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The Backrooms Review (2026) — 78% Celluloid Score

Directed by Kane Parsons · 2026 ·

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Answer Summary: Is The Backrooms worth watching?

The Backrooms (2026) earns a 78% 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?

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

78%
Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

87% Editorial Rating
90% Audience snapshot · excluded
76 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.7
7.3 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 51m
Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor , Renate Reinsve , Mark Duplass , Finn Bennett , Lukita Maxwell
Language
English

Where to watch

Streaming availability varies by region — currently on SonyLIV in India. Check local listings for your region.

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home

Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home

Why this score?

  • Celluloid's editorial rating is positive (87/100).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (90%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (76/100).
  • Celluloid Score 78% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded horror, sci-fi pick

Not ideal for

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    Is The Backrooms worth watching?

    Yes — The Backrooms earns a 78% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Celluloid Verdict

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

    Celluloid editorial verdict

    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.

    Kaiser Khan Founder & Editor

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