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Backrooms

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2026 111 min ★ 7.1 (3,151) Released
Horror Mystery Science Fiction

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

Original title
Backrooms
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$394,122,453
Reviews & Ratings 6
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janandsteve

Aug 20, 2026 · via TMDB

I enjoyed this film, was interesting, but the end bit is confusing I couldn't understand it wish the ending was better, mybe we could have understood it

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s_for_short

Aug 4, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

While this movie has some truly great segments and undoubtedly boasts one of the greatest custom-built sets of any modern movie, the extremely slow pacing and simply boring scenes unfortunately held it back from being something I could enjoy watching.

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Cheeziepoof

Aug 3, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

Very good movie! I thought it was going to be more of a scary film. It is more phycological than a jump scare. Really makes you think what your mind can do. Definitely worth a watch. Well written and acting is quite good.

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the_original_crt

Jul 24, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

Starts out good but gets weirdly bad, at least to me. Concept is interesting but it was unexpectedly slow and I lost interest in the plot.

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>jaws_

Jul 22, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

**3/10** - Maybe if it was a YouTube video it would've been respected more. Not sure why some reviews say that this is "faithful" and "not just jumpscares", because that's not fully accurate; It very much operates like a standard A24 horror movie. That's not to say that they do a bad job, but you can tell that this was made by, and made for, people that grew up with FNAF and the backrooms themed cheap game adaptions. It's pretty unrelated to the concept of the backrooms from the original 4chan postings. Sure, the writers may have tied in some deep easter eggs here and there that somewhat show that they did their pop culture "research", but even that is a depature from the source material. You can just skip around and watch the found footage parts for the scenary and visuals which is mostly pretty great, save for the injection of fnaf vibe monsters. If you appreciate the scenary, concept and vagueness of the original source material from 4chan, you can probably just find all the relevant clips already on YouTube; watching this is unecessary for that.

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misubisu

Jul 22, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

**Score: 3/10 — An Engaging Walk to Nowhere** I don't like movies that go nowhere, don't make any sense, or lack an actual ending. And *Backrooms*? It's the poster child for all three. I feel like I've wasted a part of my life that I will never get back... time that could have been better spent watching a different movie. The concept is solid. Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director behind the viral YouTube series, brings the internet's favourite liminal space nightmare to the big screen. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Clark, a failed architect and struggling furniture store owner who discovers a doorway in his basement to an infinite labyrinth of yellow walled, fluorescent lit rooms. Renate Reinsve plays his therapist, Mary, who follows him in. The production design is genuinely impressive the Backrooms feel unsettlingly real and deeply disorienting. But that's where the praise ends. **Having said that, the movie was engaging and I didn't realise that I didn't like it 'til the credits rolled.** I was invested, the atmosphere is thick, the dread is palpable, and Ejiofor's performance is committed. The first 70 minutes deliver exactly what you'd hope: eerie corridors, unsettling silence, and a creeping sense that reality itself is unravelling . Then the film loses its footing. The momentum shifts, the tension dissipates, and the narrative attempts to add meaning without committing to anything concrete. Clark explains that the Backrooms "misremembers" people, creating imperfect replicas of reality. The monster, revealed as a distorted, pirate costumed version of Clark himself, kills him in a moment that lands with a dull thud. Mary escapes, or does she? The final shot shows a malformed replica of Mary slumped in an interrogation chair, and we're left with ambiguity that feels more like creative cowardice than artistic choice. It's the kind of ending that thinks it's being clever but is really just being lazy. The film offers no solutions, no rules, no answers, just a mountain of unanswered questions and an audience that's stopped caring. I was left with... well, nothing. No resolution, no catharsis, no desire to ever revisit this world. Many viewers share this frustration, audience reviews are split, with some praising the atmosphere and others decrying the hollow, confused ending. It earns its 3 points for the production values, which ain't half bad. The set design, cinematography, and Ejiofor's performance deserve some credit. But the story goes nowhere, the ending is empty, and the experience left me feeling cheated. I could have spent those 105 minutes on something that actually respected my time.

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Cast 19
Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Clark

Renate Reinsve

Renate Reinsve

Mary

Finn Bennett

Finn Bennett

Bobby

Lukita Maxwell

Lukita Maxwell

Kat

Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass

Phil

Avan Jogia

Avan Jogia

Naren Warne

Robert Bobroczkyi

Robert Bobroczkyi

Pirate Clark

Ember Ambrose

Ember Ambrose

Young Mary

Krista Kosonen

Krista Kosonen

Nora

Philip Granger

Philip Granger

Meterman

Katharine Isabelle

Katharine Isabelle

Robin

Peter New

Peter New

Big Wayne

Sarah Hayward

Sarah Hayward

Nurse

Natalie Moon

Natalie Moon

Phil's Wife

Calix Fraser

Calix Fraser

Phil's Child

Sawyer Fraser

Sawyer Fraser

Phil's Child

Patrick Baynham

Patrick Baynham

Bearded Still Life

Rhiannon Roberts

Rhiannon Roberts

Redheaded Still Life

Kelly Craig

Kelly Craig

Barbara

Crew 41
Danny Vermette

Danny Vermette

Production Design

Aaron Becker

Aaron Becker

Title Designer

Jeremy Cox

Jeremy Cox

Director of Photography

Mica Kayde

Mica Kayde

Costume Design

Gaston Morrison

Gaston Morrison

Stunt Double

Daniel Cudmore

Daniel Cudmore

Stunts

Kevin Haaland

Kevin Haaland

Stunts

Lars Grant

Lars Grant

Stunts

Micah Bloomberg

Micah Bloomberg

Thanks

Sam Esmail

Sam Esmail

Thanks

Kane Parsons

Kane Parsons

Director

Nicholas Monsour

Nicholas Monsour

Additional Editing

Greg Ng

Greg Ng

Editor

Wittney Horton

Wittney Horton

Casting

Marlaina Mah

Marlaina Mah

Co-Producer

Alayna Glasthal

Alayna Glasthal

Executive In Charge Of Production

Jes Anderson

Jes Anderson

Executive In Charge Of Production

Lucas Ford

Lucas Ford

Executive In Charge Of Production

Jesse Savath

Jesse Savath

Executive Producer

Judson Scott

Judson Scott

Executive Producer

Kane Parsons

Kane Parsons

Executive Producer

Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson

Producer

Dan Cohen

Dan Cohen

Producer

Dan Levine

Dan Levine

Producer

James Wan

James Wan

Producer

Jenno Topping

Jenno Topping

Producer

Kori Adelson

Kori Adelson

Producer

Michael Clear

Michael Clear

Producer

Osgood Perkins

Osgood Perkins

Producer

Peter Chernin

Peter Chernin

Producer

Roberto Patino

Roberto Patino

Producer

Shawn Levy

Shawn Levy

Producer

Natasha Duprey

Natasha Duprey

Music Supervisor

Edo van Breemen

Edo van Breemen

Original Music Composer

Kane Parsons

Kane Parsons

Original Music Composer

Eugenio Battaglia

Eugenio Battaglia

Sound Designer

Eugenio Battaglia

Eugenio Battaglia

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eugenio Battaglia

Eugenio Battaglia

Supervising Sound Editor

Peter France

Peter France

CG Artist

Edwin Rivera

Edwin Rivera

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kane Parsons

Kane Parsons

Original Series Creator

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