Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Synopsis & Review: Plot Summary

🎯 Quick Overview

😅 Plot Summary – Badly Explained

A bunch of people who are too good at escape rooms get kidnapped and forced to play more escape rooms, but this time it’s personal…ly confusing.

🍿 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions: Detailed Plot Synopsis

Seeking Justice

Following their harrowing experience in the first Escape Room, Zoey Davis and Ben Miller are determined to expose the Minos Corporation. Driven by trauma and a thirst for justice, they follow coordinates to the organization’s supposed headquarters in New York City, hoping to put an end to their deadly games.

Trapped Again

Their investigation leads them to a seemingly ordinary subway train, which quickly transforms into a new escape room. They find themselves trapped with other survivors from previous games: Rachel, who can’t feel pain; Brianna, an influencer; and Nathan, a priest. They quickly realize the Minos Corporation has lured them into another deadly tournament.

A Series of Deadly Rooms

The group navigates a series of increasingly elaborate and deadly escape rooms, from an electrified subway car to a booby-trapped bank and a quicksand-filled beach. As they solve puzzles and face their fears, they uncover connections between the rooms and a mysterious figure named Sonya. Each room pushes them to their limits as they try to survive.

⚠️ Spoilers and Ending Explained

🎬 Cast & Characters

• Zoey Davis (Taylor Russell): A brilliant but traumatized young woman who survived the previous escape room and seeks to expose the Minos Corporation.
• Ben Miller (Logan Miller): Zoey’s loyal friend and fellow escape room survivor, who supports her in confronting Minos.
• Amanda Harper (Deborah Ann Woll): A former contestant forced to design escape rooms for Minos after they kidnapped her daughter.
• Rachel Ellis (Holland Roden): A survivor from a previous escape room who cannot feel pain, making her a unique asset.
• Brianna Collier (Indya Moore): A social media influencer and escape room survivor who initially prioritizes her own survival.
• Nathan (Thomas Cocquerel): A selfless former priest and escape room survivor who is willing to sacrifice himself for others.

💬 Memorable Quotes

• GamesMaster: “The game only ends when we say it ends.” – This ominous declaration reinforces the Minos Corporation’s absolute control over the contestants’ lives.
• GamesMaster: “Tell us, Zoey. Did we do a good job convincing you?” – Spoken to Zoey revealing that she has been played all along.

💰Box Office

• Budget: $15,000,000
• Domestic Gross: $25,314,753
• Worldwide Gross: $65,774,490

💥 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Reviews

Personal Review

I enjoyed ‘Escape Room: Tournament of Champions’ as a fun, suspenseful ride. I found the rooms to be more imaginative, and the stakes felt higher. The ending caught me off guard, leaving me wanting more. It’s not a perfect movie, but a great popcorn flick if you don’t think about it too much. The acid rain scene had me gripping my chair!

• Who would enjoy:
  • “Fans of the first Escape Room movie”
  • “Viewers who enjoy suspenseful thriller movies”
  • “People interested in escape room-themed entertainment”
  • “Fans of the ‘Saw’ and ‘Final Destination’ franchises.”
• Content warnings ⚠:
  • “Intense scenes of peril and violence”
  • “Death and injury”
  • “Mild language”
  • “Themes of trauma and psychological manipulation.”

Professional Reviews

• ScreenRant: “While lacking the novelty of the first film, ‘Tournament of Champions’ delivers fast-paced thrills and inventive escape rooms. However, the plot twists can feel forced, and some characters are underdeveloped, making it a decent, but not exceptional, sequel.
• IMDb User Review: “If you liked the first one, you’ll like this one too, because it is more or less the same thing. Some might see this as lazy, and it is. The effects budget has increased, and the escape rooms are better. However, I feel like the movie struggles to find new ground, and that holds it back.

Audience Reactions

The inventive and deadly escape rooms were a major highlight for many viewers.: Most agree it’s a decent sequel with good suspense, though not as original as the first.

Overall Consensus: A thrilling, but somewhat predictable sequel that delivers on suspense and creative escape rooms, though lacking originality.

Awards

🛠️ Behind the Scenes

• “The film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa, allowing for a variety of visually distinct escape rooms.”
• “Two different versions of the film exist: the Theatrical Cut and an Extended Cut, each featuring a different beginning and ending with unique characters, impacting the overall storyline.”
• “Many of the rooms were designed to have a fantastical, almost unrealistic quality, prioritizing visual spectacle over strict plausibility.”

🖥️ How to Watch Escape Room: Tournament of Champions?

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is available for streaming on platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV, where you can rent or purchase the movie. Check your local listings for cable on-demand options. Digital purchases allow you to own the film, while rentals provide access for a limited time. Check JustWatch for up-to-date availability across different platforms.

🎥 Similar Movies

If you enjoyed Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, you might like these similar films:

• Escape Room (2019): Direct sequel to the original film, continuing the story of Zoey and Ben as they face new deadly escape rooms.
• Saw (2004): Features elaborate traps and a mysterious antagonist who puts people in life-or-death situations to test their will to survive.
• Cube (1997): A group of strangers awaken in a bizarre, deadly cube-shaped structure filled with traps, forcing them to work together to escape.
• The Belko Experiment (2016): A company’s employees are forced to participate in a deadly game where they must kill each other or be killed.

🛒 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Related Products

• Escape Room: The Game – Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor: An escape room game you can play at home. This particular set has you trapped in a manor
• Escape Room (Original Movie) Blu-ray: Relive the beginning of the Escape Room saga with the first movie on Blu-ray.
• Escape Room: Tournament of Champions [Blu-ray]: The movie on blu-ray to enjoy at home with family and friends
• Rubik’s Cube: Classic puzzle game known for its complexity and satisfying solve, improving focus and problem-solving skills.

🎧 Soundtrack

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions features a captivating soundtrack that enhances the movie’s atmosphere and emotional impact. Here are some notable tracks:

• “Restless” – performed by Von Dexter

You can find the complete soundtrack on Amazon Music and Apple Music.

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🔥 Bonus Content

The Room With Acid Rain | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Want to see just how intense the escape rooms get? This clip shows the acid rain room and it’s seriously nerve-wracking to watch them try to survive!

The World’s Greatest Puzzle Solvers Are Trapped In Deadly Puzzle Rooms

Need a quick refresher on what happened in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions? This recap video breaks down the whole story, so you’ll be all caught up. It’s actually really well done and hits all the key points!

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