Movie

Backrooms

2026

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

Content advisory

LGBTQ+ Characters/Relationships

Unrated

Language

heavy — There is frequent strong language including multiple uses of the f-word and other strong profanities such as damn, shit, hell, and ass. The dialogue contains about 36 profanities in total with the strongest being the f-word used 9 times.

Mature Themes

moderate — The film contains occasional references to mental health issues, including a dream sequence where a woman with paranoid delusions prevents her young child from venturing outside, indicating mature thematic elements of mental illness and trauma.

Scary/Intense Content

moderate — The film involves sustained horror and suspense with characters exploring endless rooms stalked and attacked by fantastical creatures. There is a kidnapping scene and intense threat and horror moments throughout, but the level is moderate rather than extreme.

Sexual Content & Nudity

mild — Sexual content is limited to a single joke that uses the term 'kinky'. There are no scenes of sexual activity or nudity depicted.

Substance Use

mild — There are brief references to the misuse of drugs including marijuana, but no depiction of substance use being central to the plot or glorified.

Violence & Gore

heavy — The film shows graphic and prolonged physical violence including a monstrous creature biting a person's neck with blood gush, stabbing through a humanoid's neck, bludgeoning across the head, and choking a human unconscious. There are also scenes depicting blood pools and a severed head, plus a bloodied dead bird, indicating strong injury detail throughout.