Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- rainy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yasuko's apartment door repeatedly separates ordinary household life from the threatening salesman outside.
The antagonist's identity as a local salesman makes commercial contact the mechanism of stalking and terror.
The apartment, doorway, and immediate residential surroundings concentrate the escalating threat around Yasuko.
Yasuko is positioned as the central target and active survivor of the home-invasion ordeal.
Films like Door, and why
Hush
shared home-invasion suspense, isolated domestic setting, and escalating threat from an unknown intruder
When a Stranger Calls
shared stalker menace, ordinary domestic space transformed into a site of dread, and sustained psychological tension
Sleep Tight
shared claustrophobic apartment terror, voyeuristic threat, and escalating violence against a vulnerable resident
Black Christmas
shared female-centered survival horror, urban isolation, and brutal intrusion into domestic life
Movie Details
- Director
- Banmei Takahashi
- Release Date
- 1988-05-14
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (32)
Cast
- Keiko Takahashi
- Daijiro Tsutsumi
- Shirō Shimomoto
- Takuto Yonezu
- Masao Ishida
- Hiroshi Noguchi
- Yoshihiro Shimada
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Door about?
- A Japanese homemaker’s everyday apartment door becomes the boundary between domestic routine and escalating terror from an obsessed salesman.
- What is Door like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Door as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Door violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Door as brutal.
- Which films are like Door?
- Films with a similar feel include Hush, When a Stranger Calls, Sleep Tight, and Black Christmas.
- How long is Door?
- Door runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Door?
- In United States, Door streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
