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Backrooms

Backrooms · Backrooms Collection

2026 110 min R
Critic9.0
Sci-Fi Psychological Horror Mystery
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Overview

A strange doorway appears beneath a struggling furniture showroom, drawing its owner and his therapist into an endless dimension of malformed rooms, copied memories and terrifying entities.
Story 8.7
Acting 9.0
Direction 9.4
Cinematography 9.2
Music 9.0
Pacing 8.6
Originality 9.5
Emotional Impact 8.8
Overall 9.0

Editorial Review

By FindEdition Cinema Desk

9.0 /10

Why it is trending now

Backrooms entered a major new search cycle on July 14 with its digital release. Viewers are now actively searching where to watch the movie, the ending, Async, Pirate Clark and its connection to Kane Pixels' web series.

The internet horror phenomenon becomes a movie

Kane Parsons expands the visual language of his viral Backrooms videos into a full psychological horror story while maintaining continuity with the mythology that built his online audience.

Practical liminal horror

The enormous practical sets give the Backrooms physical weight. Misaligned architecture, endless wallpaper and malformed spaces make the environment feel like a broken copy of reality.

Clark and Mary's nightmare

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve ground the surreal horror in a damaged therapist-patient relationship that becomes increasingly distorted by the Backrooms.

Pros

  • Confirmed 110-minute runtime
  • Distinctive practical liminal-space production design
  • Strong performances from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve
  • Maintains a connection to Kane Pixels' viral web-series mythology
  • Fresh digital-release search momentum

Cons

  • The surreal storytelling may frustrate viewers seeking clear explanations
  • Knowledge of Backrooms lore can make some references easier to follow
  • The psychological horror is deliberately unsettling and abstract
Verdict A rare internet-born horror adaptation that turns liminal-space anxiety into a large-scale psychological nightmare without losing the unsettling identity of Kane Parsons' original work.

AI Review

Backrooms is a 2026 science-fiction psychological horror film directed by Kane Parsons. The 110-minute A24 release stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Clark and Renate Reinsve as Dr. Mary Kline as they encounter a strange doorway leading to an endless extradimensional maze of liminal spaces. Produced for approximately $10 million, the film reached about $368 million worldwide and was released digitally on July 14, 2026.

A rare internet-born horror adaptation that turns liminal-space anxiety into a large-scale psychological nightmare without losing the unsettling identity of Kane Parsons' original work.

Highly recommended for analog-horror, liminal-space and psychological horror fans, especially viewers discovering the film through its new digital release.

Timeline

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Theatrical Date
Digital Date
Premiere
Status
Web Series

Kane Parsons began releasing his Backrooms video series through the Kane Pixels YouTube channel in January 2022.

Film Development

A feature adaptation was announced in February 2023 with A24, Chernin Entertainment, Atomic Monster and 21 Laps involved.

Screenplay

Will Soodik wrote the film after Roberto Patino had initially been attached to the screenplay.

Principal Photography

Filming began in Vancouver, Canada in June 2025 under the working title Effigy and wrapped in August 2025.

Production Design

More than 30,000 square feet of physical Backrooms environments were constructed across four sound stages.

Premiere

Backrooms premiered at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on May 7, 2026.

Theatrical Release

A24 released Backrooms in the United States on May 29, 2026.

Extended Edition

Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition opened on July 3, 2026 with 15 additional minutes of footage.

Digital Release

Backrooms became available on digital platforms on July 14, 2026.

Production

Web Series

Kane Parsons began releasing his Backrooms video series through the Kane Pixels YouTube channel in January 2022.

Film Development

A feature adaptation was announced in February 2023 with A24, Chernin Entertainment, Atomic Monster and 21 Laps involved.

Screenplay

Will Soodik wrote the film after Roberto Patino had initially been attached to the screenplay.

Principal Photography

Filming began in Vancouver, Canada in June 2025 under the working title Effigy and wrapped in August 2025.

Production Design

More than 30,000 square feet of physical Backrooms environments were constructed across four sound stages.

Premiere

Backrooms premiered at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on May 7, 2026.

Theatrical Release

A24 released Backrooms in the United States on May 29, 2026.

Extended Edition

Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition opened on July 3, 2026 with 15 additional minutes of footage.

Digital Release

Backrooms became available on digital platforms on July 14, 2026.

Streaming

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Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor Clark
Renate Reinsve Dr. Mary Kline
Mark Duplass Phil
Finn Bennett Robert "Bobby" Franklin
Lukita Maxwell Kathrine "Kat" Taylor
Avan Jogia Naren Warne
Robert Bobroczkyi Pirate Clark
Krista Kosonen Nora Kline

Characters

Clark Chiwetel Ejiofor
Dr. Mary Kline Renate Reinsve
Phil Mark Duplass
Robert "Bobby" Franklin Finn Bennett
Kathrine "Kat" Taylor Lukita Maxwell
Naren Warne Avan Jogia
Pirate Clark Robert Bobroczkyi
Nora Kline Krista Kosonen

Crew

Kane Parsons Director
Will Soodik Writer
James Wan Producer
Michael Clear Producer
Roberto Patino Producer
Shawn Levy Producer
Osgood Perkins Producer
Peter Chernin Producer
Jeremy Cox Cinematographer
Greg Ng Editor
Edo Van Breemen Composer
Kane Parsons Composer

Videos

Official Trailer

Soundtrack

  1. Original Motion Picture Score — Edo Van Breemen and Kane Parsons
  2. The Word Becomes Flesh — Boards of Canada
  3. Ulterior Motives — Christopher Saint Booth and Philip Adrian Booth
  4. B1 – All that follows is true — The Caretaker

Trivia

  • Backrooms has a confirmed runtime of 110 minutes.
  • Kane Parsons made his feature-length directorial debut with Backrooms.
  • More than 30,000 square feet of Backrooms sets were built across four sound stages.
  • The production used approximately 37,000 square feet of wallpaper and 29,000 square feet of carpeting.
  • People reportedly became lost inside the large practical Backrooms sets.
  • The movie was produced for approximately $10 million.
  • Backrooms opened with approximately $118 million worldwide.
  • The film reached approximately $368 million worldwide and became A24's highest-grossing film.
  • An extended Everything Must Go Edition was released theatrically on July 3, 2026 with 15 additional minutes.
  • The standard theatrical film was released digitally on July 14, 2026.

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Backrooms is a 2026 science-fiction psychological horror film directed by Kane Parsons. The 110-minute A24 release stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Clark and Renate Reinsve as Dr. Mary Kline as they encounter a strange doorway leading to an endless extradimensional maze of liminal spaces. Produced for approximately $10 million, the film reached about $368 million worldwide and was released digitally on July 14, 2026. Similar picks: Highly Rated Sci-fi