Backrooms fingerprintStunning style, high energy, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic
Serious throughout
The mind, mystery, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction
Standout sound design, cinematography, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Backrooms is nerve-racking and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind, mystery, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, mystery, and pop culture. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout sound design, cinematography, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the sound design, cinematography, and visual style stand out.
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Backrooms is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 51 min
Backrooms runs 1 h 51 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Backrooms higher (81) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $10 million to make and earned $401 million worldwide, 40.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Canada.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Backrooms in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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