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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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13h

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

1d

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

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

1d

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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Margot Harrison

Seven Days (VT)

13h

8/10

If you’ve always found haunted houses more interesting than what haunts them, Backrooms is for you. Conversely, if you’re waiting for the appearance of something far more horrific than endless fluorescent ceiling panels, it may not be.

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Joel Harley

Starburst

14h

4/5

Its approach may divide opinion, but Backrooms emerges as one of the year’s most striking horror films. It’s Backrooms for the masses, but has lost none of the core weirdness which made it so enthralling in the first place.

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Derrick Murray

NERDBOT

14h

Backrooms is visually unnerving yet narrative clunky, its festering production design and surrealist descent into the liminal unknown almost making up for its underdeveloped characters and deeply flawed 3rd act.

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Kaleb

32m

Clark is my goat, W Kane Parsons

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Aj

37m

It was good had high hopes but it was really slow not a lot of horror action going on.

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rosa

42m

I was expecting more action and suspense

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CoronaGTM

1h

It was ok was boring till almost the end it got interesting but not scary at all. 7/10

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ethan

1h

wears its horror influences on its sleeve while still feeling pretty fresh.

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Shawn

1h

A waste of my time. Wish I could get my money back from it.

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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)