Backrooms (2026 film)
Ranked 4 of 4 horror films by recommenders
People recommend it for its sharp take on the ugliness of online life and its existential internet horror, and preview audiences said they loved it.
People recommend it for its sharp take on the ugliness of online life and its existential internet horror, and preview audiences said they loved it.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Captures ugliness of online life
“one of the better attempts I've seen at integrating the ugliness, slop, and grotesque aspects of online life into a contemporary film”
Comment from 18 Jul 2026 in “An Open Letter to A24 about Backrooms Copyright” Existential internet horror done well
“maybe this is an existential Internet horror film which actually gets the existentialism right”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “'Backrooms' and the Rise of the Institutional Gothic” Enjoyed by preview audiences
“I took a friend to see the opening night preview and we both loved it.”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “'Backrooms' Stuns with $81M Debut” “Backrooms for me was definitely a yum!”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “'Backrooms' Stuns with $81M Debut”
Other horror films people recommend
The three most recommended other horror films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backrooms (2026 film) | 22 | 6 | 79% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Obsession (2025 film) | 12 | 2 | 86% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Sinners (2025) | 12 | 2 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Backrooms (2026 film)This page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of the better attempts I've seen at integrating the ugliness, slop, and grotesque aspects of online life into a contemporary film”
“Backrooms for me was definitely a yum!”
“I took a friend to see the opening night preview and we both loved it.”
“maybe this is an existential Internet horror film which actually gets the existentialism right”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.