Puzzles and horror movies have gone hand in hand ever since Jigsaw invited his victims to “play a game” in the 2004 film Saw.

But the 2019 movie Escape Room takes that puzzle fixation further by blending the pop culture craze of escape room games with a deadly mystery.

This week, Escape Room is in Netflix’s top 10 most popular movies — and for good reason.

The Watch With Us team is breaking down why this chilling thriller is as addictive as it is terrifying.

The Story Builds on Modern Pop Culture

From Twitch streams to Squid Game: The Challenge, watching people play games has become a growing form of entertainment. Escape Room builds on that idea with its story, in which six puzzle-loving contestants receive an invitation to compete in an escape room for a $10,000 prize.

Each competi

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