Rian Johnson's Brick remains one of the most remarkable directorial debuts with his combination of a sharp, energetic script and stylish direction.

Not to be confused with the 2005 Rian Johnson movie of the same name, Brick is a German thriller about a couple whose apartment has been walled-in by seemingly impenetrable black bricks. The film stars Army of the Dead's Matthias Schweighöfer and Army of Thieves' Ruby O.

The new Netflix movie Brick (2025)—not to be confused with the 2005 Rian Johnson movie of the same name—presents viewers with a chilling question: What if you woke up to find a brick wall blocking off your apartment door and windows?

Netflix has a habit of making “bad” movies huge hits, and they have built their next entry in the list with a German Sci-Fi mystery thriller that has more holes than a badly made LEGO house. However,

We'll cut to the chase. The wall is nanotechnology created by a tech company as a defence system against "any form of attack – atomic, biological, chemical", as we're told by Yuri whose friend Anton lived in the building and worked for the company.

Netflix is likely hoping German flick Brick is its next The Platform – a strange pseudo-philosophical thriller that rides its Sartre-like thought experiment into streaming-hitsville. Writer-director Philip Koch (Netflix series Tribes of Europa) casts real-life life partners Matthias Schweighofer and Ruby O.