Trailer
Summary
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 76Audiences 68GoodWatch 72
Metascore76
User score7.1
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 3.4 M ratings3.3/5
Box office
40×its budget
- Budget
- $10 M
- Worldwide
- $400 M
Worldwide it earned $390 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 51 min
Longer than most horror movies, +16 min on the typical 95
typical 95111Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 40 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
+30Released
2026
May 27, 2026
This year
Genres
HorrorMysteryScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
JapanesePolishMade in
United States
Canada
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more24 people
- Chiwetel EjioforClark
- Renate ReinsveMary
- Finn BennettBobby
- Lukita MaxwellKat
- Mark DuplassPhil
- Avan JogiaNaren Warne
- Robert BobroczkyiPirate Clark
- Ember AmbroseYoung Mary
Krista KosonenNora
Philip GrangerMeterman
Katharine IsabelleRobin
Peter NewBig Wayne
Sarah HaywardNurse
Natalie MoonPhil's Wife
Calix FraserPhil's Child
Sawyer FraserPhil's Child
Patrick BaynhamBearded Still Life
Rhiannon RobertsRedheaded Still Life- DMDana MahmoodArchibald Leland Sutter Still Life
- MPMatthew Patrick SavageHomeless Man
Ramona KimParty Attendant Mother- MWMilana WanParty Attendant Daughter
Kelly CraigBarbara
Mel KostasRival Customer
Directing · 6
- Kane Parsons Director, Original Series Creator, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
- Quincy Wheeler-Hendren First Assistant Director
- Bria Rose Wilk Script Supervisor
- Eliason Aboukassam Additional Third Assistant Director
- Benjamin Gardere Second Assistant Director
- Loki Wang Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Will Soodik Writer
Production · 34
- Christopher White Executive Producer
- Judson Scott Executive Producer
- Jesse Savath Executive Producer
- James Wan Producer
- Shawn Levy Producer
- Osgood Perkins Producer
Camera · 6
- Jeremy Cox Director of Photography
- Leonardo Harim Camera Operator
- Amrit Bawa Key Grip
- Asterios Moutsokapas Still Photographer
- John Fleming Second Assistant Camera
- Jared Boyce Second Unit Director of Photography, First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Greg Ng Editor
- Nicholas Monsour Additional Editing
Sound · 15
- Edo van Breemen Original Music Composer
- Eugenio Battaglia Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Natasha Duprey Music Supervisor
- Gregor Phillips Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jeff Grout Sound Mix Technician
- Humberto Corte Sound Effects Editor
Art · 40
- Danny Vermette Production Design
- Aaron Becker Title Designer
- Trevor Johnston Set Decoration
- Elliott Vion Set Decorating Coordinator, Set Decoration
- Brendan Megannety Graphic Designer
- Kail O'Donnell Norton Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Mica Kayde Costume Design
- Crissy Renaud Makeup Artist
- Werner Pretorius Makeup Effects Designer
- Madelaine Hermans Makeup Department Head
- Kristin Chaar Hair Department Head
- Nicolas Lafreniere On Set Dresser
Visual Effects · 29
- Edward J. Douglas Visual Effects Supervisor
- Edwin Rivera Visual Effects Supervisor
- Brian Fisher Visual Effects Supervisor
- Tom Mahoney Visual Effects Supervisor
- Calvin Romeyn Visual Effects Supervisor
- Peter France CG Artist
Lighting · 2
- Yannie Yu Chief Lighting Technician
- Adrian Dean Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 31
- Trevor Addie Stunt Coordinator
- Daniel Cudmore Stunts
- Sam Esmail Thanks
- Gaston Morrison Stunt Double
- Dave Hospes Stunts
- Lars Grant Stunts
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