What is Backrooms about?
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A chilling, surreal journey unfolds as a mysterious doorway leads to an atmospheric, suspenseful unknown.
A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Max.
Backrooms parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: real scares and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Backrooms scary?
- Yes, properly. Backrooms is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Backrooms?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is Backrooms rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: real scares, several jump scares and some strong language. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byKane Parsons
StarringChiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell, Mark Duplass, Avan Jogia
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