Panic Room, The (2001) - Synopsis

panic room - synopsis heading graphicTrapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her young daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders-Burnham (Forest Whitaker), Raoul (Dwight Yoakam) and Junior (Jared Leto)-during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

A Columbia Pictures presentation, A Hofflund/Polone Production, An Indelible Picture, Panic Room is directed by David Fincher, written by David Koepp and produced by Gavin Polone, Judy Hofflund, David Koepp, and Ceán Chaffin. Conrad W. Hall and Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC, are directors of photography, production designer is Arthur Max and costume designer is Michael Kaplan. James Haygood, A. C. E. and Angus Wall are editors. Composer is Howard Shore. Panic Room is rated R by the MPAA for violence and language.