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The Backrooms Review (2026) — 80% Celluloid Score

Directed by Kane Parsons · 2026 ·

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Answer Summary: Is The Backrooms worth watching?

The Backrooms (2026) earns a 80% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for The Backrooms?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

80%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

87% Critic Score
90% Audience
76 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.7
7.3 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 50m
Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor , Renate Reinsve , Mark Duplass , Finn Bennett , Lukita Maxwell

Where to watch in the United States

Not yet streaming in the United States — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (87%).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (90%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (76/100).
  • Celluloid Score 80% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded horror, sci-fi pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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    Is The Backrooms worth watching?

    Yes — The Backrooms earns a 80% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Kane Parsons graduates from viral creepypasta to a 87%/90% Certified Fresh theatrical horror that Marcus Webb-types call the year's smartest studio scare — Ejiofor and Reinsve lend prestige weight to liminal dread that IMDb horror charts can't stop recommending.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is The Backrooms about?

    When a family vanishes through an ordinary office door into the endless yellow corridors of an internet-born nightmare, a search-and-rescue operation becomes something far more existential. YouTube sensation Kane Parsons makes his feature debut by grounding the Backrooms myth in real grief, institutional failure, and the terror of spaces that should not exist.

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    Critic Reviews

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    The Backrooms Review: Kane Parsons Turns a Meme Into Certified Fresh Horror

    Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve lend prestige to liminal terror in A24's 87%/90% horror breakout — the IMDb midyear chart's most surprising studio scare.

    The year's smartest wide-release horror — now on Prime Video and Apple TV+ after a PVOD run that proved the Backrooms myth has theatrical legs.

    Marcus Webb Horror & Genre Critic

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