Backrooms

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A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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Critics Consensus

A startlingly assured feature debut from director Kane Parsons, Backrooms bends the liminal spaces that have haunted the internet for years into a horror film that's as mesmerizing as it is terrifying.

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Powered by a magnetic cast, Backrooms may oscillate between atmospheric allure and oneiric disorientation, but Kanepixels’ spell remains undeniable.

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Jun 23

3.5/4

Scare the weak. Rattle the strong. Leave no one behind. This fright fest is a credit to the genre.

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Nadira Goffe

Slate

Jun 5

The Backrooms part of Backrooms is great, well-rendered, and incredibly unsettling. Though the story supporting the film could use a little work, the production is overall an achievement.

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Ty Burr

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Jun 3

3/4

The movie’s grip holds, even past the point where it’s clear no traditional explanation is coming to save the characters or us.

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Nestor Bentancor

Nestor Cine Desde Hollywood

6m

A well-constructed entrance into an enticing rabbit hole. Feeling uncomfortable and lost is rarely this entertaining. [Review in Spanish]

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Cameron Meier

MeierMovies.com

13h

3.75/5

You’ll likely experience some mind expansion of the surreal, or even absurdist, kind.

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

17h

signals a talent who even in his youth is haunted by memory and the past

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Tom

23h

an excellent take on the classic story of the back rooms with a unique twist to it. The movie is very well condensed but I do wish there was more of it.

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Marcos Alfaro

2d

Great Thriller Story.

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Cee

3d

I think it was really good but I also feel like there was more potential.

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James

4d

Its not supposed to make sense btw, also a very nice fun movie to watch with someone, and the so glad to learn the lore on YouTube long time ago

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Amanda

4d

Unique and crazy ideas

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Alyssa

5d

Worst movie ever.. VERY pointless

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Synopsis

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

Director: Kane Parsons
Producer: James Wan, Michael Clear, Roberto Patino, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Dan Levine, Oz Perkins, Chris Ferguson, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Kori Adelson
Screenwriter: Will Soodik
Distributor: A24
Production Co: A24, Chernin Entertainment, 21 Laps Entertainment, Atomic Monster
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Some Violent Content)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2026, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 14, 2026
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)