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'Don't Breathe' and 5 other movies where people have to hold their breath

In "Don't Breathe," released Friday, thieves break into a blind man's house and come to regret it. Holding your breath for a long time is usually a bad idea, since breathing is good for people, but here are some movies where oxygen takes a back seat.

• "Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace"

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan have to avoid breathing when poisonous gas floods into the room. Seems the Force would be handy on those nights the dog eats something that doesn't sit well with him.

• "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation"

Tom Cruise has to navigate an underwater turbine in a scene that lasts nearly six minutes; just try holding your breath that long. We'll wait. With defibrillators.

• "Apollo 13"

When a mission engineer realizes that there's only enough oxygen for two astronauts when there are three, Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) quips, "Maybe I should just hold my breath." The other two agree and make it home without incident.

• "Gravity"

Since she was wearing a space suit, Sandra Bullock could hurtle untethered through space while breathing normally. That didn't mean anyone in the audience was.

• "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"

Gillyweed lets Harry survive underwater for a long time, but nothing is powerful enough to get him out of the most messed-up high school competition in history.

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