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Backrooms

20261 hour 51 minsREnglish, Japanese, Polish

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HorroRated verdict
Highly Recommended

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2020sA24Liminal SpacePsychological HorrorSci-Fi Horror
Directed by
Kane Parsons
Written by
Will Soodik
Produced by
Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Judson Scott, Christopher White, Dan Levine, James Wan, Michael Clear, Roberto Patino, Kori Adelson, Kane Parsons, Chris Ferguson, Osgood Perkins, Jesse Savath, Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin
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Why it’s HorroRated

Few horror movies leave you this off-balance once the credits roll, and that odd, can't-quite-explain-it feeling is the surest sign this one works. Kane Parsons treats fluorescent hum and misaligned hallways as threats in their own right, so an empty corridor starts to feel like it's watching you back. Chiwetel Ejiofor brings a sad, worn-down decency to a man whose life stalled long before he found the door, and Renate Reinsve gives the therapy scenes real weight. Anyone hoping for tidy lore answers may walk out puzzled, but if you love horror that follows you home like a half-remembered dream, clear an evening for this.

Synopsis

Born as a viral YouTube series riffing on an internet creepypasta, Backrooms (2026) is Kane Parsons' feature debut, an A24 psychological horror film about a dimension of endless liminal spaces. Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Clark, a failed architect selling furniture in San Jose, and Renate Reinsve plays Mary, the therapist he tries to convince, with Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett and Lukita Maxwell alongside them. Parsons modeled the maze in 3D software before the crew built over 30,000 square feet of it on sound stages in Vancouver. Expect surreal, creeping dread with flashes of body horror, plus a screenplay by Will Soodik that cares as much about two damaged people as its monsters.

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Liminal SpacePsychologicalSci-Fi Horror

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Quick facts

Release date
May 29, 2026
Runtime
1 hour 51 mins
Country
United States of America, Canada
Language
English, Japanese, Polish
Content rating
R
Entry type
Movie

Content notes

  • Attacks by unseen creatures
  • Bloody images
  • Strong language
  • Alcoholism and childhood trauma

Tags

2020sA24Liminal SpacePsychological HorrorSci-Fi HorrorBody HorrorAtmosphericWeirdCreepy

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