Behind the Scenes Review (2025) — 68% Celluloid Score
Directed by Funke Akindele · 2025 ·
Behind the Scenes (2025) earns a 68% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Audiences (84%) responded more warmly than critics (58%).
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
Funke Ayotunde Akindele Network (FAAN) Why this score?
- Critics were divided or negative (58%).
- General viewers mostly liked it (84%).
- Celluloid Score 68% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics
Not ideal for
- Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films
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Is Behind the Scenes worth watching?
Yes — Behind the Scenes earns a 68% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Audiences turned this into Nollywood's fastest-ever film to cross a billion naira, but critics have been split, praising Scarlet Gomez and Tobi Bakre's performances while faulting the film for glossy, sitcom-style staging, an early telegraphed twist, and heavy-handed moralizing.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Audiences (84%) responded more warmly than critics (58%).
What is Behind the Scenes about?
Aderonke Faniran, a prosperous real estate entrepreneur known for bankrolling everyone around her, starts to suspect that her generosity isn't being returned in kind by the family and friends who depend on it. As old resentments and hidden agendas surface, she's forced to work out who in her life is genuine and who has just been using her.
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