is quite engrossing and roles played well.
Rated 01 Jul 2010
arandurarandur
Rated 15 Jun 2010
69
74th
Basarili, gerim gerim geren, merak ettiren, pek cok filmden harmanlanarak basariyla mimarisi olusturulmus bu yapim mutlaka izlenmeli. Finalde konunun baglanmasi haric begendim.
Rated 15 Jun 2010
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 10 Jun 2010
83
89th
Nicely played and well acted. Surprisingly interesting for a movie that takes place in a single room.
Rated 10 Jun 2010
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 09 Jun 2010
75
74th
Underrated experimental movie. Simple setting (which is a plus), crappy ending.
Rated 09 Jun 2010

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