Backrooms
Regie Kane ParsonsBackrooms ansehen bei
- Mike Shulmanvor 1 TagHow do you review a movie like this? A movie that really plays by its own rules and doesn't give you much help understanding what's going on. It's not easy... fortunately I've been a fan of the YouTube shorts so I had a little bit of an idea what to expect. The way they expanded the shorts with a story that actually made the Backrooms into a creepy, slow burn full length horror film was great. You could tell a lot of care was taken with the script. The acting from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve was great. There was more dialogue than I expected and the 2 of them made this film work. That said the main attaction of Backrooms is the well... the Backrooms. And the set pieces are all extremley creepy and disconcerting. Yet there's a familiarity about them for anyone who grew up in the 90s. The feeling that nostalgia mixed with horror gives you is... I don't even know how to describe it but it enhances the experience greatly. I won't give any spoilers but lets just say this movie only starts to explore the possibilities and the sequel is already being fast tracked. Backrooms 8/10
- John Dvor 1 TagComing from the mind of Kane Parsons, this was an amazing movie; it did all his YouTube stories justice and provided a one-of-a-kind experience. It left me wanting more. The music and set of this movie really blew me out of the water, and I would recommend this to anyone who is into mind-bending horror; this is the movie for you, and my movie of the year.
- Hipster ZOMBIEvor 2 TagenWhat began as an anonymous creepypasta on 4chan has now evolved into a full blown feature film with A24’s unsettling adaptation of The Backrooms. Directed by series creator Kane Parsons, the film expands his viral web mythology into a suffocating psychological horror experience that feels less like a traditional movie and more like a waking fever dream you can’t escape. For the uninitiated, The Backrooms is essentially that recurring nightmare where the hallway keeps stretching farther away no matter how fast you walk, blended with the sterile emptiness of abandoned office spaces humming under fluorescent lights. Random junk litters endless yellow corridors, reality folds in on itself, and there’s seemingly no exit. Chiwetel Ejiofor delivers a quietly devastating performance as Clark, a man already trapped in the soul-crushing monotony of his own life before stumbling through a multidimensional doorway into the ominous labyrinth known as the Backrooms. Saying much more would spoil the film’s carefully layered mysteries. Renate Reinsve is equally compelling as Mary, Clark’s therapist, whose own fractured emotional state may be more connected to the Backrooms than the film initially lets on. Rather than relying on cheap jump scares, Parsons leans heavily into atmosphere, existential dread, and the terror of isolation. The result is hypnotic, unnerving, and deeply ambiguous. Its open-ended finale is certain to spark endless debate, especially among longtime fans of the mythos. Some horror audiences may find its slow-burn psychological approach frustrating, particularly those expecting a more conventional scare fest. But for viewers willing to surrender to its strange rhythms and oppressive mood, The Backrooms is one of the most haunting and uniquely unsettling horror films A24 has released in a while.
- Kevin Wardvor 3 TagenReally impressed by the production design. Each new room is way more varied and interesting than I was expecting. Incredibly creepy and atmospheric. I loved the found footage elements. I had kind of wished we explored more of that, and I’m not a very big fan of found footage. Certainly a lot to unpack thematically also. It’s great to see so many young people packing out the theaters also. My 11 y/o asked me to take him to see this and when his buddy found out, he asked to tag along. They were terrified through some parts, but really liked it.
Backrooms Trivia
Backrooms wurde am 27. Mai 2026 veröffentlicht.
Regie in Backrooms führte(n) Kane Parsons.
Backrooms hat eine Spielzeit von 1 Std., 51 Min..
Backrooms wurde produziert von Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Dan Levine, James Wan, Michael Clear, Roberto Patino, Kori Adelson, Chris Ferguson, Osgood Perkins, Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin.
Kahle, verschachtelte Büroflure, endlose beige-gelbe Wände, ein unaufhörliches, unerträglich lautes Surren von Leuchtstoffröhren: Die „Backrooms“ beschreiben eine neue Art von Albtraum, eine menschenleere Parallelwelt sich wiederholender, fensterloser Stockwerke, die unsere Realität auf den ersten Blick spiegelt und sich ihr doch mit jedem Schritt weiter entzieht. Verstörend verlassen wirken die labyrinthischen Räume, doch allein ist man dort nicht...
Die Hauptcharaktere in Backrooms sind Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Mary (Renate Reinsve), Phil (Mark Duplass).
Backrooms ist bewertet mit 16.
Backrooms ist eine Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery Film.
Backrooms hat eine Benutzerbewertung von 7.4 von 10.
Backrooms hatte ein Budget von 10 Mio. $.
Backrooms erzielte Einnhamen von 126,2 Mio. $ an den Kinokassen.