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

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In Theaters May 29, 2026

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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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Audience Says

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

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Ty Burr

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2d

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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Colleen Morrissey

Chicago Reader

2d

In all, this is a deliciously unnerving and accomplished film from a very young filmmaker.

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

2d

Even in the moments it falters, “Backrooms” is like someone coming across the cage we’ve been pacing around in, and pointing out that the bars were always big enough to slip through.

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

2h

With two excellent actors like Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinswe, and a suffocating, nightmarish atmosphere, Parsons (as Myrick and Sanchez) delivers a curious oddity with enough visual audacity to be an immediate success. [Full review in Spanish]

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Korey Coleman

Double Toasted

15h

Backrooms is meant to make you think long after you watch it.

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Marlon Wallace

The M Report (WBOC.com)

23h

...he [the male protagonist] seemingly becomes trapped... How he survives should have been something the film depicts, but it's rather skipped over to go to Mary and her brief exposure, which doesn't amount to much.

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Terrance

21m

A FANTASTIC thriller with an inexplicable sense of dread. This was a fun, loopy, anxious tick of a movie at every turn that didnt care to explain why. I loved this movie.

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Daniel

1h

By far the best movie I've seen in the past year. It is a deeply disturbing presentation.

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Joey

2h

Favorite movie of the year next to Obsession. Kane Parsons debut film demonstrates his artistic talent to my expectations.

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Alvaro

2h

I really liked it I think movie adaptation like this are a new take on movies. we have action,horror, comedy, romance, sci-fi and it doesn't hurt to take us to another world that seems like ours but you just cant remember it that well.

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Jesse

3h

Still a little undecided if I liked it or not.

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CRS

3h

I’m not usually up for horror films because they’re often formulaic and predictable. But I very much enjoy a really good one. I enjoyed this.

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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 (Some Violent Content|Language|Bloody Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)