Circle

Fifty strangers wake in a vast, dim chamber with no memory of arriving. They are arranged standing in a circle, unable to move, facing a device at the centre of the room. Every two minutes it kills one of them. At first the victims seem chosen at random, but the group comes to understand that they collectively decide who dies next, and the question becomes how anyone can judge who deserves to live. The film unfolds largely in real time, with the cast of fifty confined to a single space.

Circle was released in 2015 and runs 86 minutes. It is a science-fiction thriller with horror elements, written and directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione, and produced by Scott Einbinder, Michael Nardelli and Tim Nardelli. The large ensemble includes Julie Benz as a wife, Carter Jenkins as a college student, Cesar Garcia as a tattooed man, Mercy Malick, Lisa Pelikan and Molly Jackson.

Ratings for the film are mixed. On TMDB it holds 6 out of 10 from over two thousand votes, indicating a moderate audience response, while a small set of critics' reviews gives it 4.2 out of 10, noticeably lower than the viewer score.