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Backrooms Is in Theaters Today and Streaming Tomorrow

By The Backlot

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A long empty corridor of yellow-walled liminal space with fluorescent ceiling lights and scattered wooden chairs from the film Backrooms

The extended Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition opened July 3 with 15 minutes of bonus footage. It goes to streaming on Apple TV and Prime Video tomorrow.

This matters because A24 does not add footage lightly. Backrooms is their biggest release ever, $350 million worldwide. Kane Parsons was 16 when he uploaded the original YouTube series. He is 20 now and the youngest director to hit number one at the US box office.

If you love atmospheric horror that builds rather than jolts, this is for you. Ejiofor is exceptional.

Before you go: Hereditary for the dread, Midsommar for what it feels like to be somewhere you cannot leave.

The group chat take: Kane Parsons built a horror universe in his bedroom at 16. A24 handed him Chiwetel Ejiofor, $10 million, and a theatrical release. Backrooms is A24's biggest film ever. See it today.

Quick Facts

Backrooms Is in Theaters Today and Streaming Tomorrow
DirectorKane Parsons
CastChiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell
GenreHorror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Release2026-05-29
Runtime111 min
Rated6.8/10
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A long empty corridor of yellow-walled liminal space with fluorescent ceiling lights and scattered wooden chairs from the film Backrooms
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The extended cut of Backrooms opens with 15 extra minutes and streams tomorrow. A24's biggest film ever is worth seeing in a theater. #Backrooms #A24

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Backrooms goes to streaming tomorrow. The extended cut with 15 extra minutes is in theaters today. A24's biggest film ever. Kane Parsons was 16 when he started it on YouTube.

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